This is a special notice is prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 5.705 - Publicizing postaward..

The contracting office for this notice is the 10th Contracting Squadron, USAF Academy, CO 80840. The US Air Force Academy (USAFA) Awarded a sole source commercial contract using commercial procedures in accordance with FAR part 12 to Athena Enterprises LLC. Athena Enterprises is located at 3541 Harrison Blvd, Kansas City MO, 64109.

The authority for this non-competitive award is 10 USC 2304(c)(1), only one responsible source. The NAICS code for this requirement is 513130. The size standard as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration is 1,000 employees. This notice incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2022- 07 effective 2022-08-10.

The Government has deemed Athena Enterprises LLC to be a responsible contractor with respect to performance, delivery, and customization.

a. Only one responsible source and no other item will satisfy the USAFA requirement.

b. Athena Enterprises LLC provides the materials required as well as familiarity with neurosociology, biosocial criminology, the mechanistic philosophy of science, and neuroimaging technologies. This is needed for USAFA’s DFBL curriculum development. Athena Enterprises LLC is the only vendor that responded to the RFI and RFQ to provide the curriculum needed for the specifications required by the Dean of Faculty Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership (DFBL) and USAFA.

c. This is issued for the USAFA Dean of Faculty Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership (DFBL). With an award date of 29 September 2023 as a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order. As such, there is only one solution that meets USAFA’s requirement. Therefore, the contracting officer has determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.