FieldFox Brandname justification RedactedSigned-Vasquez.pdf

UNCLASSIFIED

Determination and Findings for a Single-Source Acquisition (RFO Part 12)

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT: Determination and Findings

Single-Source Acquisition for 27 SOSS

1. Identification of Agency and Contracting Activity:

Agency: Department of the Air Force

Contracting Activity: 27th Special Operations Contracting Squadron - Commodities and Services Flight

Purchase Request Number: F1L1H86086AA01

2. Nature and Description of the Action Being Approved:

This Determination and Findings (D&F) authorize the acquisition of brand-name Keysight FieldFox Network Analyzers. The applicable TO 00-20-10 requires the use of the Keysight FieldFox Network Analyzer to support Remote Maintenance Center (RMC) Instrument Landing System (ILS) maintenance requirements. The estimated value of this acquisition is , ). This acquisition will be conducted using the procedures set forth in Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12, Simplified Procedures.

3. Citation of Applicable Statutory and/or Regulatory Authority:

The authority for this action is RFO 12.102(a), which permits the acquisition of a brand-name item when the Contracting Officer determines that the specified brand name is necessary to satisfy the Government’s minimum needs. The Government’s requirement for the Keysight FieldFox Network Analyzer is based on TO 00-20-10.

4. Findings:

The acquisition requires the brand-name Keysight FieldFox Network Analyzer because TO 00-20-10 identifies the Keysight FieldFox as the required test equipment for supporting Remote Maintenance Center (RMC) Instrument Landing System (ILS) maintenance requirements. Compliance with the applicable Technical Order requires the use of the specified brand-name equipment. Market research identified responsible small business distributors capable of supplying the required Keysight FieldFox Network Analyzer. Because this acquisition is below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), the Nonmanufacturer Rule does not apply. Therefore, the Government’s minimum needs require the specified brand-name Keysight FieldFox Network Analyzer.

Market research was conducted on 01-Dec-2025 through 24-Mar-2026

5. Determination:

Based on the detailed findings above, I hereby determine that the Government’s minimum needs require the brand-name Keysight FieldFox Network Analyzer identified in TO 00-20-10. Accordingly, the use of the specified brand-name item is authorized in accordance with RFO 12.102(a)

6. Expiration Date:

This is a D&F for an individual contract action; therefore, an expiration date is not applicable.

ELIZABETH VASQUEZ, CIV, DAF

Contracting Officer