A02 JA for RCC-C Extension final - SAM.gov posting_Redacted FINAL.pdf

Control Number:

United States Army Regional Cyber Center - Continental United States Information Technology Services

Controlled by: Army Controlled by: ACC-APG Huachuca Division CUI Category(is): General Procurement and Acquisition Limited Dissemination Control:

POC: ,

(Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104-4)

Justification Review Document for Other than Full and Open Competition - FAR Part 6

Program/Equipment: United States Army Regional Cyber Center - Continental United States Information Technology Services Requirement

Authority: 10 United States Code 3204(a)(2) as implemented by FAR 6.302- 2(a)(2), “When the agency’s need for the services is of such an unusual and compelling urgency that the Government would be seriously injured unless the agency is permitted to limit the number of sources from which it solicits bids or proposals, full and open competition need not be provided for.”

Amount: $

Prepared by:

Typed Name:

Title: Contract Specialist Date: 07/17/2023 E-mail:

Contracting Officer:

Typed Name:

E-Mail: Date: 07/17/2023

Technical Representative:

Typed Name:

Title: Chief, Sustainment Division Date: 07/17/2023 E-Mail:

Requirements Representative:

Typed Name:

Title: Deputy Director Date: 07/17/2023 E-Mail:

(Source Selection Information - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104-4)

Reviews

I have reviewed this justification and find it adequate to support other than full and open competition.

Legal Counsel Typed Name:

Signature: Date: ________

Command Advocate for Competition Typed Name:

Signature: Date: _________

Justification and Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition – FAR Part 6

1. Contracting Activity: U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Huachuca Division, 2133 Cushing Street, Building 61801, Room 3410, Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613-7070.

2. Description of Action: Request Senior Contracting Official (SCO) approval of this proposed bridge modification to the existing contract for an additional six month period of performance in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-2(a)(2). This modification will increase the current contract value of $ by approximately $ to an estimated contract value of $ . This modification is for three months, with a three-month option period. The current contract expires on August 31, 2023. The United States Army Regional Cyber Center - Continental United States (RCC-CONUS) requests approval to modify the existing Cost-Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract, W91RUS-19-C-0014, awarded to DirectViz Solutions, LLC, 1595 Spring Hill Road, Suite 600, Vienna, Virginia 22182, for Information Technology support services. The proposed modification is for six additional months of service. The short-term extension is required to keep critical Information Technology (IT) Support Services in place while affording the Government sufficient time to award the re-compete. This modification will be funded using Fiscal Year 23 Operations and Maintenance Army funds.

3. Description of Supplies/Services: The Government has an ongoing need for Information Technology support services for RCC-CONUS to provide the full range of operations, maintenance, and defensive functions of the Army’s portion of the Global Information Grid (GIG). The three interdependent tasks necessary to operate the GIG are (1) Enterprise System Network Management, (2) Information Assurance/Computer Network Defense (CND), and (3) Content Staging/Information Dissemination Management.

The Independent Government Estimate (IGE) provided for this action on 12 July 2023 is based on historical information on the current contract monthly invoicing costs, escalated for inflation by . The IGE was created by the contracting officer’s representative (COR), . The anticipated costs and periods of performance are:

Base Period: 01 September 2023 to 30 November 2023 $

FAR Clause 52.217-8 option: 01 December 2023 to 29 February 2024 $ Total: $

The workload of the RCC-CONUS is divided into four major service areas: Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO) Division, the Department of Defense Information Network Operations Division, the Sustainment Division Mission, and the Theater Operations Division Mission.

The contractor will support the RCC-CONUS mission to operate, maintain and defend the Army’s GIG by providing management, administrative and technical support services. The contractor shall provide all personnel, management, and other related services. The Government will require Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) compliant contractor performance on tasks identified in the PWS in both the classified and unclassified network environments. Work includes current and new systems at various lifecycle stages, and any future applications/systems not currently identified.

4. Authority Cited: 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(2) as implemented by FAR 6.302- 2(a)(2), “When the agency’s need for the services is of such an unusual and compelling urgency that the Government would be seriously injured unless the agency is permitted to limit the number of sources from which it solicits bids or proposals, full and open competition need not be provided for.”

5. Reason for Authority Cited: The RCC-CONUS is responsible for the network security of all U.S. Army installations within the Continental United States. In addition to this security mission, the RCC-CONUS also monitors and manages the systems that support or enable Army operations. These systems have users in every theater, worldwide.

For the reasons above, this mission is critical to the U.S. Army and cannot withstand a gap in service. An extension to the existing contract is needed to be put in place before 31 August 2023.

The time constraints between the completion of the current contract end date of 31 August 2023 and the anticipated award of the follow-on re-compete task order does not allow sufficient time for a successful evaluation, award, and transition of a new contractor. Applying competitive action for this effort will introduce unacceptable and catastrophic risk because there will be a lapse in service for approximately 90 days.

Background/Facts Leading to Need for Bridge Services:

On 03 June 2019, contract W91RUS-19-C-0014 was awarded to DirectViz Solutions, LLC as a . The requirement was competitively awarded as a cost-plus fixed fee type contract for Information Technology Services and Support in support of the RCC-CONUS, which was scheduled to expire on 30 November 2022. A justification and approval was approved on 28 November 2022 that extends the current contract until 31 August 2023. The J&A control number is to allow time for a competitive contract to be awarded using the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1).

As such, this proposed modification will keep the above-described critical services in place while the follow-on effort is re-awarded.

It is anticipated that the competitive follow-on contract will be with full performance beginning

Acquisition milestones for the bridge action are provided in the table below:

Milestone Event Projected Date

Receive Complete Package

RFP Letter (ROM)

J&A Approval (SCO)

Draft RFP

SRB

Issue RFP

Q&A Period

Proposal Due

Proposal Evaluation

POM/Negotiations

CRB

Congressional Notification

Award

Acquisition milestones for the competitive re-compete task order are provided in the table below:

Milestone Event Projected Completion

Date

CRB (SCO)

Continuing with the incumbent contractor for an additional three-month bridge extension is in the best interest of the Government and provides the most cost-effective use of Government resources. Additional time beyond the three-month period of performance will be required to ensure the Government can quickly respond to any additional delays that are currently unforeseen. For this reason, a three-month option to extend services has been included in this justification. The follow-on competitive task order will begin at the end of the performance period of the bridge extension. This bridge extension shall not exceed six months.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: It is not feasible at this time to obtain offerors from other potential sources because of the brief performance period required, and the short time in which to get the task order in place. A notice is not required by FAR 5.201 since the proposed contract action is made under the conditions described in FAR 6.302-2 IAW FAR 5.202(a)(2). A follow-on requirement has been competed using fair opportunity to all Computer Hardware Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS) Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – 3 Services (ITES-3s) vendors using procedures described in FAR 16.505.

a. Effective competition.

b. Subcontracting competition. Subcontracting competition is achieved as the current contractor has

7. Actions to Increase Competition: The Contracting Office is currently working on the follow-on requirement using fair opportunity procedures described in FAR 16.505.

Currently competition is not a viable option for the agency’s need for the accelerated and abbreviated time frame. Due to the critical requirements needed for RCC-CONUS, a lapse in services must be avoided. The approved justification will be made publicly available in accordance with FAR 6.305(b).

8. Market Research:

The current contract ends on 31 August 2023, and requires a 30 day phase-in period for a transition for the competitive, re-compete task order. The Contracting Officer anticipates the competitive, re-compete task order will be awarded on

Acquisition milestones for the competitive re-compete task order initial award and corrective action are provided in the table below:

CRB (SCO)

9. Interested Sources: To date, no other sources have written to express an interest.

10. Other Facts:

a. Procurement history.

(1) Contract numbers and dates of all awarded contracts for these same requirements.

(2) The competitive status of these actions.

(3) Authority previously cited if less than full and open competition was used.

b. Other facts. NA

11. Technical Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance, which are included in the justification, are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Contracting Officer’s Representative Date:07/18/2023

Signature:

12. Requirements Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance, which are included in the justification, are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Deputy Director Date:07/17/2023

13. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination: I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government for this modification will be fair and reasonable based upon cost analysis including comparison of proposed prices with historical prices, the IGE, and pricing under current contracts for similar services. In accordance with FAR 15.403-4, certified cost or pricing data will be required.

Contracting Officer Date:07/17/2023

14. Contracting Officer Certification: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Contracting Officer Date:07/17/2023

Approval

Based on the foregoing justification, I hereby approve the modification of Contract W91RUS-19-C-0014 for RCC-CONUS Information Technology Services, in the estimated amount of $ for an extension of the period of performance for six months. This action is made on other than full and open competition basis pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 3204(a)(2) as implemented by FAR 6.302-2(a)(2), “When the agency’s need for the services is of such an unusual and compelling urgency that the Government would be seriously injured unless the agency is permitted to limit the number of sources from which it solicits bids or proposals, full and open competition need not be provided for.”, subject to availability of funds, and provided that the services and property herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

Date:

Senior Contracting Official