single_source_justificationEMD_signed 7.1.2025._Redacted.pdf

This document is a Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition) for a cloud-based Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) and Emergency Fire Dispatch (EFD) guidecard system. The contract is for the Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, with the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) as the sole source provider. The requirement includes a digital guidecard system, training courses, instructor materials, locally configured guidecards, and certification programs, to be implemented in accordance with specific work standards and testing materials.

The justification emphasizes that APCO is the only manufacturer capable of providing this specialized cloud-based EMD software, which offers unique features like customized call interrogation cards and a flexible telecommunications protocol. The government will use a simplified acquisition process, with the contracting officer determining on July 1, 2025, that only a single source is reasonably available. The document also notes the government's intent to continue searching for competitive opportunities in future procurements and will strive to prevent limitation of requirements to maximize competition.