25P0064_SSJA_redacted.pdf

This document is a Sole Source (Including Brand Name) Justification for a federal contract issued by AFRL/RIKO in March 2023. The government intends to award a sole-source fixed-price contract to Rockwell Collins, Inc. for a High Frequency Radio System, specifically the HF-9500 Airborne HF Communication System. The total estimated contract value is redacted, and the funding level is between >SAT and ≤$750K.

The justification details that Rockwell Collins, Inc. is the only known commercially available provider of a radio system meeting the government's specific technical requirements. These requirements include capabilities such as single sideband, independent sideband data, amplitude modulation equivalent, continuous wave, automatic link establishment, selective calling, low-rate data modes, embedded SIMOP filtering, and compatibility with various military communication standards. A Notice of Proposed Contract Action (NOCA) was posted to SAM.gov between 29 July 2025 and 13 August 2025, with no responses received, further supporting the sole-source determination. The government will determine pricing fairness through comparisons to historical prices and commercial customer rates.