Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity or Use Brand-Name Restriction

This document is a Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity form (CUI) submitted by the United States Air Force, AFMC AFSC OL-H/PZIMC.

The contracting activity seeks to procure a BEAR Circuit Breaker & Control Box (Cummins Control Box, Part #: A034H205) for support of the 526th EMXS Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources (BEAR) Generator overhaul workload at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The purchase request number is 16042, with an estimated cost that has been redacted. This is an individual brand-name determination, not a class determination or bridge action. The requirement involves three control boxes needed to meet immediate workload demands for generators arriving at Hill Air Force Base for overhaul, typically due to missing or unrepairable parts caused by cannibalization in the field.

The justification asserts that brand-name restriction to Cummins products is warranted because solicitation has revealed that only one vendor (the manufacturer) can supply the required parts, and they are not available through any other source. The parts are specific to the BEAR generator set, and no other brand of parts are authorized to be fitted per Law and Air and Weapons Center technical data and the cognizant engineer. The contracting officer determined that the anticipated cost is fair and reasonable, as these are established products for a long-standing system. The justification notes that a full and open seeking approach will be used for award to a single vendor under FAR 16.505 multiple awards procedures. The contracting officer certified the justification as accurate and complete on 04 May 2026.