JOFOC.pdf

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Boulder, CO 80305-3328

MEMORANDUM for RECORD

Date: 04/23/20

Jason Easley Contract Specialist NIST Acquisition Management Division - Boulder

Subject: Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition for Contract # 1333ND20PNB670308

The Communications Technology Laboratory conducts research related to spectrum. This research spans a broad area covering topics associated with distributed spectrum sensing, signal propagation, interference between devices, and evaluating a device’s ability to share spectrum.

As each of these topics are explored, their applications to Long-Term Evolution (LTE) system is examined. The LTE User Equipment (UEs) emulator (TM500) and traffic generator (RDA) owned by Shared Spectrum Metrology (SSM) Group is at the center of this research.

Viavi f.k.a. Aeroflex Wichita Inc. who will be receiving the award is the original equipment manufacturer and does not authorize resellers or other vendors to support or license its products.

A sources sought was posted to beta.SAM on 4/17/2020. That posting closed on 4/21/2020 with only one response from Viavi/Aeroflex Wichita. This confirmed that Viavi/Aeroflex Wichita is the only source that can perform the service. Therefore, contract number 1333ND20PNB670308 will be awarded to Aeroflex Wichita.

Jason Easley Contract Specialist