Single Source Justification (SSJ) Redacted.pdf

This is a Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition) form for a federal contract action with the United States Air Force. The contracting activity is 711 HPW/RHWE, and the project involves procuring institutional membership with the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) for a one-year base period with four option years. The estimated contract cost is redacted but noted as $15,000 annually for the base year and subsequent option years.

The requirement is for 711 HPW/RHWE to obtain ASA membership to enable participation as a voting member on the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and ASA standards committees. This membership is necessary to help establish new standards that address future Department of Defense needs and to receive institutional copies of the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and additional scientific publications to support ongoing scientific and technical breakthroughs. The justification for single-source award is based on market research determining that ASA is the only known organization capable of meeting the government's minimum membership requirements. The Acoustical Society of America, a subsidiary of the America Institute of Physics, is identified as the sole source because it is the only group offering this specific membership and enabling the required active, voting role in critical standards committees that determine procedures for essential USAF functions. No Bridge Action is applicable, and Section E indicates no specific steps to preclude future single-source awards.