JA FY26 RS AIT-Redacted

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

(41 U.S.C. § 3304(a)(1))

Pursuant to the requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.103 (FAR Class Deviation 25-111), and in accordance with the requirements of RFO 6.104, the justification for the use of the statutory authority under RFO 6.103 is justified by the following facts and rationale required under RFO 6.104-1 as follows: 1. Agency and Contracting Activity.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Contracting and Procurement (C&P), and Acquisition Program Management (APM) proposes to enter into a contract on a basis Other than Full and Open Competition to procure Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) units required to support airport modernization with increased security and efficiency at several airports designated by the TSA Administrator, and in accordance with the DHS Secretary’s Modernization Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for FY2026. This equipment is used to detect potentially dangerous metallic and nonmetallic threats to aviation security, including weapons, explosives, and other threat objects concealed under layers of clothing without physical contact.
The Justification and Approval tracking number for this document is JA-2026-04-1308. 2. Nature and/or Description of the Action Being Approved. This Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition sets forth the Agency’s rationale to award a contract on the basis of other than full and open for R&S AITs required to support increased security and efficiency for travelers with flights from the designated modernization airports. APM is seeking a sole source purchase, installation, and maintenance contract of up to 304 R&S AITs to fill mission needs at large airports representing the highest passenger volume facilities in the U.S. aviation system, subject to elevated security requirements due to their operational complexity, risk profile, and strategic importance. These airports require advanced screening technologies capable of detecting both conventional and evolving threat objects, including metallic and nonmetallic weapons, explosives, and other items concealed under clothing, without physical contact. See below information for additional contract details:
(a) Nature of Action: Procurement, installation, and maintenance of up to 304 R&S AIT units (model Quick Personnel Scanner 201 (QPS201)) for deployment to designated modernization airports.