JA_Sole_Source_Redact_Redacted.pdf

This document is a Memorandum for Record (MFR) limiting competition for a federal contract for the 165th MSG/MSC. The contract is for two (2) Small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) Vesper Drones from Vantage Robotics, Inc., which includes four additional batteries and an upgrade package for current sUAS equipment. The contract is a firm fixed-price acquisition, with the purchase falling below the simplified acquisition threshold. Specific requirements include adherence to DAFMAN 11-501 and 11-502, and the 165th ASOS has received a commercial off-the-exception (COE) and an Airworthiness Safety Release (AWR) specific to this drone model. The marketplace is determined by AFSOC/A3OU, with only systems approved under DAFMAN 11-501 and 11-502 eligible for solicitation. The Base Contracting Officer has certified the cost as fair and reasonable based on historical purchase comparisons and IGCE evaluation.