Description
The opportunity is for a Limited Source Justification (LSJ) for the procurement of Remote Area Lighting Systems (RALS) from PD Power Systems, Inc. The RALS is a piece of electrical support equipment that provides general area illumination primarily at USAF BEAR bases, remote communication bases, and similar facilities worldwide. The system is crucial to ensure replacement components interact in form, fit, and function with existing components. The BEAR Program is the major marketplace buyer, and the RALS was developed with specific cable lengths, pole heights, and size of lighting to meet mission requirements.
Key features of the opportunity include:
• The RALS is a unique and highly specialized system, and PD Power Systems is the only source capable of providing the required supplies at the level of quality required.
• The system is part of war readiness materiel (WRM) and is an integral part of the Expeditionary Combat Support capability.
• The Government does not own the data rights needed to purchase this part from additional sources, and it has been determined to be uneconomical to buy the data or rights.
• Reverse engineering and/or efforts to acquire data from PD Power Systems for the purpose of qualifying a new product/source does not make economic sense.