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

Program Manager:

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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)

Tenant Division, CCAP-MDT 6472 Integrity Court, Bldg. 4401 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-1846

2. Description of Action: U.S. Army Futures Command (AFC) Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) requests a follow-on Firm-Fixed-Price definitive contract consisting of a 12-month base period to provide a subscription to industry specifications and standards from multiple Standard Developing Organizations (SDOs).

The proposed action’s estimated value is ACC-APG awarded an Undefinitized Contract Award (UCA) on 13 June 2024. Fiscal Year 2024 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation fund will be obligated to fund the base subscription period.

3. Description of Supplies/Services: This requirement is for Standards and Specifications Subscription Support. The Department of Defense (DoD) no longer creates and issues standards and specifications but instead, relies on these SDO-issued documents per Department of Defense Instruction 4120.24 and Department of Defense Manual 4120.24. Many of these SDOs are DoD approved and adopted, and compliance with these standards and specifications in AFC DEVCOM's research, development, engineering, and testing functions ensures the materiel AFC DEVCOM is responsible for is sound in terms of professionally accepted standards and specifications. This compliance ensures the sustainability and maintainability of all U.S. Army materiel.

AFC DEVCOM requires digital and downloadable access to parts and logistics data to include parts catalogs and lists with immediate electronic access to facilitate creating, integrating, and delivering technology and equipment to ensure the dominance of U.S.

Army capabilities. Paper formats are unacceptable because paper documents must be shipped and generally arrive a week after they are requested, which can cause project delays.

AFC DEVCOM requires electronic access from a single access point to a search platform for standards and specifications, publications, parts information, and lists to facilitate AFC DEVCOM’s mission in research, development, and testing, and other requirements as deemed appropriate by AFC DEVCOM. This includes current and superseded industry SDOs, and parts specifications & logistics information.

The Government requires a software platform that:

• Provides a searchable index as well as capability for immediate digital download of the data/content with full-text access to no less than 99% of the industry standards.

• Provides access via internet and accessible at the desktop by qualified personnel.

• Provides access for AFC DEVCOM personnel through a central portal within the

Army IT architecture.

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• Provides online support available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to include holidays and weekends, with a system availability rate not lower than 98% at all times.

• Provides virtual access to documents from SDOs via the internet/electronic database on an as needed basis.

• Provides digital and downloadable access to parts and logistics data to include parts catalogs and lists with immediate electronic access to facilitate the timely repair and maintenance of equipment.

• Allows access to the system to be authenticated under the direction of an AFC DEVCOM Program Manager, who will be a full-time Government employee.

• Allows for an AFC DEVCOM Program Manager to be granted administrator access sufficient to manage the interface for Government personnel.

• Has the ability to provide metadata for downloading to local systems as updates must exist.

Below is a list of the required subscriptions and other basic search requirements:

All Sites:

Simultaneous

Users # Sites PRODUCT

999 13 Online Platform access

999 13 Index to Standards

2 13 AIA/NAS: Aerospace Industries Association/National Aerospace Standards (also in 3D) (Current plus Historical)

5 13 ASME with BPVC: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, incl. Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code (Current plus Historical)

3 13 ASQ: American Society for Quality

2 13 ASSP: American Society of Safety Professionals

999 13 ASTM: American Society for Testing and Materials (Current plus Historical)

10 13 AWS: American Welding Society

999 13 IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Current plus Historical)

999 13 IPC: Association Connecting Electronics Industries (formerly Institute for Printed Circuits)

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6 13 ISO/ANSI: International Organization for Standardization & American National Standards Institute (Current plus Historical)

10 13 LIA: Laser Institute of America

50 13 Military Standards and Specifications (Current plus Historical)

999 13 NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization Documents

5 13 NEMA: National Electrical Manufacturers Association (Current plus Historical)

10 13 NFPA: National Fire Protection Association

2 13 RTCA: Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics

1000 13 SAE/AMS: Society of Automotive Engineers - Aerospace Material Specifications

3 13 SAE/ARINC: Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated

5 13 SAE: Society of Automotive Engineers (Current plus Historical)

56 13 Parts Database Index

7 13 Parts Database - Electronics

7 13 Parts Database - Electronic Fasteners

56 13 Parts Database - non-electronics n/a n/a Link from Parts Index to Parts Availability Database (for individual sites that subscribe to ILS-Mart)

Limited Sites:

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Users # Sites PRODUCT

3 1 AIAA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

5 2 ASHRE: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

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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.

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.

13. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination: I hereby determine that the anticipated cost or price to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable based on price analysis to include comparison to the IGE, comparison to historical prices, and prices available in the commercial marketplace. The Government will not obtain certified cost or pricing data IAW FAR 15.403-1(b)(3) as this is a commercial item.

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

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Approval

Based on the foregoing justification, I hereby approve the procurement of Standards and Specifications Subscription Support in the amount of $3,096,617.00 on an other than full and open competition basis pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(2), as implemented by 6.302-2 Unusual and Compelling Urgency, subject to the availability of funds, and provided that the services and property herein described have otherwise been authorized for this acquisition.