Intent to Sole Source Contract to Black River Systems Company, Inc.

The Department of the Army Alabama Army National Guard's 187th Fighter Wing Contracting Office at Dannelly Field, Alabama has issued a Special Notice announcing their intent to award a sole source contract to Black River Systems Company, Inc. The contract encompasses three specific components: SS-365-SW-CS Ninja Annual Software Support including library updates, customer service, help desk support, and support web-portal access; SS-365-HW-GEN2 Ninja Gen2 System Hardware Warranty Extension with RMA management and factory repairs; and SS-365-HW-TRX Ninja TRx System Hardware Warranty Extension also including RMA management and factory repairs. The agency intends to justify this sole source award under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B) due to the proprietary specialized equipment replacement nature of the requirement. This notice was posted on September 10, 2025, and serves as an informational announcement rather than a competitive solicitation.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to inform the contracting community of the government's intention to proceed with a non-competitive award while providing an opportunity for other potential contractors to demonstrate their capabilities. Interested parties who believe they can meet the stated requirements have until September 25, 2025, to submit written information describing their ability to provide the specified products and services. The government explicitly states this is not a request for competitive quotes, but rather an opportunity for market research to determine whether competitive procurement might be feasible. Any contractor responding must demonstrate their capability to provide the specialized Ninja system software support, hardware warranty extensions, and associated technical services. The government retains sole discretion in determining whether to convert this procurement to a competitive process based on the responses received, and information submitted will be evaluated exclusively for the purpose of assessing the viability of competitive procurement.