JIPOM ATTACHMENT 3.pdf

This document is a Justification for Single Source Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) for the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic. The procurement is for a HYDRA Integrated MQ25 System from L3Harris Technologies, Inc., located in Lynchburg, VA. The acquisition is restricted to this single source because L3Harris is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for the current system, which uses a proprietary trunked radio architecture and IP-based equipment.

A Sources Sought was posted from May 5th through May 8th with no offers received. NIWC Atlantic has previously purchased a complete Hydra System from L3Harris under a previous delivery order. The document indicates the component is commercial and readily available. The justification was approved by the Contracting Officer on May 9, 2025, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with the purpose of procuring configuration-specific HYDRA solutions to support the AN/SRC-55 Hierarchal, Yet Dynamically Reprogrammable Architecture (HYDRA) System.