19Q0074_Single_Source_J&A_Redacted.pdf

Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

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Section A: General Contract Information

Is this a Bridge Action as defined in the AF Bridge Action Reduction Plan? Yes No

Contracting Activity: 509th Contracting Squadron

Project/Program Name: Bird Radar System Upgrade

Purchase Request/Identification Number:

Estimated Contract Cost (including Options):

Section B: Description of the Supplies/Services Required

Provide all services, hardware, and software to upgrade the existing MERLIN Bird Radar system for the 509 BW Safety Office. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, lodging, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary to:

- Add Drone Watcher software, processor and related hardware to existing MERLIN system.

- Upgrade the radar system (HSR and VSR radars) to RCIx 16 bit interfaces, including new workstations.

- Upgrade the HSR radar to Doppler processing bird detection and tracking for the current birdstrike risk alerting functionality.

Section C: Justification for Soliciting from a Single Source or Brand Name

IAW FAR 6.302-1(b)(1)(i) competition need not be provided "When there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the agency's minimum needs can only be satisfied by unique supplies or services available from only one source or only one supplier with unique capabilities". This purchase will be made under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Other Than Full and Open Competition as authorized by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(A) Supplies may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of a follow-on contract for the continued development or production of a major system or highly specialized equipment, including major components thereof, when it is likely that award to any other source would result in -- substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition.

The current MERLIN Avian Radar System was manufactured by DeTect, Inc. They are the only authorized company to perform service and maintenance to the system. Through the service of this system, they also provide any software upgrades which proprietary information.

Section D: Efforts to Obtain Competition

This requirement was reviewed by the Contracting Officer, and the user, to ensure that all possibilities for competition were considered early in the acquisition cycle. Due to the nature of proprietary ownership of the MERLIN Avian Radar System by DeTect Inc., technicians certified to maintain/upgrade the system at Whiteman AFB cannot be found at any other company.

Section E: Steps to Preclude Future Single Source or Brand Name Awards

All requirements, including the subject requirement, are thoroughly reviewed to ensure that competition is not unnecessarily restricted. Detect, Inc. the manufacturer of the current system and only company authorized to perform maintenance.

If this requirement changes and competition is possible the Contracting Office will evaluate the existing contract at that time.

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Section F: Contracting Officer's Determination

I have determined, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), that the circumstances of this contract action deem only a single source is reasonably available.

Date

17-Apr-2019

Typed Name and Rank/Grade of Contracting Officer

Kelly Franklin, MSgt, Contracting Officer

Signature of Contracting Officer

FRANKLIN.KELLY.E.1093755

Digitally signed by

FRANKLIN.KELLY.E.1093755010

Date: 2019.04.22 09:00:19 -05'00'