NFR Justification FAR Part 6_ Final Approved Signed)Redacted.pdf

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Control Number: JA-Toby-26-0401

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JUSTIFICATION REVIEW DOCUMENT

FAR Part 6 Justification and Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition

Program/Equipment: Near-Field Range (NFR) Upgrade for Cylindrical Near-Field Measurements

Authority: 10 U.S.C. § 3204(a)(1) as implemented by Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) 6.103-1(b), One responsible source.

Amount: $502K

Prepared by: Marissa Brodi Phone: 570-615-6442

Contract Specialist Date: 10 June 2026 E-mail: Marissa.c.brodi.civ@army.mil

Contracting Officer: Stephanie Coleman Phone: 570-615-5043 Contracting Officer Date: 10 June 2026 E-mail: stephanie.m.coleman17.civ@army.mil

Technical: James Harris Phone: 570-615-6285 Electronics Engineer Date: 10 June 2026 E-mail: james.t.harris208.civ@army.mil

Requirements: Samuel Fumanti Phone: 570-615-6293 Branch Chief Date: 10 June 2026 E-mail: Samuel.fumanti.civ@army.mil

Reviews: I have reviewed this justification and find it adequate to support other than full and open competition.

Program Manager/Program Executive Officer:

Michael Szumski Phone: 570-615-5504 Branch Chief E-mail: michael.s.szumski.civ@army.mil

Controlled by: Army Controlled by: ACC-APG CUI Category: General Procurement and Acquisition Distribution Limited Dissemination Control: FEDCON POC: Stephanie Coleman, 570-615-504

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FAR Part 6 Justification and Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition

1. Requiring Activity:

Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Engineering Branch Tobyhanna Army Depot 11 Hap ARNOLD Blvd.

Tobyhanna, PA 18466

2. Contracting Activity:

U.S. Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground Tobyhanna Division 11 Hap Arnold Blvd.

Tobyhanna, PA 18466

3. Description of Action: Request approval to award a new $502K non-competitive contract action for the installation, and calibration of an azimuth antenna positioner, antenna range controllers, radio frequency (RF) absorber paneling, equipment controller, cylindrical near-field (CNF) software, and associated cabling for the purpose of upgrading an existing near-field range (NFR) to support vertical CNF measurements for the C5ISR mission at TYAD. This action will be a firm-fixed-price contract over the estimated period of 19 June 2026 through 19 January 2027 to NSI-MI Technologies Inc., CAGE: 7MSX5, 1125 Satellite BLVD NW STE 100 Suwanee, GA 30024-4629. The contract will be fully funded using Other Procurement, Army (OPA) funds.

4. Description of Supplies/Services: The supplies required consist of the following NSI-MI Technologies products: one (1) MEC-AZ-20 Azimuth Antenna Positioner, two (2) ELE-ARC Antenna Range Controllers (ARC), one (1) set of RF absorber paneling, one

(1) equipment controller, two (2) sets of all necessary cabling, along with proprietary CNF measurement software. The services include the installation and calibration of the supplies into an existing NFR.

Item Quantity Delivery Date Estimated Unit Price

Estimated Value

Azimuth Positioner

1 19 DEC 2026 $42,781.67 $42,781.67

Cylindrical Near- Field

Measurement Software License

1 19 DEC 2026 $110,783.41 $110,783.41

Radio Frequency (RF)

1 19 DEC 2026 $5,000.00 $5,000.00

Absorber Paneling

1 19 DEC $25,000.00 $25,000.00

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Equipment Controller

Workstation

1 19 DEC 2026 $17,802.05 $17,802.05

Antenna Range Controller

2 19 DEC 2026 $13,965.00 $27,930.00

Cabling 1 19 DEC 2026 $32,086.26 $32,086.26 Installation

Support Labor

1 19 JAN 2027 $17,511.67 $17,511.67

Calibration Labor

1 19 JAN 2027 $11,039.00 $11,039.00

Shipping and Packaging

1 19 DEC 2026 $3,839.18 $3,839.18

5. Authority Cited: Title 41 U.S.C. §1901(e)(2) as implemented by Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) 6.103-1(b), One responsible source.

6. Reason for Authority Cited: The use of the NSI-MI equipment previously described is essential to the Government's requirements, and market research indicates other companies' similar products, or products lacking the particular features, do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the agency's needs. The technical justification is based on the following critical factors:

a. Background: The requirement is to procure, install, and calibrate an azimuth antenna positioner, antenna range controllers, RF absorber paneling, equipment controller, along with CNF measurement software and associated cabling into an existing NFR to support vertical CNF measurements. TYAD currently utilizes an established NFR architecture. The proposed vertical CNF capability is an augmentation to this existing range, not a standalone system. The NSI-MI MEC-AZ-20 positioner and ELE-ARC controllers are the only components engineered to natively interface with the facility’s existing range structural mounts, safety interlocks, and power distribution systems without requiring extensive, costly mechanical and electrical redesigns of the facility.

The testing of complex antenna systems requires absolute precision and zero-latency communication between the positioner, the Antenna Range Controller, and the data acquisition software. The ELE-ARC utilizes proprietary firmware and communication protocols to synchronize movement and RF measurement. Introducing a third-party positioner or controller would require the development of custom middleware, breaking the seamless hardware-software integration and invalidating the precision calibration required for DW C5ISR systems. To utilize a different manufacturer's azimuth positioner or controller, TYAD would be forced to replace the entire existing NFR control ecosystem, including the overarching range software, data acquisition subsystems, and structural mounting points. This would result in a substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. Furthermore, the engineering and integration time required to force third-party components to communicate with the legacy system would incur additional labor costs. The estimate for open competition is based upon a previous contract (W25G1V-19-C-0012) to

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replace all the equipment and software in the NFR. This is a substantial duplication because the $1M estimate of full replacement eclipses the $502K effort that NSI-MI will be able to perform to provide TYAD vertical CNF measurement capability.

b. Alternatives: N/A

c. Impact if not approved: If the justification is disapproved, there will be duplication of cost in engineering labor and materials to interface with the existing NSI-MI architecture

NFR.

7. Efforts to Obtain Competition: Market research was conducted, details of which are included in the market research section of this document. The Contracting Officer has published the notices required by FAR 5.201 and any bids or proposals received shall be considered.

a. Effective competition: There is no expectation for competition to identify a vendor that isn’t NSI-MI with a solution that interfaces effectively with the existing NSI-MI architecture in the TYAD NFR.

b. Subcontracting competition: This section is not applicable as NSI-MI will not need to subcontract any of the supplies or labor required with this acquisition.

8.Actions to Increase Competition: This is a one-time requirement for TYAD and no future similar acquisitions are anticipated.

9.Market Research: Market research was conducted by TYAD engineers and ACC- APG Tobyhanna Division from APR – MAY 26 in accordance with FAR 10.002. On 27 April 2026, Request for Information W51A1126NFRANTPOS was posted on SAM.gov and RFI1808888 was posted on GSA eBuy both for a period of 19 calendar days.

Interested offerors were requested to contact the Government and submit a capability statement. The Government received two responses, one from NSI-MI and one from Fairwinds. Only the NSI-MI response was applicable to TYAD’s use case of a near-field range. The RFI did not reveal any additional sources for this requirement that could provide a solution with native compatibility to the existing infrastructure and proprietary software and firmware. Therefore, Government technical experts concluded that NSI-MI is the only source that can provide the requirements for the near-field range upgrade to support vertical CNF measurements. Market research cannot identify any sources beyond NSI-MI that can meet the Government’s requirements.

Also, an Intent to Sole Source has been posted on SAM.gov on 22 June 2026 and closed on 26 June 2026. The sole source company NSI-MI has responded to the Intent to Sole Source on SAM.gov. They showed that they are still interested in quoting to the requirement.

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10.Interested Sources: NSI-MI and Fairwinds are the sources that have written to express interest in the acquisition. Fairwinds is unable provide the requirements for the current near-field range upgrade to support vertical CNF measurements.

11.Other Facts: N/A

a. Procurement history. Contract files were obtained for previous modifications to the near-field ranges and far-field ranges that are at TYAD.

Contract Number Contractor Procurement Method Amount

(est.)

Period of Performance

W25G1V19C0012 NSI-MI

Technologies, LLC

Unrestricted competitive $0.8M 10 MAY 2019 through 24 JAN

W25G1V19C0014 NSI-MI

Technologies, LLC

Unrestricted competitive $2.0M 27 JUN 2019 through 31

DEC 2020

b. Other facts: The previous contracts were completed using full and open competition.

The circumstances under the previous contracts required a full replacement of the infrastructure within the near-field ranges that allowed for the potential introduction of vendor equipment not produced by NSI-MI. This is not the same circumstance as the current requirement without incurring substantial duplication of costs.

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Technical Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance, which are included in the justification, are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

James Harris Electronics Engineer

b. Requirements Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance, which are included in the justification, are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Samuel Fumanti Branch Chief

c. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination: I hereby determine that the anticipated price/cost to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable. This determination will be made using price analysis. (Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO)15.404-1. As part of the basis, certified cost or pricing data will not be required per RFO 15.403-2(b)(3); there is an exception to certified cost or pricing data requirements when acquiring commercial products or services.

Stephanie Coleman Contracting Officer

d. Contracting Officer Certification: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Contracting Officer

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Approval

Based on the foregoing justification, I hereby approve the procurement of Near-Field Range Upgrade for Cylindrical Near-Field Measurements on an other than full and open competition basis pursuant to the authority of Title 10 U.S.C. § 3204(a)(1) as implemented by Revolutionary FAR Overhaul 6.103-1(b). The estimated value is $502K over the estimated period of 19 June 2026 through 19 January 2027. The approval is subject to availability of funds, and provided that the supplies and/or services herein described have otherwise been authorized for this acquisition.

Contracting Officer