Sole Source Justification_Redacted.pdf

This is a Memorandum for Record justifying a sole source acquisition below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold for the U.S. Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground. The contract (Control No: JA-25-Nat-0592) is being awarded to Surface Optics Corporation in San Diego, California for maintenance and calibration services of a SOC-100 Hemisherical Directional Reflectometer (SOC-100 HDR) located in Building 3, Room 321.

The services include annual preventative maintenance, calibration, on-site maintenance/repair as needed, engineer labor and travel, priority technical support, factory-certified replacement parts, service reports, calibration certificates, and hardware upgrades discounted by 10%. The contract is structured as a fixed-price purchase order with a base period from September 15, 2025 to September 14, 2026, and three one-year option periods extending through September 14, 2029. The acquisition is justified under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) as only one source is reasonably available, citing that Surface Optics Corporation is the original equipment manufacturer and the only vendor capable of meeting the government's specialized maintenance requirements for this precise optical instrument used to measure thermal emissivity of textile samples.