Fair Opp Exception Ninja Dismount Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity or to Use Brand-Name Restriction document filed by the 316th Contracting Squadron at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

The 316th Contracting Squadron seeks to procure a Ninja Dismount Counter-UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) from Black River Systems Company, Inc. under a fair opportunity exception per RFO 16.507-6(b)(2). The justification documents that unmanned aircraft systems, particularly small commercial drones, present proliferating threats to safety, security, and mission success. Current organic UAS detection and mitigation capabilities are insufficient for identifying and tracking hostile or unauthorized UAS in operational environments, particularly in complex radio frequency settings with integrated field personnel workflows. The vendor Black River Systems Company, Inc. is identified as the only approved vendor developed under the Small Business Innovation Research program utilized by Air Force Research Laboratory and possesses unique qualifications dedicated to affordable war fighting technologies for air, space, and cybersecurity forces. The Contracting Officer will place a delivery order off GSA Contract 47QSWA23D00A9 (FAR 8.404 FAC Number 2026-01), with GSA having determined that schedule contract supplies are fair and reasonable, thereby eliminating the need for separate fair and reasonable pricing determination. Supporting precedent includes prior SBIR program delivery orders (FA542224FUL03 and FA527026FA073) for similar Security Forces Squadron projects. The agency intends to explore higher-level research entities for alternative security system options if open market approaches become available in the future.