ID40160090-_SSJr4_Redacted.pdf

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Federal Acquisition Services

National Information Technology Commodity Program

Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition Open Market

1. Requiring and Contracting Activity

a. Requiring Activity: AFCMC/HBG 750 Third St Bldg 350, Bay C Robins AFB, GA 31098

b. Contracting Activity General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service IT Commodity Division 401 West Peachtree St., NW, Suite 2700 Atlanta, GA 30308

c. Contracting Officer: Paula Mensah

d. Task ID: ID40160090

e. Estimated Value of This Action:

2. Nature of Description of Action:

The General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), National Information Technology Commodity Program (NITCP) has received a requirement from the United States Air Force (USAF), Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), at Robins Air Force Base (AFB), GA for the purchase of Advanced Intelligence Multimedia Exploration Suite (AIMES) Exploit Licenses and Server Maintenance. This justification and approval is being requested for the sole source procurement AIMES Software licenses. This acquisition will be conducted under FAR 12 and FAR 13.501 ordering procedures. The items will be procured on a firm fixed price basis from the sole source provider of the AIMES software requirement via simplified procedures for certain commercial items.

3. Description of Supplies or Services:

This is a requirement for the purchase of Advanced Intelligence Multimedia Exploration Suite (AIMES) Exploit Licenses and Server Maintenance. The new licenses are required to provide the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) with the support critical to sustainment of the AIMES suite, including the AIMES Digital Function Sites (DFS), and the fielded AIMES Systems located at 32 sites worldwide. The AIMES software and server maintenance is needed for integrating the AIMES Full Motion Video (FMV) Primary Image Capture Transformation Element (PICTE) capability into the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS), East and West Coast Hub (ECH/WCH).

The complete list of products required is contained in the following Bill of Materials:

CLIN ITEM Description QTY

1 BASE YEAR

AIMES Exploit Software Maintenance - 12 month subscription AIMES Exploit Licenses - 32 user maintenance 1

2 OPTION 1

AIMES Exploit Software Maintenance - 12 month subscription AIMES Exploit Licenses - 32 user maintenance 1

3 OPTION 2

AIMES Exploit Software Maintenance - 12 month subscription AIMES Exploit Licenses - 32 user maintenance 1

4. Authority:

FAR 13.501(a)(1)i – Sole Source Acquisition.

5. Justification Rationale:

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) has a requirement for Advanced Intelligence Multimedia Exploration Suite (AIMES) Exploit Licenses and Server Maintenance renewals. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is the single center responsible for total life cycle management of Air Force weapon systems. The required AIMES Exploit Licenses and Service Maintenance provide Full Motion Video (FMV) Primary Image Capture Transformation Element (PICTE) capabilities. These abilities support to the AFLCMC/DCGS Video Processing Capability (VPC) system. The AIMES software platform is required to support managed sustainment engineering efforts to maintain the AIMES VPC architecture. The video processing capabilities provides AFLCMC with data that is in compliance with the Department of Defense (DoD) Motion Imagery Standards Board (MISB) standards and

This data is essential to both classified and unclassified weapon operations in the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS), East and West Coast Hub (ECH/WCH). The AF DCGS is comprised on 32 sites located throughout the Continentals United States (CONUS) and overseas (OCONUS)

The Advanced Intelligence Multimedia Exploration Suite (AIMES) Exploit Licenses and Server Maintenance renewals provides DC ACMS with Primary Image Capture Transformation Element capabilities which is essential to operation and maintenance of the Air Forces Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Exploration Systems as well as Deployable Transit-cased Systems (DTS), mission situational monitoring, combat assessments, mission planning, targeting and re-strike determination to support top-secret missions as well as the capability of PICTE, AIMES Server, and AIMES Exploit to AF DCGS in preconfigured systems.

The Air Force Defense is required to utilize only this software as it is the only approved software with these specific capabilities on the Department of Defense Unified Capabilities (UC) Approved Product List (APL). The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration/DoD Chief Information Officer (ASD(NII)/DoD CIO), established the

DoD Unified Capabilities (UC) Approved Product List (APL) which provides functional requirements, performance objectives, and technical specifications for all Department of Defense networks. The Department of Defense (DoD) Unified Capabilities Requirements (UCR) 2013 specifies the technical requirements for certification of approved products to be used in DoD networks to provide end-to-end Unified Capabilities (UC).

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center conducted system testing in on numerous software programs to determine which products were available in the commercial market capable of providing the required security and performance capabilities. This two year process determined that the AIMES platform is the only software capable of providing all the technical and security performance requirements for the AFLCMC weapon systems. As a result of these findings, AFLCMC obtained a National Security Justification approving only the AIMES software and maintenance on all of its 32 sites. This software is proprietary in nature and is only available from the developer and manufacturer, Leidos, Inc. Leidos does not authorize resale of any component of the Advanced Intelligence Multimedia Exploration Suite (AIMES) Exploit Licenses and Server Maintenance.

6. Contracting Officer Determination:

The Contracting Officer will determine that the anticipated cost to the Government for this acquisition will be fair and reasonable. Actions anticipated to ensure the reasonableness of the price will be accomplished with the procedures and criteria contained in FAR Part 12 and 13, as appropriate. The Contracting Officer will use various price analysis techniques and procedures to ensure a fair and reasonable price. Examples of such techniques may include, but are not limited to: comparison of published price lists and comparison to previous prices paid for the same items. Additionally, a comparison to data obtained from the Acquisition Gateway prices paid portal for similar items shall be conducted to further determine price reasonableness.

7. Market Research:

In accordance with FAR Part 10, market research was conducted to determine availably of the requested software. In accordance with the memo from the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) entitled Information Technology – Mandatory Use of Network Centric Solutions 2 (NETCENTS 2) Contracts – ACTION MEMORANDUM dated May 16, 2011; the NETCENTS 2 contract vehicle was given first consideration to procure this requirement. A sources sought was issued via the AFWAY portal to NETCENTS II contract holders on April 12, 2016 including 13 small business concerns. No responses were received. Second consideration was given to the GSA Federal Supply Schedules. A sources sought was issued via GSA eBuy system on April 12, 2016 to all Schedule 70 contract holders including 773 small business concerns. No responses were received. Based on the results of market research, this requirement shall be issued as a sole source requirement in accordance with FAR Part 13.5 to Leidos, Inc.

8. Other Supporting Facts:

Prior procurement history indicates this requirement can only be fulfilled from the original manufacturer, Leidos, 11951 Freedom Drive, Reston, VA, 20190. Business Size: Large Business CAGE Code: 52302 on a sole source basis. Leidos, Inc., has supplied a letter confirming that the required Advanced Intelligence Multimedia Exploration Suite (AIMES) Exploit Licenses and Server Maintenance is available only from Leidos, Inc., the original manufacturer and sole provider.

9. Statement of Actions to Overcome Barriers to Competition:

In an effort to overcome barriers to competition in the future, the market will be scanned and documented on an annual basis for new companies and products that could satisfy the government’s requirements. Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS) conducts ongoing research of current market products and software that can meet agency need in both a secure and cost efficient manner. The agency will continue to analyze commercial products for the manufacturers and products that will be in the Government’s best interest as best value for future software requirements.

10. Requiring Agency Certification:

I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which form the basis for this justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

11. Contracting Officer Certification:

The undersigned has determined that the anticipated cost to the Government for this acquisition will be fair and reasonable. The requiring agency has concluded that the order represents the best value (as defined in FAR 2.101) and will result in the lowest overall cost alternative (considering price, special features, administrative costs, etc.) to meet the Government’s needs in accordance with FAR 13.106. Further, I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

12. Competition Advocate Approval: