LIMITED COMPETITION JUSTIFICATION - F35 AIRCRAFT RECOVERY TRANSPORTER_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification Review Document prepared by the National Guard Bureau for a sole-source acquisition of the F35 Transporter Aircraft Recovery Transporter System. The contracting activity is VOLK FIELD CRTC/PK, with the requiring activity being Volk Field CDDAR. The contract action is a new firm fixed price contract funded under O&M, Air, with an anticipated award date in August 2024.

The requirement addresses the F35 Transporter, a specialized recovery device essential for lifting and transporting F-35 aircraft within the CDDAR training program. The justification establishes that AGE Logistics Corporation is the sole manufacturer and distributor capable of meeting this requirement. Market research documented multiple recent sole-source awards to AGE Logistics for similar recovery and transport capabilities, including a Department of the Army contract (W912QM25PA021) for $525,780 and a Department of the Air Force contract (FA4851 25P0082) for $326,700, both on a sole-source basis. The document confirms that AGE Logistics exclusively manufactures, controls, and distributes this equipment, with no authorized third-party vendors or alternative suppliers available. The acquisition is justified under 41 USC 1901 as implemented in FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) for solicitation from a single source. The contracting officer, SMSgt Seth I. Swieter, certified the anticipated cost as fair and reasonable, with approval dated June 3, 2026. No competitive posting requirements or future competition actions are contemplated for this specialized system.