KFT-MFSA SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION.pdf
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- Hinds County, Jackson City, Mississippi
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This document is a direct procurement justification letter from KFT Fire Trainer, LLC to the Mississippi State Fire Academy, specifically addressing a sole-source procurement for the Structural FIRETRAINER® T-2000 training system. The letter details KFT Fire Trainer's unique qualifications as the original designer, manufacturer, and installer of a computer-controlled propane-fueled firefighter training system already in use at the facility. The company emphasizes its proprietary software, extensive intellectual property portfolio with numerous patents, and its status as the only organization authorized to provide comprehensive maintenance and support for the training system.
KFT Fire Trainer highlights its technical capabilities, including maintaining an inventory of replacement components, having a customer service department with factory-trained technicians in HVAC, mechanical, and electrical disciplines, and providing an Operation and Maintenance Manual with limited data rights. The company notes that its software is integrated and interchangeable across burn buildings, ensuring minimal downtime. The letter is dated June 13, 2025, and is signed by Louis F. Long, Sales Director of Standard Products, with contact information provided for further inquiries. The document serves as a justification for a direct procurement without competitive bidding, based on the company's unique technological expertise and support capabilities.
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June 13, 2025
Via E-mail: pammerman@msfa.ms.gov
Mississippi State Fire Academy
Attention: Kelly Elliott, Director, Missisippi State Fire Academy
Subject: Mississippi State Fire Academy, Direct Procurement Justification
Dear Director Elliott:
KFT Fire Trainer is pleased to provide information for your consideration with respect to a direct procurement from KFT Fire Trainer of the Structural FIRETRAINER® T-2000 training system which utilizes our proprietary based software already in use at your facility.
As the designer, manufacturer and installer of the Structural FIRETRAINER® T-2000, KFT Fire Trainer maintains the resources, materials and equipment necessary to fully support the trainer.
Additionally, KFT Fire Trainer is the only company qualified to offer a comprehensive mainte-nance support for your trainer. There are no outside organizations that have been authorized to conduct maintenance or repairs on our trainers.
As the original developer of computer-controlled propane fueled fire fighter trainers, KFT Fire Trainer has a vast intellectual property portfolio that includes numerous patents, evidencing our strong technical capability. KFT Fire Trainer developed proprietary software used with the trainer and will install any updates developed for similar trainers at no additional cost. KFT Fire Trainer does not release its source code to anyone for any purpose. The software currently used to control the mockups in both burn buildings is integrated and interchangeable, ensuring your ability to minimize down time in the event of a software problem. Each control console is capable of controlling both burn buildings/training areas.
KFT Fire Trainer maintains an inventory of the most frequently replaced components, affording us the ability to respond quickly to system malfunctions. Our Customer Service Department maintains a staff of skilled technician’s factory trained in 3 required disciplines, HVAC, mechanical and electrical. They are capable of providing knowledgeable, comprehensive and timely support.
KFT Fire Trainer delivers its trainer with an Operation and Maintenance Manual that provides the user with limited rights in the data. Release of our documentation outside of a user organization requires prior KFT Fire Trainer written approval except in cases of emergency.
Should you have any questions, or if I may be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to call me at (551) 500-6603.
Respectfully, Louis F. Long Sales Director, Standard Products KFT Fire Trainer, LLC
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