CUI_Cavazos JA 2025_66_Redacted 30 April 2025.pdf

This document is a Justification and Approval (J&A) for a sole source contract extension for Test Evaluation and Technical Support Services (TETSS) with the U.S. Army Operational Test Command (USAOTC). The contract (W9115116D0007) was originally awarded to SAWTST, LLC and is being extended due to a pending GAO protest (B-423099) and the need to ensure continuity of critical testing mission support. The extension will allow the government to complete a 30-day phase-in for a follow-on competitive 8(a) solicitation while maintaining uninterrupted operational testing capabilities.

The contract supports USAOTC's statutory mission to conduct independent operational tests for military materiel and equipment, with services including test operations support, logistics, maintenance of test instrumentation, and technical design services. The extension is being pursued under FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii)(B) as a sole source action, with market research and sources sought notices yielding no alternative vendors. The total value and exact extension period are redacted, but the justification emphasizes that suspending or competitively re-soliciting the contract would cause significant disruptions to scheduled operational testing and the Army's technology evaluation processes.