Exception to Fair Opportunity Over SAT_Redacted.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORUNITY

FOR A MULTIPLE AWARD CONTRACT ORDER (MAC)

Above the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT)

IDENTIFICATION OF AGENCY AND CONTRACTING ACTIVITY: This is a Limited Source Justification. The requiring activity is the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) and Submarine Maintenance Engineering, Planning and Procurement (SUBMEPP); the contracting activity is PNSY Code 410 Contracting Division.

NATURE/DESCRIPTION OF CONTRACT ACTION: This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 10 U.S.C. . This is a limited source action to be awarded as a new task order for 2,847 mobile devices at a total of identified in paragraph 3 below.

The placement of a firm, fixed price order is anticipated.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIRED SUPPLIES/SERVICES: The proposed acquisition is intended to acquire service and equipment for PNSY: 1540 Cell Phones, 1105 iPhones, 108 MiFis, 10 Directory Assistance per month, Mass Emergency Notification System capability (EMAG), International (Global email and data) for up to 5 iPhones at a time, and Portable Data Network Bundle; SUBMEPP: 21 Cell Phones, 65 iPhones, 10 MiFis, 11 Directory Assistance per month, International (Global email and data) for up to 3 iPhones at a time, POP: 05/01/2023 to 04/30/2024, Verizon Wireless, for contract total of . Please see Statement of Work (SOW) for more detailed requirements.

IDENTIFICATION OF THE JUSTIFICATION RATIONALE AND/OR

DEMONSTRATION OF CONTRACTOR’S UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS: The statutory authority which permits not providing each awardee a fair opportunity to be considered for each order exceeding $10,000 issued under a multiple award contract is 10 U.S.C. and 41 U.S.C. 410 , as implemented by FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)( ), for orders exceeding $250,000.

Current Spiral 3 Verizon Wireless contract N0024418D0003/N3904018F0046 expires 04/30/2023. The Department of Navy, Wireless Mobility Services, Blanket Purchase Agreements (DON-WMS BPAs), the follow-on vehicle to Spiral 3 will have effective ordering period beginning 05/08/2023, which is after the current contract’s POP end date – PNSY and SUBMEPP cannot have any lapse in mobile device service.

lapse in coverage could potentially cause loss of communication for critical iterations required for the work of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. This could cause safety concerns for workings in remote places on the shipyard in the event of a medical need or injury. The lapse in coverage would also impact the day to day work on the shipyard through lost communication due to the restrictive nature of the devices required. These devices allow for communication between supervisors and subordinates at all levels of the shipyard, from the people on the waterfront to the Commander of the shipyard.

SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION – SEE FAR 2.101 and 3.104