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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

CRANE DIVISION

NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER

300 HIGHWAY 361

CRANE INDIANA 47522-5001

In Reply refer to:

J&A Number: CR-19219

Code: WXS

P.R. Number: N00164-19-R-WS45

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

JUSTIFICATION

1. Contracting Activity

The Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Surface Warfare Center

(NSWC) Crane Division, Code 0242.

2. Description of the Action Being Approved

Award of a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract on a brand name only basis for

EA-18G aircraft RF cables and connectors. Items are for the

Fleet Support Team (FST) to provide immediate support for the AN/ALQ-218(v)2 Tactical Jammer Receiver and provide sparing.

3. Description of Supplies/Services

The required supplies covered under this Justification and

Approval (J&A) are for Times Microwave brand name only parts needed to support the ALQ-218 platform for current fleet needs and provide sparing. As lead time increases to the with currently no sparing in supply, mission capability and capacity will be severely degraded when one of these cables or parts do not meet system specifications. The parts to be procured and delivery requirements are listed under Attachment 1.

The Government’s minimum needs have been verified by the certifying technical and requirements personnel.

The estimated requirements under this J&A are valued at a maximum of over and will utilize Aircraft

Procurement Navy funds (APN 1, Combat Aircraft

NCH 53.6-2 (MAR 2013)

Procurement) and Operations & Maintenance, Navy funds

(O&M,N).

Estimated Dollar Value1

FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 Totals

O&MN

APN

Total

4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open

Competition

10 U.S.C. § 2304(c)(1), One source or limited sources.

5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority

These cable sets are used to stimulate the EA-18G’s Airborne

Electronic Attack (AEA) Suite currently installed in approximately 150 jets. The AEA suite incorporates these cables and parts at the system level and must be brand name only Times

Microwave Inc. parts due to the specific electrical characteristics these items require to achieve full system performance. Various cables and connectors are matched sets, meaning the phase matching and electromagnetic performances are matched to each other. The Government does not own the complete data package to these products. In addition, they are also installed on the current EA-18Gs in theatre and are being installed by Boeing, the manufacturer of the EA-18G.

Consequently, if the Government were to try to purchase any other type/brand of cables and connectors it would require a complete modification/redesign of the interconnection of the EA-

18G AEA Suite and all Weapon Ready Assemblies (WRA). This would result in an increase cost and schedule delay to the Government of an estimated and years respectively. See attachment

2.

6. Description of Efforts Made to Solicit Offers from as Many

Offerors as Practicable

A Request For information (RFI) was posted on the Federal

Business Opportunities (FEDBIZOPS) website on May 1, 2019, and no other potential sources expressed an interest. A formal synopsis of the procurement was also posted on FEDBIZZOPS on May

20, 2019 and there were no responses to it. An amendment to the synopsis was posted on May 13, 2019, clarifying that the

NCH 53.6-2 (MAR 2013)

solicitation would be issued as a brand name only rather than a sole source direct to Times Microwave. The amendment also stated that the procurement would be a commercial buy using FAR

Part 12 procedures and the solicitation would be posted to

FEDBIZOPS. No responses to the amendment have been received.

No additional market research was conducted because it is not practicable, for the reasons discussed in paragraph 5 above, for any other items other than the Times Microwave brand name parts to provide the required supplies and services.

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Costs

The Contracting Officer has determined that the anticipated cost to the Government for the supplies covered by the J&A will be fair and reasonable. The Contracting Officer will utilize informal cost data, comparison to similar items, past procurement history from Boeing to Times Microwave, and Times

Microwaves commercial price list to determine the prices paid by the Government for the supplies covered by the J&A to be fair and reasonable.

8. Actions to Remove Barriers to Competition

For the reasons set forth in Paragraph 5, NSWC Crane Division has no plans at this time to compete future purchase orders/awards for the types of supplies covered by this document. If another potential source emerges, NSWC Crane

Division will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible.