J&A__Universal_phones.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES

1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON

WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1155

ATTACHMENT C Control

No. WHS-2019-0155

JUSTIFICATION FOR LIMITED SOURCE JUSTIFICATION (LSJ)

UNDER FEDRAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SUBPART 8.4

Universal Secure Phone

1. AGENCY AND CONTRACTING ACTIVITY: The Department of Defense, Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate, Raven Rock Mountain

Complex (RRMC)

2. DESCRIPTION OF ACTION: RRMC has a requirement to purchase thirteen

Universal Secure Phones with PTT handsets.

3. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES: The contracting officer intends to issue a sole source firm-fixed price order to procure thirteen (VIPF1000-XAPTMDM) US

National Sectera vIPer Universal Secure Phone (with PSTN Connect) with Push to Talk

(PTT) handset.

Performance

Periods

Performance Period Dates Amount

Base Period 30 days after award $ XX,XXX,XX

Option Period I N/A $ XX,XXX.XX

Option Period II N/A $ XX,XXX.XX

Option Period III N/A $ XX,XXX.XX

Option Period IV N/A $ XX,XXX.XX

6 month extension IAW

52.217-8

N/A $ XX,XXX.XX

Base + All Options N/A $XX,XXX,XX

4. CIRCUMSTANCES JUSTIFYING LIMITED SOURCES: per FAR 8.405-6 (b).

General Dynamics Mission Systems is the only company that produces a Universal

Secure Phone that will operate on the same encryption and series as the primary Secure phone systems used by the Department of Defense Operations the Operations Center correlates with for communication.

5. BEST VALUE DETERMINATION: The Contracting Officer hereby determines this action represents the best value to the Government in that the Contracting Officer will ensure that the final negotiated price under this task order is fair and reasonable in accordance with FAR 15.404-1.

6. MARKET RESEARCH: The market research was conducted in accordance with FAR

Part 10. Market research consisted of a search conducted on GSA e-library since the vendor /contractor is not a small business and the requirement is procured with General

Dynamics Mission Systems due to brand name for this item. The title for the item was located under search General Purpose Commerical Information Technology Equipment, Software, and Services and source 70 under contract# GS-35F-0060N. The requirement is being procured under FAR part 8.

7. OTHER SUPPORTING FACTS: This requirement has prior or similar acquisition history under the following contract number HQ0034-13-P-0189. This requirement was requested by Raven Rock Mountain Complex and awarded to GIT Satellite LLC. The contract was awarded on September 25, 2015.

8. ACTIONS TO REMOVE OR OVERCOME ANY BARRIERS THAT LEAD TO

THE RESTRICTED CONSIDERATION BEFORE ANY SUBSEQUENT

ACQUISITION FOR THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES IS MADE:

Raven Rock Mountain Complex (RRMC) will continue to monitor the market to determine the existence of other potential sources/supplies that can meet their requirements for future like requirements.

9. If this acquisition is for new work as a logical follow-on to on original Federal Supply

Schedule (FSS), was the original order was placed under the FSS ordering procedures?

☒Yes, the original acquisition was issued on a competitive basis.

☐No, a copy of the previous justification is attached. The actions to remove any barriers to competition cited on the previous justification ☐ were ☐ were not completed].

CERTIFICATION

I, hereby, certify that the supporting data under my cognizance included in this justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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