NADMT Initial Spares SAP Brand Name Justification - Redacted.pdf

This is a Determination Memorandum for Sole Source Acquisitions issued by Naval Air Warfare Center, Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) Orlando for a procurement valued between $15,000 and $350,000.

The procurement is for NADMT Initial Spares Purchase to support the Naval Aviation Distributed Mission Training (NADMT) program. NAWCTSD requires critical brand-name spare components essential for operational readiness and integration effectiveness of the NADMT program, which is built on a complex system-of-systems architecture. The selected contractor will be responsible for procurement, inspection, and delivery of a comprehensive spares package to San Diego, with an NLT delivery date of 15 September 2026 and encouragement for early delivery. The procurement is restricted to a Small Business Set-Aside, limiting competition to specific brand-name components identified in the requirement.

The memorandum justifies sole-source procurement based on technical necessity. The specified brand-name Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components are technically essential to sustain the NADMT system-of-systems architecture and System Integration Laboratory (SIL). These components are the only ones that have been successfully integrated with the current NADMT system baseline, and alternative components would severely degrade hardware integration, cybersecurity posture, and overall system performance. The Government Electronics Engineer has determined that introducing alternative parts would trigger cascading programmatic impacts. The Government has conducted market research and concluded that no adequate alternative purchase description could solicit multiple sources without compromising mission requirements. Future market research will continue to identify alternative sources and technologies for potential future acquisitions. The Contracting Officer is Michael C. Davis, and the Customer is Alphaaeus A. Flood.