Limited Sources Justification - Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) 9531BM25A0015 – “Vehicle Recorder Division (RE-40) Laboratory Software Maintenance and Enhancements

Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted

Solicitation number
9531BM25A0015
Agency
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Contract number
9531BM25A0015
Place of performance
Falls Church, Virginia, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a Limited Sources Justification to award a sole-source Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA 9531BM25A0015) to General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. (GDIT) for Vehicle Recorder Division Laboratory Software Maintenance and Enhancements. The contract covers maintenance and development of two critical software tools, CIDER (Crash Investigation Data Extraction and Readout) and Reveal, which are used for recovering and analyzing data from flight data recorders, electronic devices, and other transportation-related recording systems. The NTSB justified the sole-source award based on GDIT's unique qualifications, including 20 years of experience developing these specialized software applications, extensive knowledge of the required programming languages and systems, and deep understanding of NTSB's data recovery processes. The contract runs from August 25, 2025, through August 24, 2030, consisting of one 12-month base year and four 12-month option years, encompassing approximately 96,000 hours of software development work across four primary task areas: system maintenance, new features and functionality, system enhancements, and software quality assurance. The NTSB conducted market research and issued a Sources Sought Notice but received no alternative proposals, further supporting the sole-source determination, though the specific award amount was not disclosed in the notice.

Notice text

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has a requirement for Vehicle Recorder Division (RE-40) Laboratory Software Maintenance and Enhancements.

The purpose of the posted Limited Source Justification (LSJ) is to provide documentation that explains why this specific requirement was awarded without competition to General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. (GDIT) and thereby be considered "only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized" for maintenance and enhancements to its Vehicle Recorder Division Laboratory software in accordance with FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B).

The Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), 9531BM25A0015, was awarded under GDIT's General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract GS-35F-393CA. In accordance with FAR 8.405-6(a)(2)(i), within 14 days of establishing the BPA, a notice of this contract action and LSJ is posted on the Government-wide Point of Entry Contracting Opportunities website (www.sam.gov) and the NTSB website for 30 days.

Awarded contract 9531BM25A0015 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2025-08-25.

Files

File Type Posted
RE-40 Lab Software LSJ_Posting.pdf PDF

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