NGSL Paratec Limiting-Competition-under-SAT_ACC_Redacted.pdf

Version – February 2017

FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B) and 8.405-6(b)(1)Brand Name FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(A) Urgency FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B) Only One Source is Capable FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(C) Logical Follow-on

Or

FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B) Only One Awardee is Capable FAR 16.505(a)(4) Brand Name FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(A) Urgency FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C) Logical Follow-on FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(D) Minimum Guarantee

5. Reasons for Authority Cited:

Paratec North America is the sole manufacturer of the TR-21-0 Parachute System and supporting components. There are no other manufacturers of a low altitude personnel static line parachute for mass tactical infiltrations that can be both drogue and static line deployed. Evaluation of the Paratec TR-21-0 is essential to the US Government to understand and characterize the state of the art of static line personnel parachutes and to help inform requirements development for the Next Generation Static Line (NGSL) personnel parachute system. If this justification is not approved, the US Government will not be able to evaluate the potential performance benefits and limitations of a drogue and static line deployable personnel parachute, which may result in the development of system requirements that are not technically feasible or may have unintended consequences. Additionally, the transition of technologies to PEO Soldier at the conclusion of the NGSL project will be limited, and PEO Soldier will lack sufficient information on state of the art static line personnel parachute capabilities to assist in their acquisition planning activities.

6. Publicizing Contract Actions: For FAR Part 13 actions, the public display and synopsis requirements of FAR 5.101 and FAR 5.203 do not apply due to the $ threshold, X apply and will be followed, or do not apply due to an exception at

5.202 ______________________.

Requirement to post justification in accordance with FAR 8.405-6(b)(3), FAR 13.105(c), or FAR 16.505(a)(4)(iii)(A)

Action is NOT a brand name restriction and is under $150K, no posting required

Action is a brand name restriction, under $25K, no posting required Action is a brand name restriction, over $25K. It will be redacted and posted with the solicitation.