JOTFOC for Omnicheck SCBA test bench.pdf

Last Updated 03/03/2026

U.S. COAST GUARD JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AT OR BELOW THE SAT

FAR 12.102(a), FAR Class Deviation 25-21 Rev. 1 for FAR Part 12 PURCHASE REQUEST OR REQUISITION NUMBER: ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE, INCLUDING OPTIONS:

(Over Micro-Purchase Threshold, but up to the SAT)

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Restricting Competition FAR 12.102(a), FAR Class Deviation 25-21 Rev. 1 for FAR Part 12

☐ Only One Source Is Available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, or industrial mobilization).

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618 Beaver ST STe 101 412-259-3013 Sewickley, PA 15143 FiretechSupplies.com RATIONALE FOR JUSTIFICATION TYPE SELECTED ABOVE TO INCLUDE RELEVANT INFORMATION GAINED THROUGH YOUR MARKET RESEARCH TO SUPPORT THE JUSTIFICATION TYPE Statements like Only known source or Only source which can meet the required delivery date are inadequate and marketing language like This company has made its mark This company is recognized as industrys best and This company is the leader in is unacceptable: To preserve fleet-wide Search and Rescue (SAR) readiness, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) must transition from legacy Honeywell SCBA test benches—which require restrictive, out-of-state large-business factory calibration in Illinois—to the OMNIcheck system. FireTech Supplies (a registered small business) is the exclusive distributor of the OMNIcheck, which is the only NFPA-compliant test bench on the market that completely eliminates factory-return requirements through a proprietary user-level calibration kit. Currently, the USCG must maintain an inflated float inventory of 18 legacy machines to cover remote, isolated OCONUS service centers in Key West, Honolulu, and Juneau due to massive transit delays, high freight costs, and logistical damage risks associated with shipping these delicate assets. Transitioning to the OMNIcheck allows the USCG to perform localized, on-site calibration, enabling the agency to dramatically scale back its costly inventory, eliminate recurring transit risks, and ensure uninterrupted SCBA testing availability.

Extensive market research confirms that no other commercial brand offers an NFPA-compliant SCBA test bench with decentralized, user-level calibration capabilities, and no third-party vendor can modify legacy systems to meet this operational threshold. Because FireTech Supplies is the sole authorized vendor of this proprietary technology, they represent the only source capable of satisfying this critical requirement. Procuring the OMNIcheck directly supports federal socio-economic goals under FAR Part 19 by transitioning critical operational sustainment away from a large-business conglomerate to a small business. Consequently, a sole-source award to FireTech Supplies is the only viable procurement method that meets the USCG's minimum technical and operational requirements.