SSJ - B-52 Brake Housing.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: OL_H/PZIMB

Project/Program Name: B-52 Brake Housing Impregnantion

Purchase Request/Identification Number: Alexsys # 9322, BPA

Estimated Contract Cost (including Options): $550,000.00

Section B: Description of the Supplies/Services Required

This service is in support of the B-52 Landing Gear workload for 309 CMXG. Chromate coating application and resin impregnation will be performed on the B-52 Main Brake Housing.

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

This service supports the B-52 aircraft landing gear repair shop in the 532 CMMXS. Southwest United Industries is capable of performing the work as they have on the previous IDIQ service contract and they have shown interest in the BPA service contract. There was an attempt to locate additional vendors.

E-mail was sent 13 Dec 2021 to Metal Services INC to verify capability and request if interested in bid. Their response indicated this Chromate plating was out of their scope of work services.

Sources sought was posted 3 November 2021 for two weeks on Beta.SAM with no responses received.

Therefore based on our findings, the only responsive vendor was Southwest United Industries.

Section D: Efforts to Obtain Competition

Sources sought was posted 3 November 2021 for two weeks on Beta.SAM with no responses received.

E-mail was sent 13 Dec 2021 to Metal Services INC to verify capability and request if interested in bid. Their response indicated this Chromate plating was out of their scope of work services. The only responsive vendor was Southwest United Industries.

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

At this time, Southwest United Industries Inc is the only identified vendor to perform the required work. Unless other vendors are willing to support this requirement we will continue to award to Southwest United Industries. Future market research shall continue to be conducted in an effort to locate additional sources.

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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

21-Dec-2021

Typed Name and Rank/Grade of Contracting Officer

Costadena Bournakis, 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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