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JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

OFFICE OF INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY AND CONTROLS

CONTRACT # 89233121CNA000193

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I. AGENCY IDENTITY AND CONTRACTING OFFICE

The Office of Infrastructure Policy and Controls Division (NA-912) of the U.S.

Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) plans to contract with Cadre-5 LLC to build, maintain and enhance NNSA’s Program Management Information System Generation 2 (G2) by means of other than full and open competition. The contracting activity is the NNSA Headquarters Services Acquisition Branch (NA-PAS-314).

II. NATURE AND/OR DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION BEING APPROVED

This document sets forth the justification and approval of the use of one of the exceptions to full and open competition allowed under the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) of 1984. Contract 89233121CNA000193 was awarded to Cadre 5 LLC of Knoxville, Tennessee on July 1, 2021, and is currently due to expire on February 23, 2024. This contract action is for a sole-source extension from February 24, 2024 – April 12, 2024 to Cadre-5 LLC’s current contract. The current value of Contract 89233121CNA000193 is

III. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES AND/OR SERVICES

The G2 system is widely used across the NNSA to manage approximately $3.8 billion of annual appropriations with mission activities including managing real property and equipment data for over 5,300 NNSA assets with a replacement plant value of nearly $120.9B. Under the resulting contract extension, Cadre-5 will continue to provide support in two distinct task areas to include: Agile Technical Development Leadership and Agile Technical Development. Cadre-5 continuing to provide support to these two distinct task areas ensures the G2 program will be able to continue program and performance management support to multiple offices within the NNSA while keeping the G2 system secure, high performing, and dependable.

The estimated value of this extension is:

( February 24, 2024 – April 12, 2024)

IV. AUTHORITY

The statutory authority permitting other-than-full-and-open competition is 41 U.S.C. § 3304(a)(1), as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subsection 6.302-1 entitled “Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements”.

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V. APPLICATION OF AUTHORITY

Cadre-5’s experience and current involvement in supporting the G2 system uniquely positions it as the only contractor able to meet NNSA’s immediate support requirements. Cadre-5’s current position affords it the unique knowledge of the modules, technologies, and customer requirements for the G2 system, which are necessary to meet the impending deadlines.

VI. EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL SOURCES

A Notice of Intent to award a sole source contract was posted on SAM from January 26, 2024 – February 11, 2024. Though the Notice of Intent invited interested parties to respond to NNSA’s intended action, no parties submitted any response.

VII. DETERMINATION OF REASONABLENESS OF COST OR PRICE

It is the determination of the Contracting Officer that the anticipated costs will be fair and reasonable based on a price analysis performed utilizing other than certified cost and pricing data; Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE); and previous historical data. The Contracting Officer will consult with the NNSA PAS pricing team to aid in determining a fair and reasonable price.

VIII. MARKET RESEARCH

In addition to the Notice of Intent published on January 26, 2024 (which did not result in any responses from industry), informal market research identified that Cadre 5 is the only vendor that can provide instant expertise in performing the current requirement without a delay in schedule.

IX. OTHER FACTS

N/A.

X. INTERESTED SOURCES

No vendors submitted responses to the Notice of Intent posted from January 26, 2024 – February 11, 2024.

XI. STEPS TO FOSTER COMPETITION

NNSA actively pursuing efforts to ensure that requirements beyond the immediate need addressed by this extension can be contracted for through competition.