Sole Source JNA Parachute Releases-Redacted_Redacted.pdf

This document is a Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition) for the 48 RQS Automatic Cargo Parachute Releases contract. The 2.5K Automatic Cargo Parachute Release is a fully automatic precision device designed to disconnect the recovery parachute from a UAV after ground impact in winds up to 25 knots. The contract is being pursued through the 355 Contracting Squadron, with an estimated contract cost that is redacted.

The justification is based on Technical Order No. 13C7-1-5, which specifies that only two acceptable cargo release NSN numbers (1670-01-310-2875 and 1670-01-337-4366) are approved. Currently, only one company can provide this specific cargo release, and the government is seeking to procure 7 units of the 2.5K lb rated cargo release and 8 units of the 5K lb rated cargo release. The document notes that until the technical order changes, this procurement will remain a single-source contract, with the contracting officer determining that only a single source is reasonably available.