Sole Source Justification.pdf

Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

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Section A: General Contract Information

Is this a Bridge Action as defined in the AF Bridge Action Reduction Plan? Yes No

Contracting Activity: 45th Contracting Squadron, 1201 Edward White II Street, Patrick AFB, FL 32925-3238

Project/Program Name: RA-1 8-ring harnesses

Purchase Request/Identification Number: F3KRB30080AW01/FA252120QB043

Estimated Contract Cost (including Options): $224,320.00

Section B: Description of the Supplies/Services Required

The purpose of this acquisition is to purchase forty (40) 8-Ring RA-1 parachute harnesses for the 308th Rescue Squadron (308 RQS) Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) Guardian Angel (GA) teams at Patrick Air Force Base (PAFB), Florida. Current Government-owned RA-1 harnesses will be modified by the manufacturer to include the 8-ring configuration of both main and reserve canopies. The main canopies, which are the first canopies to deploy during a parachute jump, and the reserve canopies, which are the second to deploy if the main canopy fails, are currently at Patrick Air Force Base (PAFB). PAFB will ship 40 canopies (20 main & 20 reserve) to the vendor for them to connect to the 8-ring RA-1 harness and pack into the container that holds the parachute canopies. This requirement will include one-time/incidental service of certified personnel to produce, assemble, inspect and pack the 40 parachutes before shipping the final products back to the 308 RQS at PAFB.

This is a Sole Source requirement to Airborne Systems, Inc. in accordance with (IAW) the Air Force Approved For Use List (AFUL), dated 10 November 2016, which states that the only approved vendor to manufacture the RA-1 Harness is Airborne Systems, Inc. The Air Force AFUL is IAW with the Air Force Instruction (AFI) 11-410, dated 4 August 2008, Parachute Operations guidelines.

Please see attached AFUL, AFI 11-410 and Statement of Work (SOW), dated 23 April 2020 for additional information.

Section C: Justification for Soliciting from a Single Source or Brand Name

IAW FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Contracting Officers may solicit from on source if the contracting officer determine that the circumstances of the contract action seem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization).

IAW AFI 11-410 dated 4 August 2008, Parachute Operating Guidelines, and the Air Force Approve For Use List (AUFL) dated 10 November 2016 states "equipment items not listed on this table will not be used by the USAF parachutists. " RA-1 harness manufactured by Airborne Systems is the only RA-1 item listed within this document. Additionally, the National Stock Number (NSN) 1670-01-606-1897 was only associated with Airborne Systems, as they are the only manufacturer and distributor of this product.

Section D: Efforts to Obtain Competition

No other vendors can provide the specified releases authorized for use IAW AFI 11-410 and AUL.

Section E: Steps to Preclude Future Single Source or Brand Name Awards

The subject parachute harnesses will be consistently researched to determine if a revised AFUL has been issued that will allow a

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Section F: Contracting Officer's Determination

I have determined, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), that the circumstances of this contract action deem only a single source is reasonably available.

Date

27-Apr-2020

Typed Name and Rank/Grade of Contracting Officer

Tiffany S. Thornton, GS-12, Contracting Officer

Signature of Contracting Officer

March 2018 Page of Section A: General Contract Information Is this a Bridge Action as defined in the AF Bridge Action Reduction Plan?

Section B: Description of the Supplies/Services Required Section C: Justification for Soliciting from a Single Source or Brand Name Section D: Efforts to Obtain Competition Section E: Steps to Preclude Future Single Source or Brand Name Awards Section F: Contracting Officer's Determination I have determined, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), that the circumstances of this contract action deem only a single source is reasonably available.

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