JA_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification and Approval (J&A) document for a non-competitive follow-on contract to support Research & Development and engineering services for Secondary Power Systems (SPSs). The contracting activity is the United States Air Force, Office of the Chief of Contracting (OL:H/PZACA) at Hill AFB, Utah, under authority 10 USC 3204(a)(1) for a single responsible source. The purchase request number is TEMP-7755291, and the program involves Engineering Support for Secondary Power Systems classified as an Enterprise program type.

The contract will be awarded to Honeywell Defense & Space (Phoenix, AZ, CAGE Code 99193) on a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) pricing arrangement with a 5-year basic period (November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2030) plus a 4-year option, totaling 9 years of performance with a completion date of October 31, 2035. Services include R&D, continuing sustainment engineering, technical data, drawings, change proposals, manpower support, design activities, prototype hardware, testing, and product improvements for SPSs on F-16, F-15, C-130, B-2, A-10, B-1, E-3, and other weapon systems. The contract structure includes seven Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs): Engineering Services (CLIN 0001), Research & Development (CLIN 0002), Program Management (CLIN 0003), Service Revealed Deficiencies (CLIN 0004), Travel (CLIN 0005), Data (CLIN 0006-NSP), and Material (CLIN 0007-CR). A 20% variance factor has been applied to account for supply chain variations and unforeseen programmatic needs. The J&A was approved on August 12, 2025, following coordination signatures from the Project Lead (July 17, 2025), Contracting Officer (July 17, 2025), Local Legal Reviewer (July 23, 2025), Chief of the Contracting Office (July 24, 2025), Competition Advocate (August 5, 2025), and Senior Contracting Official (August 6, 2025). The justification establishes that Honeywell is the sole source due to its unique qualifications as the Original Equipment Manufacturer with proprietary data, specialized personnel, and exclusive expertise required for these highly specialized aerospace components, and that competitive sourcing would result in substantial cost duplication through reverse engineering efforts.