Justification-Approval_Redacted.pdf

This is a Department of the Air Force Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (CUI) document approving a sole-source purchase order award.

The Air Combat Command (ACC) at the 99th Contracting Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada is awarding a purchase order on a sole-source basis to SSK Military Industries, Inc. for the Cybernetic Parachute Release System/Automatic Activation Device (CYPRES/AAD) in support of the 414th Combat Training Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada. The CYPRES/AAD is a backup safety device that automatically deploys a reserve parachute when a jumper is in free-fall too low to the ground by using electronic altitude and speed sensing to fire a cutter in emergencies. The military version is built to operate in pressurized aircraft and accept programmable altitude offsets for remote drop zones, and CYPRES/AAD is the only device that meets the mission needs as defined per AFI 10-3503. The estimated contract value is under $10 million, with an appropriation and funding of Operations & Maintenance (O&M), 3400. Major items include quantity 10 Military EC Cypress-21-Pin Changeable with LTM, quantity 10 Military EC Cypress Data Collector, and quantity 1 Military EC Cypress IR Remote.

The justification is based on 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), which permits sole-source procurement when only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Airtec GmbH is identified as the sole manufacturer of the required parachute release system, with its products distributed exclusively through SSK Military Industries, Inc. Market research via USAspending.gov confirmed that the Department of War previously awarded similar sole-source contracts exclusively to SSK Military Industries, Inc., and searches on SAMgov identified no competing sources for CYPRES/AAD.