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Sole Source (Including Brand Name) Justification - Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items r---------------------------------------------------------------------------------, I NOTE: If a Justification was approved for the preceding acquisition, a copy of the approved Justification for the predecessor action must I I be included in the staff package for approval of the instant Justification. This applies to Justification staff packages that are submitted I I for review and approval at a level above the contracting officer. The predecessor Justification will be used as a reference document by I I the approving official. I '----------------------------------------------------------------------------------1

Is this a new or amended J&A Document? [gJ New D Amended ( Prior to Award Only!)

Is this a Bridge Action as defined in the AF Bridge Action Reduction Plan? D Yes

Funding level for this acquisition: [gJ >SAT and _s $700K D > $700Kand _s$13.SM

Contracting Activity: 1st Special Operations Contracting Squadron, Hurlburt Field, FL

Purchase Request/ Local ID Number: TBD

Program/ Project (and PE, if applicable): Harris PRC 160 HF Radios, PRC-117G Radios, PRC-152A Radios and Accessories

Program Type (PEO or Other Contracting): Other Contracting

Authority: [gJ AFFARS 5313.501 - 10 U.S.C. 2302b, Implementation of Simplified Acquisition Procedures (41 U.S.C. 1901)

D AFFARS 5313.501 - 10 U.S.C. 2304a, Special Emergency Procurement Authority (41 U.S.C. 1903)

Estimated Contract Cost (including options): - Justification Type: D Class [gJ Individual

COORDINATION (AFFARS 5306.304(a) )

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I. Contracting Activity.

Department of Air Force, 1st Special Operations Contracting Squadron, Hurlburt Field, FL. This document serves as a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition.

II. Nature and/or description of the action being processed.

This action will be awarded as a new contract and it will be a firm-fixed-price contract.

Ill. Description of supplies/services required to meet agency needs.

The contractor shall provide the items listed below:

AN/PRC-160, HF Man pack Radio with Internal GPS, Quantity of 7 AN/PRC-117G(V)l (C), Radio Assy, Type 1 Multiband Man pack, w/GPS, W/WB, Quantity of 7 AN/PRC-152(A)(V)4(C), Radio, 152A 2 Meter, GPS, Quantity of 20 12041-2400-02, Battery Pack, Rechargeable, 7.0A-HR LITH ION, GRN, Quantity of 10 RF-5853-CH 106, Six-Bay Battery Charger-Hand held Battery, Quantity of 4

The total estimated value to purchase the equipment is-

Delivery is estimated within 30 - 60 days after receipt of contract award.

57 3400 (Operations and Maintenance) appropriations will be used to fund this requirement.

IV. Statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition.

Procurement under the contract will be conducted on a brand name basis in accordance with the statutory authority 10 U.S.C. 2302(b) and implemented by FAR 13.501, Sole Source acquisitions, to include Brand Name, conducted under simplified acquisition procedures. Only one brand is suitable for this requirement because the supplies are unique or highly specialized.

V. Demonstration that the contractor's unique qualifications or nature of the acquisition requires the use of the authority cited above (applicability of authority).

PRC-160:

The Harris AN/PRC High Frequency (HF) Radio is the only wideband HF radio currently fielded that meets the requirements below:

- Is NSA Type-1 Crypto Certified up to Top Secret Level;

- Employs HF wideband data transmission techniques;

- Backward compatible with all 2G radios and 3G HF radios in the same manufacturers brand line;

- Software defined to facilitate upgrades such as complying with emerging waveform standards and other capabilities;

- Allows an operator to change frequencies within seconds at the push of a button or twist of a dial without the need for equipment external to the radio.

- Provide the operator with a viewing screen that indicates the operating state of the radio without the need for equipment eternal to the radio.

The Harris AN-PRC-160 is the only radio that meets all of the requirements identified above. It is also the only such radio currently being manufactured. Hundreds of these radios have been delivered across the Department of Defense, and are performing satisfactorily.

Other radios reviewed by an HF Radio Study Group were either beyond a year from production, had backward compatibility problems, were unable to upgrade to the emerging 3G and 4G HF waveform standards, could not be used for classified transmissions, required peripherals to permit the operator to interact with the radio, or a

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PRC-117G:

The Harris AN/PRC High Frequency (HF) Radio is the only wideband HF radio currently fielded that meets the requirements below:

- Multi-band Multi Mission SATCOM radios, operates in High Performance Waveform, Integrated Waveform and Multi User Objective System (MUOS) Waveform in the 30-2000 MHz frequency range;

- Operates on Sierra II COMSEC for secure voice and data simultaneously and NSA certified up to Top Secret level;

- Capable of quick set-up/tear down in a tactical/austere/adaptive environment with pre-programmable radios;

- Software defined to facilitate upgrades such as complying with emerging waveform standards and other capabilities;

- Allows an operator to change frequencies within seconds at the push of a button or twist of a dial without the need for external equipment;

- Meet DoD CIO Radio and COMSEC Modernization Plan (dated January 2015). The PRC-117Gs are the only products currenting being manufactured for tactical UHF SATCOMS radios that satisfy DoD COMSEC requirements;

- MEDLEY algorithm already installed.

PRC-152A: The Harris Falcon Ill AN/PRC-152A delivers simultaneous voice and high-speed data and is the only radio that meats the requirements below:

- Sierra™ II-based, Type 1 encryption (suite A/B), NSA-certified TOP SECRET and Below with the following encryption modes: KY-57 (VINSON), KYV-5 (ANDVT), KG-84C, FASCINATOR, TSVCIS, VU LOS, HPW, HAIPE (PPK/FFV), AES (Type 1 & 3), Type 3 DES

- Holds up to 300 keys and can be filled via AN/PYQ-10 (SKL)

- MIL-STD-810G for tracked vehicles, wheeled vehicles, and shipboard, MIL-STD-810F for sand/dust/salt/fog/rain

- Operating: -22.0° F to+ 140° F (-30° C to +60° C), Storage: -22.0° F to + 158° F (-30° C to+ 70° C)

- Has the following SATCOM Waveform MIL-STD-188-181 B dedicated channel standard

- Has the following frequency range: 30-520 MHz, 762-870 MHz; Narrowband: VHF 30-225 MHz, UHF 225-512 MHz;

Legacy SATCOM: RX 243-270 MHz, TX 291-318 MHz; Highband (VULOS/P25): 512-520 & 762-870 MHz; Wideband:

225-450 MHz

12041-2400-02: Battery Pk provides a 6.8aH capacity and has an integrated "smart" battery interface for more accurate battery status readings with the radio (compared to earlier obsolete versions manufactured by Harris). The 12041-2400-02 is the only product still being manufactured that is compatible with the AN/PRC-152A radios.

RF-5853-CH 106: Six-Bay Hand held Battery Charger is the only product manufactured compatible with the Harris PRC radios.

VI. Description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as practicable.

A Combined Synopsis Solicitation will be issued via Federal Business Opportunities, limited to the specific brand name products to allow Harris Corporation and their authorized distributors to provide an offer for the requested items.

VII. Determination by the Contracting Officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

The anticipated price will be determined fair and reasonable based on competition.

VIII. Description of the market research conducted and the results, or a statement of the reasons market research was not conducted.

Market Research was conducted by an HF Study Group at Maxwell AFB in November 2017 as discussed in paragraph IX.

This study found other radio capabilities were either beyond a year from production, had backward compatibility

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Multiple contracts have been awarded by the 1 SOCONS contracting office for the PRC-160 and PRC-117G radios within the last year on a brand name only basis.

IX. Any other facts supporting the use of Other Than Full and Open Competition.

In order to bolster the deterrent and warfighting capability of the Air Force, senior Air Force leaders seek to build a more robust, resilient, and reliable C3 architecture for American air forces worldwide, with urgent priority given to the Pacific, North America next, and then the rest.

Senior Air Force leaders recognize that High Frequency {HF) radio is the only "infrastructure independent" form of communications {meaning it uses neither space nor cyber) that can pass voice and data at trans- and inter-continental ranges.

The Air Force Research Laboratory {AFRL) has a program already underway to deliver Rockwell-Collings HF wideband radios capable of forming ad hoc peer-to-peer "mesh nets". However, at the current research and development rates, such radios will not be delivered before 2020 and networking might not be possible before 2025.

Senior Air Force leaders seek a rapid gap-filler solution to create a global HF network for airpower C3. The goal is to have systems in place and operational in the Pacific by the end of the first quarter of calendar year 2018 {NLT 31 March 2018) and across North America shortly thereafter, and across the rest of the Air Force by the end of 2018.

An HF Study Group was established at Maxwell Air Force Base, designating Air University faculty members and Civil Air Patrol personnel as members of the research team. Members of the DoD HF Working Group were also active participants in this study. The study performed determined that the temporary systems set in place must ensure:

- AOCs have 2-way, secure HF voice and wideband data connectivity to those entities that provide them with data used in the C3 air operations.

- AOCs have 2-way secure HF voice and wideband connectivity to air bases hosting assets apportioned to them for execution by the Air Component Commander.

The selected radio must:

- Employ HF wideband data transmission techniques.

- Be backward compatible with all 2G radios and 3G HF radios in the same manufacturers brand line.

- Be software defined to facilitate upgrades such as complying with emerging waveform standards and other capabilities.

- Be capable to Type 1 encryption able to secure transmissions up to at least secret.

- Allow an operator to change frequencies within seconds at the push of a button or twist of a dial without the need for equipment external to the radio.

- Provide the operator with a viewing screen that indicates the operating state of the radio without the need for equipment eternal to the radio.

Given the capabilities and limitations of HF radios, the HF Radio Study Group recommended two tiers of HF radio networks that together create a global network.

- Tier 1. The first tier consists of all AOCs and the entities that supply them with data relevant to the C3 of air forces, to include those AOCs and schools used for training and exercises.

- Tier 2. The second tier consists of each AOC and the air bases, beddown locations, and aircraft carriers that provide airpower assets for execution by the associated Air Component Commander.

Based on the above requirements, the HF Radio Study Group recommended the Harris AN/PRC-160 as the preferred radio in both Tier 1 and Tier 2 networks.

The Harris AN-PRC-160 is the only radio that meets all ofthe requirements identified above. It is also the only such radios currently being manufactured and hundreds have been delivered across the Department of Defense, and are performing satisfactorily.

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The AN/PRC-160 is the replacement radio for Air Combat Command's TACP community that had previously used the AN/PRC-150 (along with the Army, Marines, and SOCOM). Harris has announced end of life to the AN/PRC-150, but provides the AN/PRC-160 as its replacement. It offers the same features, is backward compliant, plus it offers HF wideband.

As previously stated, other radios reviewed by the HF Radio Study Group were either beyond a year from production, had backward compatibility problems, were unable to upgrade to the emerging 3G and 4G HF waveform standards, could not be used for classified transmissions, required peripherals to permit the operator to interact with the radio, or a combination of these limitations.

Harris Corp AN/PRC-117G's and PRC-152A's are well known throughout the Radio Frequency and SOF community reducing costs for train ing and maintenance.

X. List of any sources that expressed, in writing, an interest in the acquisition.

N/A.

XI. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before making subsequent acquisitions for the supplies or services required.

Market research will be performed prior to future purchases to determine if any other products have been fielded on the market that meet the requirements described addressed in paragraph V of this justification.

XII. Certification by the Contracting Officer.

As evidenced by my signature above, I have determined this document to be both accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

XIII. Certification by the technical/requirements personnel.

As evidenced by my (our) signature(s) above, I (we) certify that any supporting data contained herein, which is my (our) responsibility, is both accurate and complete.

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