Brand Name JA_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (CUI) document from the Department of the Air Force dated May 2026.

The 39th Contracting Squadron seeks to award a definitive contract on a brand-name basis to purchase crash recovery equipment for the 39th Maintenance Squadron's Crash Damaged and Disabled Aircraft Recovery (CDDAR) Program. The required products include a Fuselage Lifting System CAT1 (comprising a universal 5-piece adjustable spreader beam, 18 shackles, 12 lifting slings, and 1 storage system with steel and nylon components), a Temporary Roadway (consisting of 20 m x 1 m panels, 40 3m x 1 m panels, 3 extractor tools, and 3 storage systems made of steel), and a 50t De-Bogging Kit (featuring 10 shackles, 6 slings, 1 load cell with handheld display, and 2 storage systems). The acquisition is valued at less than $10 million and is authorized under RFO 12.201-1 (Simplified Procedures) and RFO 12.201-2 (Other procedures under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(5)). The justification emphasizes that brand-name equipment from the original manufacturer is mission-critical to ensure interoperability, compatibility, and standardization with existing CDDAR recovery systems. Market research identified one capable source—the original equipment manufacturer—and the Government will solicit all known authorized sources to promote competition among qualified providers.