Justification and Approval_Redacted.pdf

This is a Department of the Air Force Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (CUI document) for a sole source contract award.

The Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Contracting Activity AFSC/PZIMB, seeks to award a sole source contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation for the upgrade of the Indoor Compact Range #4, an antenna electrical test system located at Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex (WR-ALC), Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The contract includes rehost of the APN-241 testing onto the upgraded Range #4. The Range #4 is a compact range used for electrical re-qualification of the APN-241 antenna following its upgrade, with the upgrade purpose being to maintain system supportability throughout the entire life of the APN-241. The statutory authority for this sole source award is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), which permits sole source procurement when only one responsible source can satisfy agency requirements.

The justification establishes that Northrop Grumman is the only capable source because it possesses exclusive ownership of proprietary design data, technical drawings, software, system architecture required to design and integrate the indoor compact range #4 upgrade. Additionally, Northrop Grumman owns and controls key Acceptance Test Procedures (ATPs), calibration methodologies, and performance validation processes essential for ensuring accurate electrical qualification of the APN-241 antenna. Market research was conducted through the Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS), System for Award Management (SAM), and GSA databases using NAICS Code 334111 (Electronic Computer Manufacturing), resulting in 13 small businesses and 0 GSA vendors capable of providing the required Indoor Compact Antennae Range (ICAR). The contracting officer, Teresa Duval, AFSC/PZIMB, signed this justification on May 19, 2026. The document was issued in April 2026 and is classified as CUI.