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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
OKLAHOMA CITY AIR LOGISTICS COMPLEX
(AFMC) TINKER AIR FORCE BASE OKLAHOMA
07 February 2023
TO: AFSC/PZIM
FROM: OC-ALC/OBCA for 76 SWEG
SUBJECT: Sole Source Justification for S23-018 Kestrel Electronic Parts
1. Description- Kestrel Co- Processor/SX Circuit Card Part Number- 0149-SX Quantity- Four (4)
Description- Kestrel Legacy Interface Circuit Card Assembly (Combo Chassis Legacy Interface Card (LIC) with cable Assembly Quantity- Four (4)
2. The requested products are electronic parts of the Kestrel System, Part# 0224-SYS-S-TK. These Kestrel Systems were previously procured under Contract#: FA8136-21-P0024 from the original manufacturer Strobe Data Inc. The OEM is the only known source for these electronic parts. OEM states:
-Strobe Data Inc. is the OEM for, of, the Kestrel Co-Processor Series, currently marketed/sold only by Strobe Data.
-Strobe is the sole source for the two products being purchased.
-Strobe owns the proprietary data rights to/for the entire Kestrel design, and thereby on/for the products being procured.
3. Therefore, it is requested that Kestrel Electronic Parts are procured from Strobe Data Inc. to meet all the requirements of the program office and subsequently the warfighters.
Vendor Name: Strobe Data Inc.
Address: 14940 NE 95th Street STE B Redmond, Washington 98052-2526 US Contact and Telephone: 425-861-4940 Cage Code: 5S794 Type of Business: Small
4. For market research, the OEM was contacted via phone call to confirm that that Strobe Data Inc. is in fact the OEM. Email response with confirmation that Strobe Data inc. are the OEM, they are the only vendor and do not have any resellers of their Kestrel Data Products, and that they also own the proprietary data rights for Kestrel Systems.
5. The government will continue to monitor the market in an effort to avoid future single source acquisitions.
6. I have determined, in accordance with FAR 13, that the circumstances of this contract action deem only a single source is reasonably available.
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Date: 2023.02.22 15:14:49 -06'00'
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