SSJ Kencast signed1_Redacted.pdf

CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION

Sole Source (Including Brand Name) Justification - Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items

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Is this a new or amended J&A Document? !ZI New D Amended ( Prior to Award Only! )

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

Funding level for this acquisition: ! >SAT and ~ $?SOK > $?SOK and ~ $15M

Contracting Activity: AFMC OL:H/PZIEB

Purchase Request / Local ID Number: Alexsys: 14452 PRI 22144

Program/ Project (and PE, if applicable): FAZZT KenCast Maint,enance Renewal

Program Type (PEO or Other Contraicting): Operational

Authority: !ZI AF FARS 5313.501 - 10 U.S.C. 3572, Implementation of Simplified Acquisition Procedures (41 U.S.C. 1901)

D AF FARS 5313.501 - 10 U.S.C. 3403, Special Emergency Procurement Authority (41 U.S.C. 1903)

Estimated Contract Cost (including options): $ Justification Type: D Class !ZI Individual

COORDINATION ( AFFARS 5306.304(all

Date Pro-gram Manager Signature

. Digitallysigned by 22 Sep 2025 . . .

AFSC/SWP/ - - . . Date: : - '

Date Contracting Officer Signature

24 Sep 2025 . . Digitally signed by

.1 AFMC OL_H/ PZIEB, - - Date: -

APPROVAL (AF FARS 5306.304(all

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Sole Source (Including Brand Name) Justification - Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items

I. Contracting Activity.

United States Air Force

AFMC OL:H PZIEB

6038 Aspen Avenue, Bldg 1289 Hill Air Force Base, UT 84056 PCO: Christa Phillips

II. Nature and/or description of the action being processed.

This J&A is an individual type justification. This will be a new contract action to renew the annual maintenance agreement for the KenCast FAZZT Digital Delivery System. This is a commercial acquisition.

This contract will be issued under a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) pricing arrangement.

Ill. Description of supplies/services required to meet agency needs.

CUN 0001 Description: FAZZT Enterprise FIPS Client

QTY:50

Price: $ Estimated Tot al Price: $

CUN 0002 Maintenance on FAZZT Enterprise FIPS Client Price: $ Estimated Total Price: $

CUN 0003 FAZZT Enterprise Client

QTY: $

Price: $ Estimated Total Price: $

CUN 0004 FAZZT Enterprise Server (Single Node)

QTY: 1

Price: $ Estimated Total Price: $

CUN 0005 FAZZT Enterprise Server (Dual Node)

QTY: 3

Price: $ Estimated Total Price: $

CUN 0006 FAZZT ENTERPRISE SERVER (4-node version)

QTY: 10

Price: $ Estimated Total Price: $

CUN 0007 FAZZT POWER PUBLISHER

QTY:7

Price: $ Estimated Total Price: $

Total Estimated Cost $

Funding will be 4930 funds.

Delivery: 15 Days After Receipt of Order (ARO)

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Sole Source (Including Brand Name) Justification - Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items

IV. Statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition.

AFFARS 5313.501 - 1 O U.S.C. 2302b, Implementation of Simplified Acquisition Procedures (41 U.S.C 1901)

AFFARS 5313.501 - 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(l) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 (a), Only One Responsible Source. No other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

V. Demonstration that the contractor's unique qualifications or nature of the acquisition requires the use of the authority cited above (applicability of authority).

The Global Broadcast Service (GBS) is a stand-alone network, managed by the GBS Program Office and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and used across multiple agencies wirthin the Department of Defense (DoD). KenCast FAZZT software gives each laptop a KenCast ID which grants the end-user permission to view certain files while blocking others. This is a needed security feature for the Receive Broadcast Manager (RBM). The GBS is a fielded system and has been in active use for over 10 years for a sizeable number of units within t he DoD. KenCast software is ingrained in GBS and inoperable without it.

The GBS Program and DISA have no plans to cha11ge the KenCast software based on the disruption this would cause to the service DoD-wide. The 520 SWES cannot independently change the KenCast software since the entire GBS network depends on it. If GBS were to move away from KenCast, the entire baseline (millions of lines of code) would have to be reworked and cause GBS to have to replace other commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) items that are not compatible with the new software. If GBS shuts down for a re-design, it would be unavailable to provide the multitude of data and software updates it provides to the warfighter. The 520 SWES cannot independently change the KenCast software since the entire GBS network is co-managed by DISA and used across the entire DoD. Because of these reasons no other software on the market can be utilized to meet the requirement at this time.

Additionally, KenCast Inc. is the only provider for the maintenance agreement of their systems and unique applicability to GBS software licenses. No other vendor or distributor can legally obtain access to the software, and no other vendor can make duplicate copies since it is protected by copyright and patent laws. KenCast Inc. is the sole proprietary supplier of the software licenses and t he maintenance and support of those licenses. KenCast Inc. has provided a letter stating that they will not resell their product through third party ve11dors. They have also indicated they are not willing to sell their proprietary data.

VI. Description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as practicable.

A search of Enterprise software Initiative (ESI), Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (NASA-SEWP), and GSA websites did mot result in a viable product or source to support this requirement. Subsequent email traffic directly with KenCast Inc. (newman@kencast.com) identified the company has a direct sales model and does not resell through third party sources.

VII. Determination by the Contracting Officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

The following steps will be taken to ensure that the anticipated cost of this acquisition wil l be fair and reasonable. The Contracting Officer will comply with the procedures and criteria contained in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) under Part 30 - Cost Accounting Standards, Part 3-1 - Contract Cost Principles and procedures, Subparts 15.4 - Contract Pricing; to include technical evaluations and audits, as appropriate. Additional steps to ensure price reasonableness will be under the guidance of the Contract Pricing Reference Guides, jointly developed by the Federal Acquisition Institute and the Air Force Institute ofTechnology. The CO will obtain other than certified cost or pricing data IAW FAR 15.403-3. The final step is to include the Price Negotiation Memorandum (PNM). This detailed documentat ion and

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Sole Source (Including Brand Name) Justification - Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items justification of price reasonableness will be disclosed in the official PNM, to be prepared upon completion of negotiations.

VIII. Description of the market research conducted and the results, or a statement of the reasons market research was not conducted.

Market Research was conducted, in accordance with FAR Part 10, by direct communication with the OEM and searching DoD required sources.

IX. Any other facts supporting the use of Other Than Full and Open Competition.

None.

X. List of any sources that expressed, in writing, an interest in the acquisition.

See Section VI above.

XI. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before making subsequent acquisitions for the supplies or services required.

Other alternative software was considered during the initial engineering and design architecture. This software was selected as best value to meet the scope, complexity, and mission requirements at that time. Consideration will be provided for software solutions when technical refresh and/or software replacement is authorized and approved.

XII. Certification by the Contracting Officer.

As evidenced by my signature above, I have determined this document to be both accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

XIII. Certification by the technical/requirements personnel.

As evidenced by my (our) signature(s) above, I (we) certify that any supporting data contained herein, w hich is my (our) responsibility, is both accurate and complete.

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