SSJ - RT3 Cal 13 Sep 24.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: 673 CONS/PKB

Project/Program Name: Calibration and Maintenance of the RT3

Purchase Request / Local ID Number: F1W1G24177AW01

Estimated Contract Cost (including Options): $12,000.00

Section B: Description of the Supplies/Services Required

The RT3 runway friction test equipment is a product of Halliday Technologies, Inc. and has been government property for several years. The RT3 requires annual pre-winter calibration and maintenance certifying the unit is ready for use. Halliday Technologies conducts the calibration and maintenance between August 1 and October 15 in coordination with the 3 OSS.

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

Halliday Technologies (HTI) designs, manufactures, sells, installs, calibrates, and repairs the RT3 Flight. Halliday Technologies does not outsource their calibration/repair services as the training to certify a technician to perform these services would take over six months. To replace the units for the purpose of fostering competition for these services moving forward, the Government would need to acquire new friction testing equipment, rendering $120,000.00 worth of currently owned equipment inoperable.

Section D: Efforts to Obtain Competition

Searches in GSA returned no results for companies that offer these services for the Halliday Technologies RT3 Flight model.

Three searches were conducted in DSBS for the most common NAICS used on prior contracts, five small businesses were found within the NAICS 334519, but none of them belong to any of the differing socioeconomic categories. Furthermore, of the five small businesses only Halliday Technologies Inc's capability narrative stated runway friction testing equipment, and the other four vendors only mentioned runway lighting. In the third search the key term was changed to "Friction Testing" which took the small businesses found from five to one, Halliday Technologies. A search in FPDS using the terms "RT3" and "Dept of the Air Force" returned 25 results of prior contract actions, with 18 of those contract actions being given to Halliday Technologies. None of the seven remaining contract actions were for calibration/repair of the RT3 Flight Model. There are a total of 14 contracts (mods not counted) awarded to Halliday for RT3 related supplies and services, with 13 of those contracts being set aside as a sole source requirement.

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

When replacement of the RT3 Flight model becomes necessary, market research will be focused towards procuring friction testing equipment that can be serviced by more that one source. The J&A will be posted to SAM affording the opportunity for any potential vendors that did not look to meet the capability to perform this service to respond.

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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

13-Sep-2024

Typed Name and Rank/Grade of Contracting Officer

Zachery Pullen, Contracting Officer

Signature of Contracting Officer

November 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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