J and A Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (J&A) form seeking sole source procurement of 40 Angle of Attack Transmitters (NSN 6610012531449) for DLA Aviation Ogden. The acquisition is a new firm-fixed-price contract with no options, being procured under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) for limited/sole source competition.

The market research identified only Aerosonic LLC (CAGE: 98810) and its authorized distributors Carp Industries Corp (CAGE: 0D9X5) and MRO Aerospace Inc (CAGE: 1S9Y4) as potential sources. A sources sought notice was posted on December 2, 2024 with no additional responses received. The justification cites that the data is proprietary, the contractor is unwilling to sell it, and the 417th does not maintain necessary engineering functions to reverse engineer the data. The Air Force regularly inquires about sharing/selling proprietary data rights and analyzes the feasibility of reverse engineering. The J&A was approved at the Competition Advocate level (between $750K-$15M) and signed on December 11, 2024.