Brand Name Justification and Approval.pdf

Sole Source (Including Brand Name) Justification - Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items

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NOTE: If a Justification was approved for the preceding acquisition, a copy of the approved Justification for the predecessor action must be included in the staff package for approval of the instant Justification. This applies to Justification staff packages that are submitted for review and approval at a level above the contracting officer. The predecessor Justification will be used as a reference document by the approving official.

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

Is this a Bridge Action as defined in the AF Bridge Action Reduction Plan? Yes No

Funding level for this acquisition: >SAT and < $750K > $750K and < $15M

Contracting Activity: 18th Contracting Squadron

Purchase Request / Local ID Number: 12130612

Program / Project (and PE, if applicable): ESS for SATCOM Facility (Project 62783)

Program Type (PEO or Other Contracting): N/A

Authority: AFFARS 5313.501 - 10 U.S.C. 3572, Implementation of Simplified Acquisition Procedures (41 U.S.C. 1901)

AFFARS 5313.501 - 10 U.S.C. 3403, Special Emergency Procurement Authority (41 U.S.C. 1903)

Estimated Contract Cost (including options): $ Justification Type: Class Individual

COORDINATION ( AFFARS 5306.304(a))

Date

08 May 2024

Project Lead / Program Mgr / Requiring Activity Eddie Waller / US Army 78th Signal Battalion

NATC-SPN-OPO/ DSN 315-652-3448

Signature

APPROVAL (AFFARS 5306.304(a) )

Date

26 Jun 2024

Contracting Officer Justin K. Townsend

18 CONS/PKA DSN: 315-634-4789

Signature

WALLER.EDDIE.B.JR.106

7377326

Digitally signed by

WALLER.EDDIE.B.JR.1067377326

Date: 2024.05.08 12:37:38 +09'00'

TOWNSEND.JUSTIN.KA

LEB.1469987538

Digitally signed by

TOWNSEND.JUSTIN.KALEB.1469987538

Date: 2024.06.26 16:19:22 +09'00'

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I. Contracting Activity.

18th Contracting Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan

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

Purchase and installation of components for Electronic Security System (ESS)

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

Military construction project MCA 62783 is a five-phase multi-year project to replace the existing Army Satellite Communications (SATCOM) facility (building 103) on the Camp Foster Annex (formerly Fort Buckner).

· Phase 1, construction of the new Battalion Headquarters, Network Enterprise Center (NEC), and MTCF is complete. Construction of the Battalion Headquarters completed in June 2019, construction of the MTCF completed in December 2019, and construction of the NEC completed in February 2020.

· Phase 2, movement of mission from the portion of building 103 scheduled for demolition in Phase 3 to the new Battalion Headquarters, NEC, and MTCF completed in March 2021.

· Phase 3, demolition of 60% of building 103 and construction of the new SATCOM facility, started on 15 March 2021 and is currently scheduled to complete by 30 November 2024. Demolition concluded on 04 September 2021. Construction of the new SATCOM facility started on 06 September 2021.

· Phase 4, movement of mission from the old SATCOM floor to the new SATCOM floor, is currently scheduled to start on 01 December 2024 and is currently scheduled to complete on 30 June 2026.

· Phase 5 includes demolition of the remaining 40% of building 103, landscaping, parking, fencing, and pavilion and trash enclosure construction is currently scheduled to start on 01 July 2026 and is currently scheduled to take four to six months.

In Phase 2 of MCA 62783, the project installed an integrated Electronic Security System (ESS) to protect assets in the MCTF on the Camp Foster Annex (Fort Buckner) as well as the NEC and the Battalion Headquarters buildings on Torii Station. The MTCF has 19 card readers, 16 cameras, and 2 workstations installed. The NEC has 60 card readers, 47 cameras, and 1 workstation installed. The Battalion Headquarters has 1 card reader, 1 camera, and 1 workstation installed. In Phase 3 of MCA 62783, the project will extend this ESS into the new portion of the SATCOM building (adding 60 cameras, 40 card readers. and 3 intrusion detection systems to the

ESS).

The items list shows which items are required to be brand name and the items that can be brand name or equal.

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

FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

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

The work that will be completed is an extension to the current electronic security system (ESS) located at Camp

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Foster Annex. This requirement requires specific products that will allow the compatibility between the current security system in place and the additional extension being added. The brand name justification will allow the proper products to be purchased. This will allow the new ESS, the ability to tie into the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Provost Marshall Office (PMO) dispatch center.

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

The United States ARMY is mandated to use the COMPUTER HARDWARE, ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE AND SOLUTIONS (CHESS) for all Information Technology and telecommunications acquisitions. CHESS is the Army's designated primary source for commercial IT. If one of the 16 IDIQ contracts associated with CHESS cannot provide a solution, CHESS issues a Statement of Non-Availability (SoNA). 78th Signal Battalion received a SoNA for the ESS on 21 December 2023. This SoNA is available on demand. This requirement will be solicited as a brand name requirement through SAM.GOV.

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

This requirement will be a brand name requirement to allow for compatibility between the existing system and the extension being added. There is still competition available in the open market as the manufacture's of the items are not the installers of the equipment.

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

As stated in Section VI, CHESS is the Army's designated primary source for commercial IT. None of the 16 IDIQ contracts associated with CHESS could provided a solution for this particular acquisition (extending the existing ESS into the new portion of the SATCOM building (adding 60 cameras, 40 card readers. and 3 intrusion detection systems). E-mails were sent to contractors that have either worked on the current system or extensive knowledge on installing ESS systems.

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

As stated above, the ESS extension into the new SATCOM floor must be complete by 31 March 2025 (four months into Phase 4) at the very latest. The primary goal is for the ESS systems to be compatible with each other. If different products were installed, the systems would not be compatible with each other.

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

American Engineering Corporation M.C. Dean

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.

Due to this be an extension of the current system in place, it is not possible to use a different software for compatibility purposes. Any future standalone ESS requirements will be competed as full and open.

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.

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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.