CUI: Department of the Air Force Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition

This is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (CUI) form filed by the U.S. Air Force for a sole-source, firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract award to Ultra Electronics Advanced Tactical Systems, Inc. The acquisition is valued under $10 million and is supported by J&A certification authority. The contracting officer is Silke Rößler from the 700th Contracting Squadron at Kapaun Air Station, Germany, with technical personnel Lydell Ridley providing supporting data certification dated September 23, 2026. The agency is USAFE-AAFRAICA A3ZJ located at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

The procurement requires a one-year ADSI (Air Defense Systems Integrator) software license renewal and maintenance for the period November 2026 through November 2027, supporting the 606th Air Control Squadron's Scalable Control Reporting Agile Mission-Kit (SCRAM-K) system. The specific requirement is for CLIN 0001 Virtual ADSI for TCP/IP only interfaces (quantity: 2 each), part number VM-IP-BAS-ADSI-SUB, which includes v17 Virtual ADSI software licenses, quarterly Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVAs), software updates, and phone/email support. The justification cites 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as statutory authority, asserting Ultra Electronics is the only responsible source capable of providing the proprietary ADSI software, deep system integration into the SCRAM-K infrastructure, and necessary technical support. Market research conducted in April 2026 and September 2026 identified Ultra Electronics as the sole provider of the ADSI software, with review of 31 prior Department of War contract actions totaling approximately $36.6 million awarded to Ultra supporting this determination. The justification emphasizes that operational continuity, cybersecurity protection, and interoperability with joint and coalition partners depend upon this sole-source renewal, with failure to renew resulting in degraded tactical data link capabilities and increased cybersecurity vulnerabilities.