Amended J A.pdf

CONTRACTING ACTIVITY: 851 ELSGIPK

PROGRAMIPROJECT: NATO AGS

AUTHORITY: 10 U.S.C 2304 (c)(I) CONTRACT COST: $ 4.5M (No change from approved J &A) TYPE J&A: Individual, Amendment TYPE PROGRAM: Other Contracting

APPROVED:

IIIISIGNEDIIII 28 Sep 09

Ms. Nancy Andrews, Director of Contracting Date ESCIPK Competition Advocate llPage

Amended Justification and Approval

For

The NATO AGS TIE EFFORT (F2330-D-OOOl)

I. Agency and Contracting Activity The contracting organization responsible for this action is headquarters Electronic Systems Center (ESq, Air Force Material Command, MP-RTIP Program, Deputy for Contracts, 851 ELSGIPK, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731.

ll. Description of the Action This justification and approval (J&A) is an amendment to the approved J& A for other than full and open competition (May 2008). This J & A covers the ongoing NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) technical interchange effort (TIE) that was awarded to Northrop Grumman (NG) Systems Corporation, Integrated Systems Eastern Region.. The contract structure will be Indefinite DeliverylIndefinite Quantity (lDIIQ) with firm fixed price CLINs. Under this effort Northrop Grumman, through a series of technical interchange meetings (TIMs), will provide the United States Government (USG) with detailed information/reports relative to the Contractor's concepts to the Global Hawk Block 40 based system it is proposing to meet the NATO AGS system requirements, pursuant to a Direct Commercial Sales (DCS) with NC3A. The TIE allows the USG to monitor NO's response to that NATO RFP. This amendment is to extend the period of performance only.

III. Description of Supplies/Services This effort includes a set of technical interchange meetings (TIM). The period of performance for this effort originally was to conclude at the end of FY09 with the number of technical interchange meetings during this period of performance not to exceed twelve (12). The period of performance shall be extended to the end of the second quarter of FYI O. No other changes shall be made to this Justification and Approval document.

IV. Statutory Authority. No change to the approved J & A.

V. Applicability of Authority No change to the approved J & A.

VI. Efforts to Obtain Competition No change to the approved J & A.

VII. Fair and Reasonable Costs An independent Government Estimate (IGE) for a maximum of 12 TIMs yielded a value of approximately $4.5M. No change to the approved J & A.

VllI. Market Research No change to the approved J & A.

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IX. Other Facts Data Availability No change to the approved J & A.

X. Interested Sources No change to the approved J & A

XI. Steps to Foster Competition No change to the approved J & A.

xu. Contracting Officer's Certification The contracting officer's signature on the Coordination and Approval Document evidences that he has determined this document to be both accurate and complete to the best of his knowledge and belief (FAR 6.303-2(a)(l2».

XUI. TechnicallRequirements Personnel's Certification As evidenced by his signature on the Coordination and Approval Document (or the Justification Review Document), the requirements manager has certified that any supporting data contained herein, which is his responsibility, is both accurate and complete (FAR 6.303-2(b».

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