Redacted_Version_of_JA-DCGS-N-CS.pdf

Reference Number: HC1028-12-D-0029-0014

Title of Effort: DCGS-N IOP Support

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JUSTIFICATION & APPROVALS FOR FAR SUBPART 16.5 ACQUISITIONS

EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY

Multiple Award Schedule (MAS)/ Multiple Award Contract (MAC)

Orders under MAC/ Fair Opportunity – FAR 16.505, DFARS 216.505-70, PGI 216.505-70

Purchase Request Number: 37016-44

Contract Number: HC1028-12-D-0029

Task/Delivery Order Number: 0014

Procurement Title: Distributed Common Ground System-Navy (DCGS-N) Interoperability

(IOP) Test Support

Contracting Office: Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)/Defense Information

Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO)/Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC)

Mission Support Section (PL8315)

Estimated Value: $16,398.50

Authority: FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C)

JUSTIFICATION FOR AN EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY

Upon the basis of the following justification, I, as the Contracting Officer, hereby approve this exception to fair opportunity pursuant to the authority of FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C).

1. REQUIRING AGENCY AND CONTRACTING OFFICE:

a. Requiring Agency:

DISA/JITC

2001 Brainard Road, Building 57305

Fort Huachuca, Arizona, 85670

b. Contracting Office:

DISA/DITCO/PL8315

2300 East Drive, Building 3600

Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, 62225

2. NATURE/DESCRIPTION OF ACTION(S):

a. The nature of this action is to modify the current cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) task order

(TO) against the Testing and Evaluation (T&E) Multiple Support Services (MSS) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract, held by Oberon, Inc. This modification will add

200 labor hours to the labor category for a System Analyst Intermediate to support additional

IOP testing of the Intelligence Carry-On Program (ICOP), a mobile component of the larger

DCGS-N Increment 1 system during the rest of the base period of this task. Additionally, there will be an ICOP-specific Test Plan appendix to be included in the overall DCGS-N Increment 1

Block 2 IOP Test Plan.

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b. The funded amount will increase the base option period by $16,398.50 from

$104,634.47 to $121,032.97. The lifecycle cost will increase by $16,398.50 from $545,280.89 to

$561,679.41, which is a 3% increase of the current lifecycle cost.

3. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES:

a. The operational mission of the DCGS-N is to provide the Joint Task Force (JTF)

Commander, and below, with critical intelligence for battle management and information dominance across the full spectrum of operations, including peace, conflict, war, operations other than war, and the Global War on Terror (GWOT). The ICOP responds to multiple fleet requirements for a subset of DCGS-N Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities for Navy Cruiser-Destroyer (CRU/DES) ships and similar platforms and addresses current Commander, Third Fleet (C3F) and Commander, Fifth Fleet (C5F) Urgent Operational

Needs (UONs). The ICOP will provide an integrated ISR capability, via the DCGS-N Enterprise

Node (DEN), that will include the ability to leverage Joint, Intelligence Community, Coalition, and Interagency resources for the benefit of the maritime commander, and optimize the maritime intelligence contribution to the Combatant Commander (COCOM), Naval Force Commander, and other component commanders.

b. This task primarily addresses Joint Interoperability Certification testing support to

DCGS-N Increment 1 Block 2 with the addition of the ICOP capabilities. DCGS-N Increment 1

Block 2 is the new instantiation of DCGS-N, replacing DCGS-N Increment 1 Block 1 and the

ICOP is the ISR solution to address the unit-level requirements. The purpose of this tasking is to provide the independent technical test and evaluation (T&E) of DCGS-N Increment 1 Block 2 and the ICOP Joint Interoperability as governed by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

(CJCSI) 6212.01 and related Department of Defense (DoD)/JITC regulations and directives and to guide and support the DCGS-N program office as they strive to achieve Joint Interoperability

Certification.

c. The period of performance remains unchanged at August 14, 2013 through August 15, 2014.

4. SUPPORTING RATIONALE, INCLUDING A DEMONSTRATION THAT THE

PROPOSED CONTRACTOR’S UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS OR THE NATURE OF

THE ACQUISITION REQUIRES USE OF AN EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY:

(a) Exception to Fair Opportunity. IAW FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C): The order must be issued on a sole-source basis in the interest of economy, efficiency and time because it is a logical modification to an order already issued under the contract, and all awardees were given a fair opportunity to be considered for the original order.

(b) Description of the Justification. DCGS-N IOP support TO was awarded as a CPFF TO to

Oberon on August 14, 2013 following a fair opportunity competition using the JITC T&E

MSS IDIQ contracts. The proposed contract change submitted by JITC on March 7, 2014 adds testing of the ICOP and extends the travel requirements for seven days at the end of the DCGS-N Increment 1 Block 2 Developmental Test to assess the ICOP capabilities.

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Because the additional task falls in scope with the current DCGS-N IOP support task, the logical modification is to an order already issued under the current contract.

(c) Justification:

(1) Minimum Government requirements. The Government requires highly specialized knowledge of the DCGS-N and ICOP system architecture as well as a complete understanding of the critical joint interoperable test requirements and current Top Secret

(TS)/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) level clearance. The DCGS-N program office will need timely IOP evaluation results of both the DCGS-N Increment 1

Block 2 and ICOP in order to support the fielding decisions for further deployment to the rest of the fleet.

(2) Proposed sole source contractor. The incumbent contractor Oberon, Inc. is the only contractor that can perform the work for the least amount of cost to the government and customer, due to the amount already invested, and still meet the testing schedule timeframes due to their extensive knowledge and current testing of the DCGS-N system.

(3) Discussion regarding cause of the sole source situation. The reason for this sole source submittal was due to the decisions of the DCGS-N Program Office to reduce their budgets during sequestration and scale back the efforts for the DCGS-N Increment 1

Block 2 and incorporate the unit-level requirements into the ICOP. Additionally, the

DCGS-N PMO is aligning the testing of DCGS-N and ICOP to reduce resources, costs and logistics. Due to the current investment and the short-suspense test schedule, modifying the current TO enables JITC to extend existing, cleared DCGS-N resources to include ICOP test requirements.

(4) Demonstration of unique source. Oberon is the most qualified contractor capable of providing these services within the time and funding constraints imposed by the DCGS-N

Program Management Office. Oberon is in place now, with proper TS/SCI clearances supporting this task and is capable of continuing without interruption. No phase-in or ramp-up will be required to expand this support. Therefore, it is not in the best interest of the government to compete this task at the present time. Additionally, since Oberon developed the initial DCGS-N plan, they would be able to add an appendix to the current

DCGS-N plan to address the exceptions/modifications for the portable ICOP requirements. Another contractor would have to develop a new plan.

(5) Procurement discussion. The original task order was competed among all seven T&E

MSS contractors. Three offerors participated in this competition, of which Oberon, Inc.

was evaluated as the lowest-priced, technically acceptable offer. This increase is required to support the additional labor hours required to support the ICOP IOP test and certification requirements.

(6) Impact. If JITC were to compete this task, based on historical experience, it could delay the start of the task up to three months based on the timelines to issue a competitive task and up to six months to get a tester with TS/SCI clearance and full knowledge and

Page 4 of 4 Pages understanding of the ICOP. Selecting another prime contractor would increase costs due to the estimated 480 labor hours (or two months) to familiarize themselves with the system well enough to develop a test plan and carry out the test. To compete the task, bring the next contractor on-line and up to speed on DCGS-N/ICOP, if it isn’t Oberon, would not meet the customer’s acquisition schedule.