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MEMORANDUM TO THE FILE

Subj: DETERMINATION THAT ONLY ONE SOURCE IS REASONABLY

AVAILABLE FOR A FAR PART 13 ACQUISITION UNDER THE SIMPLIFIED

ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

I. BACKGROUND:

1. FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) states for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, Contracting Officers may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization).

2. As required by FAR 13.106-3(b)(3)(i), this memorandum explains the absence of competition for this acquisition, as only one source will be solicited for this requirement (or for a portion of the requirement) and the requirement (or portion of the requirement to be sole-sourced) is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

II. DESCRIPTION OF ITEM OR SERVICE:

The services required are for a highly specialized red cell surveillance team to support the , Counterintelligence & Human Intelligence (CI/HUMINT) Company's

Mission Rehearsal Exercise (MRX) .

Intended Use: The services are to provide a realistic and adaptive adversary for the training audience, manage all participant lodging, and provide expert evaluation based on a specific set of sensitive Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) known here of instruction (POI) developed by the source for 3d Recconnaissance Battalion.

Name of Required Source: Patriot Group International

Period of Performance: The period of performance will commence upon award, with the exercise execution phase running from 28 July to 15 August 2026.

III. THE DETERMINATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING (select all that apply):

A. _X_ ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE (select all that apply):

1. _X_ RESTRICTIVE RIGHTS. The source has established proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights or secret processes in the item or service required.

The required training support services rely entirely on the application and evaluation of a highly specialized, sensitive TTPs curriculum known as the "Buzzard POI. This POI, along with its associated training methodologies, tactical evaluation rubrics, and technical signature feedback mechanisms, was developed specifically by the proposed source, Patriot Group International (PGI) and is not owned or controlled by the government. PGI has established proprietary rights and limited data rights in the "Buzzard" POI and its associated tradecraft.

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Because PGI holds the restrictive proprietary rights and copyrights to the "Buzzard" POI, they are the only source legally authorized and technically capable of utilizing, executing, and evaluating forces against this specific curriculum. No other vendor has the legal right or access to the proprietary training materials, specific evaluation benchmarks, and specialized training aids developed by PGI.

Another company cannot satisfy the Government's need because the primary training objective of MRX is to validate CI/HUMINT Detachments for deployment by evaluating them to the exact same standard as their primary operational partners Relevant operational partners within under the "Buzzard" POI. To achieve critical levels of interoperability and ensure a unified tactical standard in the specific sensitive deployed environment, the training audience must be assessed using the identical, proprietary "Buzzard" POI metrics.

This requirement is reflected in the Performance of Work Statement (PWS) Section 4.2.2, which dictates that the contractor's Project Manager must have documented experience serving as a lead instructor or curriculum developer for the "Buzzard" POI. Since PGI holds the restrictive proprietary rights to this POI, another company cannot legally access, employ, or provide personnel with instructor-level certification in these specific standards, and therefore cannot satisfy the Government's need for identical, interoperable evaluation. Soliciting this requirement from any other source would result in mission failure, as a contractor unfamiliar with the proprietary nuances of the "Buzzard" POI would be unable to provide a realistic adversary or an accurate evaluation, rendering the exercise incapable of achieving its stated goal of operational integration.

2. ___ EXCLUSIVE LICENSING AGREEMENTS. The item or service is only available from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), or there is only one authorized distributor or technical representative for the OEM.

3. ___ OTHER REASONS.

B. ___ BRAND NAME

Controlled by: DON, USMC, I&L HCA Controlled by: MCIPAC RCO CUI Category(ies): PROCURE Limited Dissemination Control: DL ONLY POC: CWO2 John Diller

Determination that Only One Source is Reasonably Available (Patriot Group International) FAR Part 13 Acquisitions under the SAT

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