Benchtop Network Analyzer, ZNLE6, is required for signal and power integrity analysis

NASA/NSSC is proceeding with a sole source procurement under FAR 12.102(a) to acquire a Benchtop Network Analyzer, model ZNLE6, from Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc., as the exclusive provider of this equipment for signal and power integrity analysis critical to avionics testing at Wallops Flight Facility. The procurement is structured as an 8(a) sole source set-aside, indicating the vendor is a certified small business participating in the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program, and the acquisition will follow streamlined commercial item procedures outlined in FAR Part 12. The technical requirements specify a device with a frequency range extending from 100 kHz to 6 GHz, a dynamic range of at least 110 dB, a noise floor no higher than -120 dBm, two test ports, time-domain analysis with distance-to-fault capability, Ethernet and USB 3.0/C interfaces, and physical dimensions not exceeding 16.5 inches wide, 7.5 inches high, and 9.5 inches deep, weighing less than 13.5 pounds. Delivery must occur within five weeks of contract acceptance, with no specified FOB terms or place of delivery beyond the performance location at NASA/WFF. The solicitation does not include pricing details, contract type (e.g., FFP), or evaluation factors due to its non-competitive nature, and no formal inspection criteria or packaging standards are defined beyond implied conformance to commercial item norms under FAR Part 12. Responses to this notice, limited to written submissions of capabilities and qualifications, are due by 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on May 7, 2026, and must be emailed to McKenzie Hanson, Procurement Specialist at NASA/NSSC. The NASA FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, applies to facilitate communication, and the NAICS code for this acquisition is 334515. No payment office, accounting codes, COR/COTR details, or formal attachments are provided, and the solicitation number is 80NSSC26932460Q.