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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH

875 NORTH RANDOLPH STREET

SUITE 1425

ARLINGTON, VA 22203-1995

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Activity

Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research, ONR Code 32 875 North Randolph Street Arlington, VA 22203

2. Description of the Action Being Approved The Government intends to award a firm fixed price level of effort with cost ODCs contract on a sole source basis to Science Applications Corporation (SAIC). The effort requires software adaptation and integration of the Mine Warfare and Environmental Decision Aid Library (MEDAL), MINEnet Tactical system, and MINEnet Global tactical decision aid systems.

3. Description of Supplies/Services.

The Office of Naval Research requires a continuation of Mine Warfare (MIW) War-game Design and Coordinating Team (WDCT) services previously developed by SAIC under the direction of the Government to plan, execute, analyze and document Mine Warfare Organic Mine Countermeasures C4I and technology insertion war-games to conduct tabletop war-games among joint service venues, and potentially interacting with other federal and state agencies.

The contract period of performance will consist of a 12-month base period with four (4) 12- month option periods, and a six (6) month extension, if needed, at the discretion of the Government to extend services (FAR 52.217-8).

Estimated Dollar Value

The estimated dollar value of the procurement is $ . The fiscal year range and appropriation is shown in the table below. The type of funds to be used are RDT&E (BA2 6.2 and BA3 6.3)

FY24 – 28

Total

RDT&E $

4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition.

Title 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) (1), Only one responsible source, as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 -- Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

8. Actions to Remove Barriers to Future Competition.

For reasons set forth in Paragraph 5, ONR has no plans at this time to compete future contracts for the type of services covered by this document. If another potential source emerges, ONR will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible. ONR will continue to monitor the Navy’s use of the MEDAL software and any software that the Navy adopts for the use in Mine Warfare (MIW) War-games to determine if this requirement has reached a point in which another vendor could potentially support the MEDAL as the MIW Tactical Decision Aid.

As this is a follow-on for services previously awarded on a non-competitive basis, in accordance with DFARS PGI 206.304(a)(S-70)(i), the prior J&A was reviewed and approved by approval authority on 8 March 2019. Approval of this J&A signifies the approval authority has made the determination required by DFARS PGI 206.304(a)(S-70)(ii).