Single Source Justification Summary

This is a Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition) document for a firm-fixed-priced order issued by the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (AFRL/RXOC) of the U.S. Air Force in April 2021. The requirement is for one year of maintenance support for an existing Eaton 9390 Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) system, including both hardware and software maintenance. The Eaton 9390 UPS system is critical to the Air Force's computing infrastructure architecture and must be maintained to ensure usability in the event of power anomalies. Eaton has been identified as the sole source provider for this proprietary hardware and service support.

The justification document establishes that Eaton is the only firm capable of providing the required maintenance support without causing substantial duplication of costs and unacceptable delays. The Air Force conducted market research through previous acquisitions, internet searches, and vendor analysis to determine that no other vendor can provide the required hardware and software maintenance capability. Eaton is the only authorized provider of service support with proprietary service software for three-phase UPS products and does not train, certify, or support independent third-party service providers. The Contracting Officer determined that only a single source is reasonably available under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). The Air Force committed to monitoring the marketplace for alternative products and promoting competition in future acquisitions to preclude future single-source awards.