152N_JA_Redacted.pdf

J&A Number:

N55236250027

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MAINTENANCE CENTER

3755 BRINSER ST STE 1

SAN DIEGO, CA 92136-5299

Code: 440A Contract Number: N00024-25-C-4411

Date: 17 July 2025

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION

1. CONTRACTING ACTIVITY

The Naval Sea Systems Command, Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (N55236), Contracting Department Code 440A, 3755 Brinser Street, Suite #1, San Diego, CA 92136-5299. Contracting ACO: Kendric Mcnair

2. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION BEING APPROVED:

Sole source contract action is to add one (1) New Work Item at a Firm Fixed Price to BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair Inc. (BAE) under Contract N00024-25-C-4411 awarded for USS GREEN BAY (LPD-20) Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Dry Docking Selected Restricted Availability (SRA).

Work Item to be incorporated:

a. 441-90-010; Comms as a Service (CAAS) Installation; accomplish

3. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES:

a. 441-90-010; Comms as a Service (CAAS) Installation; accomplish.

b. Total Estimated Value: . Funding will be FY25 OPN-NAVWAR.

c. The work will begin 07 July 2025, or as soon as authorized to place on contract and be completed by 06 November 2026. The USS GREEN BAY (LPD-20) FY25 DSRA start of the availability was 10 February 2025 with a delivery date of 01 December 2026.

d. The Government�s minimum needs have been certified as complete and accurate by the technical and requirements personnel.

4. STATUTORY AUTHORITY PERMITTING OTHER THAN FULL AND

OPEN COMPETITION

N00024-25-C-4411

The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. § 3204 (a)(2) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1� this authority applies in those situations where only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements and precludes full and open competition, and delaying in award would result in serious injury to the Government. This availability is the last opportunity to complete this upgrade during the ships availability window and this work is needed to fulfill required operational capability.

5. RATIONALE JUSTIFYING USE OF CITED STATUTORY AUTHORITY.

Request for Contract Change (RCC) 152N was generated to address the need to install hardware and modify cabling to provide new Communications as a Service (CaaS) capabilities to the crew of the USS GREEN BAY. The provision of new CaaS hardware onboard the USS GREEN BAY is required to support the secure receipt and delivery of critical data using one cloud-based communications platform. This will streamline the means through which the USS GREEN BAY communicates with other elements of the fleet, improve the capacity of the ship to fulfill its operational role and providing the warfighter with new capabilities, as directed by the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). If not installed during this availability, the platform will not have CaaS, which enables Fire Control over existing tactical data link and communication systems to meet new mission requirements, while retaining legacy interoperability. Thus, installation during this availability is critical to the ship�s operational mission.

All the hardware necessary to provide new CaaS capabilities onboard the USS GREEN BAY has been procured and made available for delivery to . The Government projects installation of the hardware itself to take 15 days, and installation of CaaS software to take an additional 5 days. With more than 450 days remaining before the Work Complete project milestone of 06 November 2026, there is sufficient time within this DSRA to receive, install, and connect the relevant hardware. However, completing this installation as soon as possible in the availability schedule will alleviate duplication of costs and overlapping repair schedules.

CaaS hardware will be installed in the Communication Center (02-54-0-C) onboard the USS GREEN BAY. Production work assigned to BAE commenced in the Communication Center on March 31st, 2025 when BAE began to disconnect electrical equipment tied to the Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical (HM&E) network to support replacement of this equipment as directed on basic work item 409-90-001. As reported on a copy of BAE�s Integrated Production Schedule which records progress up to June 20th, 2025, production work assigned to BAE has continued in earnest within the Communications Center. BAE would be required to work closely to coordinate and oversee any third party contractor hired by the Government to install the CaaS hardware within the Communications Center in order to prevent disruptions in the production schedule of the USS GREEN BAY FY25 DSRA. Introducing this additional level of oversight and coordination at this stage in the DSRA has the potential to create unacceptable delays.

Of significant importance is that awarding the CaaS installation requirement to an outside contractor would result in duplicative costs that are unlikely to be recouped through competition. As indicated on Attachment J-4 of Section J of the basic contract, the Government has provided BAE with to provide temporary service support for basic production work requirements. This temporary service support includes the provision of compressed air, electricity, lighting, and ventilation throughout the ship. The availability of this temporary service equipment throughout the ship dramatically reduces the cost to set up and provide temporary service support for growth work

N00024-25-C-4411 on the USS GREEN BAY FY25 DSRA. If the Government introduces an outside contractor at this stage of the availability, the outside contractor will also provide their own temporary service support personnel and equipment, which will result in duplicative costs to the Government.

Introducing another contractor at this stage would also require the Government to provide additional funding to cover warehousing, transportation, administration, and similar expenses incurred by the awardee to support installation of CaaS hardware. As detailed in Note D of Section B of the basic contract for the USS GREEN BAY FY25 DSRA, any support functions provided by BAE shall be considered to be included in BAE�s fully burdened ship repair labor rate. If the Government introduces an outside contractor at this stage of the availability, the outside contractor will also provide their own warehousing, transportation, administration efforts, which will result in duplicative costs to the Government.

Review of historical pricing indicates that awarding CaaS installation to an outside contractor will require the Government to pay almost in duplicative costs for indirect support labor. On their COPA for RCC 152N, BAE proposed hours of labor or to connect, maintain, and disconnect temporary service equipment to support CaaS installation. With expenses tied to direct labor included, BAE charges a total of to install CaaS hardware. Technical representatives from NIWC report that CaaS installation by the Alteration Installation Team on a FY24 CNO Availability for the USS NEW ORLEANS (LPD-18) cost the Government a total of to accomplish. Representatives from NIWC confirmed that the scope of production work required to install CaaS hardware on both projects was comparable and that any additional fees included to CaaS installation on the USS NEW ORLEANS consisted of indirect costs.

Representatives from NIWC also confirmed that AITs held responsibility for CaaS installation in support of the FY24 CNO Availability for the USS NEW ORLEANS which limited the amount of indirect support that the awardee of that availability could provide.

Between the paid to BAE to provide temporary service support throughout the vessel, and the inclusion of indirect support functions in BAE�s fully burdened ship repair labor rate, the Government has already paid BAE to provide indirect support similar to that associated with CaaS installation. Award of this requirement to an offeror other than BAE would render resources for which the Government has partially paid BAE to provide unavailable. This in turn would prompt the Government to pay an estimated in duplicative costs.

No other source has expressed interest in satisfying the Agency�s requirements. On June 3rd, 2025, a Sources Sought Notice was posted to the System for Award Management (SAM) to establish the availability of additional vendors to accomplish production work tied to 152N. As of June 26th, 2025, no vendors have communicated any interest in assisting with the accomplishment of this requirement. In contrast, BAE has agreed to accomplish the scope of RCC 152N as part of an ongoing DSRA and has submitted a proposal to do so with pricing that the Administrative Contracting Officer has determined fair and reasonable. Given BAE�s unique capacity to accomplish production work tied to RCC 152N without any additional administrative costs, and the lack of interest communicated by other vendors to accomplish said production work, the Administrative Contracting Officer considers BAE the one responsible source available to accomplish RCC 152N in a timely manner.

The RCC was sent to the Contractor on 03 June 2025, and an acceptable proposal was received on 18 June 2025 for a total price of .