JA_Real Time Processor_Redacted.pdf

Control No: JA-22-Ten-416 Contractor: Weibel Scientific

Program/Equipment: RTP-2100MBPA

Version –March 2017 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

JUSTIFICATION REVIEW DOCUMENT

FAR SUBPART 13.5 SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL

ITEMS – BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

Program/Equipment: Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) at Aberdeen Proving Ground requests a sole source procurement of two RTP-2100MBPA from Weibel Scientific.

Authority: Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items, 41 U.S.C. 1901 as implemented by FAR Subpart 13.5.

Amount:

Prepared by: Tien Nguyen DSN:

Contract Specialist Date: 5/20/22

Contracting Officer: Rex M. Valdez DSN:

Contracting Officer Date:

Technical: Michael Brown DSN:

Electrical Engineer Date: 2/28/22

Requirements: Michael Brown DSN:

Electrical Engineer Date: 2/28/22

Reviews: I have reviewed this justification and find it adequate to support sole source.

Program Manager:

Typed Name: Michael Brown

Program/Equipment: RTP-2100MBPA

Version – March 2017 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

There is currently no trained or capable personal in government that could deliver the system in the time required.

Minimum requirements are to provide programs with range, deflection and balitic trajectory. These are the only systems at this range capable of providing this data.

Demand for this data continues to be high.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: The Contracting Officer shall publish the notices required by FAR 5.201.

7. Actions to Increase Competition: The supply items (real time processors) are critical to support ATC mission for continuous testing. Although the Government is limited in this case to sole source, ATC will continue to research and make every effort to use compatible supplies that will not limit to sole source, but instead compete these requirements to the maximum extent possible, and within current policy. Future efforts will include contacting various industry partners, manufacturers, distributors, etc.

Ensuring the widest dissemination of opportunity among these entities will maximize the possibility of competition and cost savings for the Government

8. Market Research: On 10 October 2021, ATC had a meeting with the manufacturer, Weibel Scientific, and discussed about possible fixes on the Multi frequency tracking radars (MFTR) that are currently in use at Aberdeen Proving Grounds which are currently degraded. As resulted from the meeting, repair of MFTR’s is requiring the replacement of the RTP (real time processor).

Additional online market research was done by contracting office using the Google search engine confirmed that Weibel Scientific is the manufacturer and the sole provider of real time processors (RTP) RTP-2100MBPA. Weibel Scientific is a small business. A sole source letter was requested by the contracting office on 24 May 2022 and Weibel Scientific responded on the same date and provided a sole source stating that Weibel Equipment Inc. in Lake Worth, FL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Weibel Scientific A/S in Solvang, Denmark. Weibel is the sole manufacturer and seller of the RTP-2100MBPA Real Time Processor units with Multi Beam Phased Array capability in the United States and does not utilize third party resellers/partners for this product line.

Based on the market research findings by the contracting office and the needs of the RTP replacement from the requiring activity it is recommended to be in the best interest of the Government to issue a sole source request for quote to Weibel Equipment Inc. A notice of intent to sole source will be posted through the webpage at ww.sam.gov.

9. Interested Sources: To date, no other sources have written to express interest in the acquisition.

10. Other Facts: None

Program/Equipment: RTP-2100MBPA

Version – March 2017 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

11. Technical Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in the justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Typed Name: Michael Brown Date: 6/1/2022 Title: Electrical Engineer Signature:

12. Requirements Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in the justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Typed Name: Michael Brown Date: 6/1/2022 Title: Electrical Engineer Signature: