Limited Competition Justification Ninja Hardware and Software_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification Review Document and Memorandum for Record from the National Guard Bureau dated July 15, 2025, justifying a single-source contract action for a Ninja counter-small Unmanned Aerial Systems (c-sUAS) hardware and software upgrade.

The procurement addresses a requirement to upgrade the National Guard's existing Ninja c-sUAS system with three components: the Ninja 4925 Radio Frequency Front End (RFFE) part number NINJA-BR4925R, Ninja Gen 2 System Annual Support software license (part number NINJA-SS-365-GEN2), and Ninja Gen 2 Hardware Extended Warranty (part number NINJA-SS-365-HW-GEN2). The contract action is structured as a new firm fixed-price contract using O&M Air funds, with contracting activity USPFO-CA 144 FW. The justification cites 47 USC 4106(c) as implemented in FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B), asserting that only Black River Systems, the sole provider of Ninja c-sUAS items, is capable of meeting the requirement because the Ninja system was developed with proprietary software and no competitor's system is compatible with the existing installation at 144 SFS. The document notes this is a new procurement (not previously procured) and indicates the contracting officer has determined the anticipated cost to be fair and reasonable. The justification identifies efforts to obtain competition through various c-sUAS capability solicitations via the SBIR program, though these did not yield alternative sources.