Summary: Justification and Approval (J&A) for Other Than Full and Open Competition

This is a Class Justification and Approval document for a sole-source procurement of engineering and technical support services from Boeing Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code IN929. The contracting activity is the United States Air Force, AFSC/PZABC, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, under Purchase Request FD2030-24-01821. The estimated contract value is $50,000,000 over a five-year period plus a six-month extension, with an estimated award date of September 2025. The contract type is firm-fixed-price (FFP) for recurring tasks and cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) for Engineering Assignments, structured as a one-year basic contract with four one-year options and one optional six-month extension.

The acquisition provides engineering and technical sustainment services for the 848th Supply Chain Management Group's managed B-1, B-2, B-52, KC-135, E-3, AGM-86, F-15, C-17, and KC-46 aircraft commodity end items. Services include development of organic repair procedures, engineering sustainment support, technical inquiries support, B-1 horizontal stabilizer technical support, and drawing commodity cleanup, with work performed both on-site at Boeing's facilities and remotely. The justification asserts that Boeing is the sole capable source due to proprietary data and trade secrets exclusively owned by Boeing that are essential for performing the required services, including design data, manufacturing tooling, design loads, and repair expertise inaccessible to competitors. A Sources Sought Synopsis was posted on June 24, 2024, with a July 5, 2024 response deadline; only one company (BHPE LLC) expressed interest but was deemed unsuitable due to lack of qualifying documentation and inability to verify capability. The Government retains unlimited rights to data developed with government funds, while previously negotiated Boeing data maintains its original rights markings (Unlimited, Limited, or Boeing Rights Guard designations).