F1S0AG6015A001 SSJ Redacted_Redacted.pdf

This is a Sole Source (Including Brand Name) Justification document for simplified procedures for certain commercial items. The document justifies a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract award to Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. (SBIR) for the OPTICAMS Improvement & Modernization Project at Edwards Air Force Base, Air Force Test Center (AFTC), Directorate of Contracting, Installation Contracting Division. The contracting activity is AFTC/PZZF, Edwards AFB, CA 93524-1185, with purchase request/local ID number F1S0AG6015A001/ACQ-26-H002. The estimated contract cost and funding level are redacted. The justification was coordinated on 12 March 2026 by Program Manager Justin Duhart and approved on 26 March 2026 by Contracting Officer Susana Dryer. The authority for this acquisition is AFFARS 5313.501 under 10 U.S.C. 2302b for Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

The acquisition involves a fully integrated, turnkey radiometric test station consisting of high-emissivity blackbody sources, an integrating sphere uniform source, a Model 13971 custom COLOSUS target projector system with multiple bar targets and pinhole targets, differential and extended area low-temperature blackbody systems, a high-temperature blackbody system, an optical table, software (IRWindows 5), annual support subscription with 24-hour response time, on-site installation and alignment, operator training for up to eight personnel, and standard commercial warranty. SBIR is justified as the sole source based on unique technical capability—it holds an exclusive commercial license to apply the Vantablack S-IR coating to large-area blackbody sources with spectral flatness greater than 0.995 emissivity. The government conducted a comprehensive market survey via a public Sources Sought Notice (F1S0AG6015A001) on SAM.gov; responses from SBIR, Federon/HGH, and AFRL confirmed no other sources could meet mandatory requirements. The justification emphasizes that the system represents a modernization of a long-standing government investment in SBIR's proprietary IRWindows 5 software ecosystem and that using alternative sources would result in substantial duplication of cost and unacceptable technical risk due to incompatibility with existing legacy systems.