B01_ Synopsis Attachment_JEFO 20-063 - DCO PMO SETA Services - Redacted.pdf

Control No: 20-063 Contractor: Octo Consulting Group, Inc.

Supply/Service: DCO PMO SETA Services Est Dollar Value:

Department of the Army Justification for Exception to Fair Opportunity

Under Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Contracts

1. Contracting Activity: U.S. Army Contracting Command – Rock Island (ACC-RI), Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL 61299-8000.

2. Description of Action: U.S. Army Program Executive Office, Enterprise Information Systems (PEO-EIS), Project Manager, Defense Cyber Operations (DCO) requests a firm-fixed-price bridge extension modification with Octo Consulting Group, Inc. (Octo).

ACC-RI will execute this action against the Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract W52P1J-15-D-0015, Task Order (TO) 0002. ACC-RI projects award of the modification in

Other Procurement, Army funds. An acquisition plan is not required in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 207.103(e) because this acquisition is included in the EITS IDIQ base approved on 27 September 2012 by PEO-EIS.

The requirement prior to this action was not competed under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C). That justification’s paragraph 7, actions to increase competition stated: PdM I3MP will be competing the follow-on requirement as a fair opportunity under a full explanation is contained within section 5 below.

3. Description of Supplies/Services: This action consists of a fourth extension for DCO Project Management Office (PMO) / Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) services, supporting . The period of performance will consist of a

The DCO office includes Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) with critical support focusing on acquisition support planning, engineering, logistics, and information assurance services.

The required services supplement the DCO Government staff by assisting with lifecycle management, documentation development, and the development and writing of full Acquisition Requirement Packages (ARPs).

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Octo’s SMEs will provide support that shall continue focus on planning, engineering, logistics, and information assurance services required until a follow-on contract vehicle exclusively for DCO, and its multiple programs, is established. Additionally due to the classified nature of some programs, Milestones for the competitive follow-on are as follows:

4. Authority Cited: FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C). The order must be issued on a sole-source basis in the interest of economy and efficiency because it is a logical follow-on to an order already issued under the contract, provided that all awardees were given a fair opportunity to be considered for the original order.

5. Reason for Authority Cited: This is the fourth bridge extension request under contract W52P1J-15-D-0015, TO 0002. This is the second time FAR exception 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C) is used for this procurement. TO 0002 was competed as a Request for Task Order Proposal (RFTOP) via EITS on 28 October 2015; offers were received in response to the RFTOP.

The DCO PMO acquisition strategy for Program Support was based on a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), referred to as Eagle Shield. The BPA is made up of multiple Call Orders leveraging FAR Part 13 with each Call Order limited by a

. The acquisition strategy was determined in March 2018 and the BPA was initially awarded in April 2019. After the resolution of a protest, the BPA was awarded to in August 2019. To date, no call orders have been awarded under the Eagle Shield BPA.

PM DCO originally selected a BPA as the Acquisition Strategy based on the assumption it would provide increased flexibility with bringing key expertise into the organization and reduce contract timelines when compared to IDIQs or other contracts types. Based on the above assumptions FAR Part 13 (Simplified Acquisition Procedures) was selected in order to streamline the acquisition process.

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These activities significantly impact DCO resources and its ability to complete this effort in a timely manner. Due to limited personnel available to develop the ARPs and participate in SSEBs the best case timeline to award all call orders is .

This would require that the current program support contract be in place in a reduced capacity until all call orders are awarded.

An added impact to contract award is the current COVID-19 Executive Orders that are in place requiring indefinite stay at home orders. This new challenge greatly restricts efficient progress towards call order awards and the ability to perform transition in/out of contractors. Unfortunately, there was no advanced indication of this impact and hence no opportunity to plan for the restrictions.

In order to mitigate the challenges and constraints of this strategy, PM DCO has determined that it is in the best interest of the program to move forward with a new Acquisition Strategy.

The requirements driving the DCOs follow on program support contract effort have remained consistent and have not changed, while DCO Cyber mission requirements are increasing as it continues to stand up additional Programs of Record (PORs), making it essential that the current vendor remain in place until the follow-on contract vehicle is awarded.

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6. Market Research: Initial Market Research (MR) commenced on 26 March 2020 in support of a new Acquisition Strategy. The PM DCO team, with the assistance of ACC- RI, will continue to conduct MR can satisfy PM DCO PMO / SETA support service requirements.

Initial MR is depicted below:

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7. Actions to Increase Competition: DCO intends to compete the follow-on requirement as a fair opportunity

8. Other Facts:

Procurement History:

Contract: W52P1J-15-D-0015-0002, Modification 30 Contractor: Octo Consulting Group, Inc.

Award Date: September 2019 Competitive Status: Not Competed Authority: FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C), JEFO Control No: 19-090

Contract: W52P1J-15-D-0015-0002, Modification 24 Contractor: Octo Consulting Group, Inc.

Award Date: May 2019 Competitive Status: Not Competed Authority: FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B), JEFO Control No: 19-048

Contract: W52P1J-15-D-0015-0002, Modification 18 Contractor: Octo Consulting Group, Inc.

Award Date: May 2018 Competitive Status: Not Competed Authority: FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B), JEFO Control No: 18-073

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Contract: W52P1J-15-D-0015-0002, Modification 14

Award Date: December 2017 Competitive Status: MFR- Adding Four Additional Support Authority: FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C), JEFO Control No: N/A

Contract: W52P1J-15-D-0015-0002, Modification 11 Contractor: Octo Consulting Group, Inc.

Award Date: September 2017 Competitive Status: Not competed Authority: FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C), JEFO Control No: N/A

Contract: W52P1J-15-D-0015-0002, Modification 09 Contractor: Octo Consulting Group, Inc.

Award Date: November 2017 Competitive Status: Not Competed Authority: FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C), JEFO Control No: 17-104

Contract: W52P1J-15-D-0015-0002 Contractor: Octo Consulting Group, Inc.

Award Date: 26 January 2016 Competitive Status: Fair Opportunity Authority: FAR 16.505(b)(1)

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

Established FFP labor rates were obtained in a competitive environment at the base IDIQ contract award. Those rates were determined fair and reasonable. All proposed rates will be at or below the highest ceiling rate for each position. Therefore, certified cost or price data is not required.

Date: ____________________ _____________________________

BRENT M. DEPAUW

Contracting Officer

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

Date: ____________________ _____________________________

BRENT M. DEPAUW

Contracting Officer

4/28/20

4/28/20

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Approval Based on the foregoing justification, I hereby approve the procurement of PMO / SETA support services in support of PM DCO using an exception to fair opportunity pursuant to the authority of FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C), subject to availability of funds, and provided that the services or supplies herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

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ADELAIDE J. TKATCH

Competition Advocate

4/29/20 TKATCH.ADELAI

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