SSJ3_Redacted.pdf

This is a Single Source Justification document for a simplified acquisition submitted by the Air Force Technical Center (AFTC/PZIOA) Base Operations Support Division at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

The acquisition seeks a support contract for the Keysight PXIe Support Service to provide ongoing warranty, repair services, calibration, and software maintenance for a Keysight PXIe 32 port vector network analyzer system. The system was acquired by GWEF RF Modernization to achieve initial operational capability and support precision measurement and system characterization for RF testing. The contractor must provide OEM-level technical support including integration assistance, calibration procedures, diagnostic software, factory-original repair parts, and software updates. The services are essential to maintain the system at exact factory specifications and ensure full operational capability for the lab environment. The justification cites that Keysight Technologies is the sole source capable of providing these services because it possesses exclusive proprietary knowledge, tools, materials, calibration procedures, diagnostic software, factory-original certified parts, and node-locked software licenses necessary for proper maintenance. Market research confirmed that no third-party vendors can service this proprietary integrated system configuration. The Contracting Officer has determined under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) that only a single source is reasonably available. The government will continue to monitor the market for potential alternative sources in the future.