Tab3_Attch_03_SSJ.pdf

Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

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Section A: General Contract Information

Contracting Activity: 341st Contracting

Project/Program Name: 341st Security Forces MASSIF Cold Weather System

Purchase Request/Identification Number: F2W6A19260AW01

Estimated Contract Cost (including Options): $391,797.80

Section B: Description of the Supplies/Services Required

This acquisition is for the purchase of MASSIF Cold Weather Systems for Security Forces personnel to be issued as part of Mandatory/ Standardized Equipment:

MASSIF MASSIF

Elements Jacket (Free IWOL) - Multicam (#MJKT00046) Altitude Softshell Jacket - Multicam (#MJKT00066) Elements Pants (Free IWOL) - Multicam (#MPNT00056) Altitude Softshell Pants - Multicam (#MPNT00082)

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

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), the supplies or services needed by the agency are available from only one responsible source or from a limited number of responsible sources and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy the needs of the agency, as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, required by FAR 6.303-2(b)(4).

(2) When the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source, or, for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, from only one or a limited number of responsible sources, and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, full and open competition need not be provided for.

(b) Application. This authority shall be used, if appropriate, in preference to the authority in 6.302-7; it shall not be used when any of the other circumstances is applicable. Use of this authority may be appropriate in the following situation:

(1) When there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the agency's minimum needs can only be satisfied by--

(ii) For DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, unique supplies or services available from only one or a limited number of sources or from only one or a limited number of suppliers with unique capabilities.

Section D: Efforts to Obtain Competition

Restricted competition is required IAW 2014 Force Improvement Program. This requirement, also known as "Model Defender", is defined in the AFGSC SF Individual Equipment Standardization List dated 08 February 2018. The required standardization of equipment across all Air Force Global Strike Commands is mandatory and ensures equipment compatibility with all AFGSC Defenders.

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

Until such time that AFGSC Security Forces Individual Equipment Standardization List is either revised or rescinded from the brand MASSIF for the requirement, no other manufactured end-item will suffice for uniformed security forces personnel as mandated by AFSFC.

Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

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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 Typed Name and Rank/Grade of Contracting Officer Signature of Contracting Officer