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This is a Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition) document for a federal contract procurement by the Air Force Space Command (AFSC/PZIMA) at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The procurement is for a Heat Treat Hardness Tester and associated equipment/services, identified as purchase request PR TBD/FDB# 80756, with delivery required within 30 days of order. The contractor must provide all necessary tools, materials, equipment, labor, and transportation to install a Wilson RH2150 Rockwell C-Scale Hardness Tester and ancillary equipment at the 402nd Commodities Maintenance Group (MXSG) Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, perform initial system calibration with certification, and provide operator training. The procurement specifies approximately 24 individual parts and components, including indenter extensions, diamond indenters, Rockwell scales, anvils, and calibration tools, with field work and initial calibration to be performed in Building 140 at Robins AFB.

The justification for single-source procurement is based on AFMETCAL (Air Force Metrology and Calibration) standardization and approval requirements, as the Buehler Heat Treat Hardness Tester is the only product approved for use in the AFMETCAL program. Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (DBA Buehler), located at 41 Waukegan Road, Lake Bluff, Illinois 60044, is identified as the Original Equipment Manufacturer with CAGE Code 6IJR2 and expiration date March 27, 2026 (Large Business). An authorized reseller, J.H. Technologies, Inc., located in Fremont, California with CAGE Code 1UQ84 (Small Business), is also listed with an expiration date of March 6, 2026. Market research confirmed no competing sources could provide the required equipment, and the contracting officer (Joshua Sharpe, NH-03) determined that only a single source is reasonably available under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1).