SSJ_BOSS_Eng_Support.pdf

Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

Section A: General Contract Information

Contracting Activity: AFTC/PZIEA Purchase Request/ Identification Number:

F1SEAD6089BG02

Project/Program Name: Battlefield Operations Support System (BOSS) Engineering Support

Estimated Contract Cost (including Options):

$400,000.00

Section B: Description of the Supplies/Services Required

Request brand name Engineering Support for the implementation of J12.7 Target Bearing message, AppZ Change 1 and AppZ Change 2 with any of the MIL-STD-6016 databases, generate Target Sorting, Land Tracks and equivalent AppZ message from DIS, and source DIS-derived surveillance/targets from BOSS generated PPLIs within the Battlefield Operations Support System (BOSS) software suite from Tactical Communications Group (TCG) at a cost of $400,000.00.

Section C: Justification for Soliciting from a Single Source

The BOSS software is only available from Tactical Communications Group who is the original manufacturer and holds proprietary rights.

Section D: Efforts to Obtain Competition

Market research efforts were performed by browsing through several Internet websites, Federal Supply Schedules, reading several vendors publications to find other manufacturers.

Section E: Steps to Preclude Future Single Source Awards

Efforts to identify an alternate solution to meet this requirement is an on-going effort.

Section F: Contracting Officer's Determination

I have determined, in accordance with FAR 13.501(a)(2)(i), that the circumstances of this contract action deem only a single source is reasonably available.

Date

18-Jul-2016

Typed Name and Rank/Grade of Contracting Officer

Charles C. McKinley, NH-III

Signature of Contracting Officer

MCKINLEY.CHARLES.C.117096

Digitally signed by MCKINLEY.CHARLES.C.1170962784 DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=DoD, ou=PKI, ou=USAF, cn=MCKINLEY.CHARLES.C.1170962784 Date: 2016.07.18 16:13:39 -07'00'