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- N0017826R1601
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This is a Justification and Approval (J&A) document for a sole source Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) award by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD).
The contracting activity is awarding a firm fixed price BPA on a sole source basis to Applied Physical Electronics, L.C. (APELC) for critical equipment and services. The BPA covers multiple product service codes including instrument manufacturing for measuring and testing electricity and electrical signals, national defense R&D services, maintenance and repair of laboratory equipment, electronic countermeasures equipment, and laboratory equipment and supplies. The BPA will reduce procurement timelines and enable NSWCDD to establish calls for recurring requirements that cannot be accurately predicted. Individual calls placed under the agreement will be firm fixed price and shall not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold per call. The government credit card and Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) are authorized payment methods. The period of performance is five years from the date of award, with delivery dates determined in each individual call. The estimated total contract cost is not to exceed $500,000 across fiscal years 2026 through 2030, funded through Navy Working Capital Fund annual service cost center (SCC) funds.
The justification for sole source award centers on the proprietary nature of APELC's hardware and services, specifically the RS-105 system with Marx Generators and related equipment used for electromagnetic pulse testing. Market research identified no other vendors or authorized resellers capable of meeting the government's requirements. The rapid procurement timeline is critical because delays in equipment replacement severely impact the Division's ability to meet program schedules when test assets are down or unusable. The BPA will be synopsized on SAM.gov on March 30, 2026, and the Contracting Officer has determined anticipated costs to be fair and reasonable.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER
DAHLGREN DIVISION
6149 WELSH ROAD SUITE 203
DAHLGREN VIRGINIA 22448-5130
IN REPLY REFER TO
J&A Number:
Code:
JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL
JUSTIFICATION
1. Contracting Activity
The Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Contracts Department
2. Description of the Action Being Approved
Award of a firm fixed priced Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) on a sole source basis for critical equipment and services to be used by
, manufactured by Applied Physical Electronics, L.C.
(APELC).
3. Description of Supplies/Services
The BPA will cover products and services with the following product service codes and North America Industry Classification System (NAICS):
334515 Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
AC13 National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military;
Experimental Development
J066 Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment- Instruments and Laboratory Equipment
N099 Installation of Equipment - Miscellaneous 5865 Electronic Countermeasures, Counter-Countermeasures and Quick Reaction
Capability Equipment 5999 Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components 6625 Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
The BPA will reduce the procurement timelines and enable NSWCDD to establish calls to satisfy recurring requirements that cannot be accurately predicted. Calls under the BPAs will be Firm Fixed Price and shall not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold per call. Individual calls placed under this agreement will identify definitive requirements. The BPA shall include the terms to allow the government credit card and wide area workflow (WAWF) as the methods of
J&A Number: DN-26-0053 test assets are down and unusable.
will experience schedule slippage and lost productivity if the equipment’s products are not suitable for use. Due to the continuous use of hardware and systems, it is critical that a solution be implemented for the procurement of hardware and software; rapid maintenance or repairs;
troubleshooting or helpdesk support as soon as possible.
6. Description of Efforts Made to Solicit Offers from as Many Offerors as Practicable
Market research has not identified any other vendors who can meet the Government’s requirements. Market research and discussions with the OEM, APELC, confirm that there are no authorized resellers for their products and services. It has also been determined that this requirement is inherently noncompetitive due to the proprietary nature of the hardware and services. This makes APELC the only solution to provide the required products and services.
The proposed BPA will be synopsized on the SAM.gov Federal website on 30 March 2026. It is anticipated that only APELC will express interest in this requirement. No additional market research was conducted because it is not practicable, for the reasons discussed in paragraph 5 above, for any company other than APELC to provide the required hardware, equipment and services.
7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Costs
The Contracting Officer has determined the anticipated cost to the Government of the supplies/services covered by this J&A will be fair and reasonable.
8. Actions to Remove Barriers to Competition
For the reasons set forth in Paragraph 5, NSWCDD has no plans at this time to compete future contracts for the types of supplies/services covered by this document. If another potential source emerges, NSWCDD will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible.
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