Purchase Order N0042120P0368

The Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command awarded a firm-fixed price purchase order to Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit organization, for $181,696.00. The contract, which had no set-aside designation, was awarded on May 27, 2020, with a completion date of August 7, 2020.

The original solicitation, N00421-20-Q-0266, was issued on a brand name/sole source basis to procure unspecified products from Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc. to preserve the integrity of the program's network and avoid the introduction of information assurance vulnerabilities. Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc. is a subsidiary of the German electronics firm Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG, which has previously received subcontract awards from prime contractors like Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics to provide various electronic test and measurement equipment, communications hardware, and related services to support defense, security, and technology programs across federal agencies including the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and NASA.