A27 SSJ GDMS Redacted.doc

14 September 2022

MEMORANDUM

Subj: SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION MEMORANDUM FOR TACTICAL CROSS DOMAIN SOLUTION (TACDS) HARDWARE & FIRMWARE MAINTENANCE (PR 1301032073)

Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a “Sole Source Justification.”

This is a sole source justification. Contracting activity is NSWC-PCD, Code 024, 110 Vernon Ave., Panama City, FL, 32407.

Nature and/or description of the action being approved.

This action will award firm fixed price contract to General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS), 8201 E McDowell Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85257.

A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value).

1 year warranted hardware and firmware maintenance on TACDS Units V3.0 Filter Bundle of NCDSMO assessed filter components as maintenance on 46 TACDS units in 3 year increments.

This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures with a total estimated value greater than $25,000. The Government's minimum needs have been verified by the certifying technical and requirements personnel. This memo does not authorize acquisition for other requirements. This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures with a total dollar value above micro-purchase levels, but not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000.00. This purchase will be funded with FY22 OPN funding.

Identification of the justification rationale and, if applicable, a demonstration of the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications to provide the required supply or service. 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) - Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, FAR 6.302-1.

GDMS is the sole developer and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for these items. As such they are the only source with sufficient knowledge of the cross domain design and functionality to perform the requirement.

After extensive trade studies, these GDMS devices were selected for integration into the MVCS system. Replacing these units with another product or manufacturer would invalidate our completed tests and potentially cause delays.

As such, the government does not expect significant savings through competition and it is more advantageous to the Government to award on a sole source basis to the GDMS for the items listed in Section 3.

A determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that the order represents the best value consistent with FAR 13.106-1(b).

The Contracting Officer has determined that the order represents the best value and results in the lowest overall cost alternative (considering price, special features, administrative costs, etc.) to meet the Government’s needs.

A description of the market research conducted among schedule holders and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

For the reasons specified in paragraph 4 above, GDMS is the only source that can meet the Government’s needs. This requirement will be synopsized in the government point of entry sam.gov because it is estimated greater than $25,000.00.

Any other facts supporting the justification.

None.

A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers that led to the restricted consideration before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services is made.

As stated in paragraph 4 above, GDMS is the only source that can meet this requirement.

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