Justification Review Document Summary

This is a Justification Review Document for a single-source contract determination issued by the National Guard Bureau for the procurement of Vector Dagger and Hammer First-Person View (FPV) small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) Start Up and Trainers. The contracting officer is Mr. William (Billy) T. Brown III, and the requirement is being solicited from Vector Defense under authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 as implemented in FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). The contract action is a new, firm fixed-price procurement under Army O&M funding with an estimated price that has been redacted. The procurement includes 21 Vector Dagger sUAS units with batteries, 42 spare batteries, 14 NDAA-compliant drone goggles, 4 Vector Hammer F1 small Unmanned Aerial Systems, 1 NDAA-compliant Hammer F1 controller, 12 NDAA-compliant Dagger controllers, and associated spare parts and accessories.

The justification for sole-source procurement cites three primary bases: substantial duplication of costs under prior agency-funded training investments in Vector Defense systems, unacceptable delays and timeliness issues requiring 15-30 day delivery timelines that only Vector Defense can meet, and strategic and statutory compliance mandates under the National Defense Authorization Act requiring domestically sourced, NDAA-compliant systems with Blue List certification. The contracting officer conducted market research through a seven-day Sources Sought notice on SAM.gov (August 26-September 2, 2026), which resulted in four small business respondents expressing interest and three providing Vector drone quotes, supporting the conclusion that competition is not reasonably available. A follow-on Brand-Name Total Small Business Set-Aside solicitation is planned for September 2-16, 2026, to solicit additional Vectoor sUAS small business quotes. The justification was approved by the contracting officer on September 2, 2026, certifying fair and reasonable anticipated costs.