ClassJOFOC-Antenna18-FBO.pdf

Class Justification

For Other than Full and Open Competition For

Private Land Mobile Radio Systems

l. Identification of the neency and contracting activitv:

Agency: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)

Office of Management .

Logistics and Acquisition Division (LAD) 99 New York Avenue N.E.

Washington. D.C. 20226

Requesting Office: ATF

2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved:

This justification seeks authority to negotiate and award sole source purchase orders for the acquisition of services to support and maintain "Private Land Mobile Radio Systems" that provide critical communications in support of ATF's investigations and special events.

3. Description of Supplies/Services to Include Period of Perfonnance and Estimated Value:

ATF supports and maintains the "Private Land Mobile Radio systems" to provide the administrative and tactical radio communications used in support of A TF's investigations and special events. To support the infrastructure needs of these "Private Land Mobile Radio systems"~ ATF's communication equipment is installed and housed in various locations throughout the continental U.S., Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Alaska. Awards may have an effective date anytime from January I, 2018 through December 31, 2018. The period of performance of said orders shall not exceed one year. The value of all orders placed shall not exceed $1,200,000.

Auth01ity to act under this class justification expires on December 3 l, 2018.

4. Statutory Authority Cited and Reason for this Authority:

The statutory auth01ity permitting other than full and open competition is Title 41

U .S.C. 3304(a)(l) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other suppliers or services wilJ satisfy agency requirement," and FAR 6.303-1, which permits the contracting agency to make a justification on a class basis.

5. Demonstration of Contractor's Unique Qualifications or Nature of the Acquisition that

Requires use of Authority Cited:

ATF operates a private Land Mobile Radio (LMR) system for ATF's Field Offices located throughout the continental United States to support ATF's law enforcement activities. These ATF radio systems provide our agents the radio communications and radio frequency (RF) coverage in their area of responsibility (AOR) to conduct law enforcement operations and investigations. The antenna sites/towers selected in these LMR systems are the only LMR systems that provide maximum RF coverage in the various A TF Field Offices and AO Rs for our agents to maintain command and control radio communications, as well as, situational awareness for agent safety. Relocation of A TF' s radio communications equipment from our current antenna sites/towers would not only cause ATF a logistical burden (removal, relocation and installation of equipment, coaxial cable and antennas), but would also impact the initial RF coverage system design potentially creating limited or no RF coverage in the AOR. Such limited coverage or the absence of coverage would impact A TF' s ability to conduct its statutory mission of enforcing criminal and regulatory violations of the Federal firearms, explosives, and arson laws.

6. A Description of efforts made lo ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources. including whether a notice was or will be publicized as reguired bv Subpart

5.2:

The class justification for other than full and open competition will be published on www.FBO.eov. It will offer notice of our intent to award on a sole source basis.

7. Fair and Reasonable Cost Detem1ination:

A comparison of the proposed price by each vendor will be and/or was made with prices proposed for the same and/or similar services in other locations throughout the country or on previous orders. The rate for the antenna site lease has been determined to be fair and reasonable.

8. Formal Acguisition Plan/Market Survey to include a List of Interested Sources/Effo11s to Obtain Competition/Offerers Solicited/Actions to Increw;e Competition and

Overcome Competition Barriers:

No additional efforts to obtain competition were conducted. Only one vendor can satisfy

ATF's requirement to provide the "Private Land Mobile Radio Systems".

9. Any other facts supportinl! the use of other than full und open competition:

Based on Lhc circumstances of ATF's needs, only one source will provide the capabilities and services required by ATF.

I 0. Listing of Sources, if any. that expressed in writing. un interest in the acquisition:

11. None. Proposed contractor to be utilized will be detennined ut time of procurement award.Statement of the uclions. if any, the aeencv may take to remove or overcome nny barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the required supplies or services:

There is only one source that can provide the "Private Land Mobile Rudio Systems'' due to the particular nature of the requirement.

12. Certification. File Documentation:

With respect to "Private Land Mobile Radio Systems'' I certify that the fuels and representations included in this justificution and iL-. supporting acquisition documents arc complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief. A copy of this class justification must be included in thecontrnct file.

This class justification is effective on January 1. 2018.

CmigC. Drew Bureau Chief Procurement Officer

?4~ Vivian B. Michalic Competition Advocate