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Control No: JA-26-Adel-0603
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JUSTIFICATION REVIEW DOCUMENT

FAR PART 16 EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY JUSTIFICATION

For Actions Exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) Programs/Equipment:
Improvement – Within-Scope Ceiling Increase Request

Support and

Authority: FAR 16.505(a)(4) – Restricting consideration to an item peculiar to one manufacturer (e.g., a particular brand-name, product, or a feature of a product that is peculiar to one manufacturer.
Total Value: $4,339,131.44
Prepared by:
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Date:09/02/2026
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Date: 09/02/2026

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Technical:
Program Manager
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Requirements:
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Date: 09/02/2026

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Date: 09/02/2026

Control No: JA-26-Adel-0603
Supply/Service:

The nature of this contract modification is intended only to accommodate higher than anticipated demand for the services provided on this task order. The contractor will be performance the same work within scope as defined by PWS. There are no additional deliverables to be included and no changes in requirements because of this modification. 4. Authority Cited: RFO FAR 16.507-6(d)(2) – Exception to fair opportunity justification

for orders valued above the SAT. “The order must be issued on a sole-source basis in the interest of economy and efficiency because it is a logical follow-on to an order already issued under the contract, provided that all awardees were given a fair opportunity to be considered for the original order.”

5. Reason for Authority Cited:

requires a modification to the total ceiling
amount of the existing order placed under the multi-award IDIQ vehicle to allow for additional work required under this contract.
The contractor Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is tasked with support and improvement services that include development and maintenance function with the
program office. As a joint service office, future mission requirements for Navy and Air Force that are shared with existing Army mission requirements are not entirely predictable and may need to leverage existing contract vehicles provided by the Army to assist with more rapid deployment of related services. ARA’s current support for development on this Army task order contract was identified by Navy stakeholders in the
program office to cover the working scope of planned
requirements for their own investment in
development.
The nature of this modification is to accommodate additional work for an existing task