JA 21-0234 -- EAF SALS_DP- Final_Redacted.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND

RADM WILLIAM A MOFFETT BUILDING

47123 BUSE ROAD BLDG 2272

PATUXENT RIVER MARYLAND 20670-1547

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J&A 21-0234

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Activity.

Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWC-AD) Lakehurst, NJ

2. Description of the Action Being Approved.

This Justification and Approval (J&A) authorizes and approves a brand name limited competition and resultant Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for production and engineering support requirements of the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Expeditionary Airfield (EAF) Solar Airfield Lighting System (SALS) that is produced by Flash Technology (formerly Carmanah). This brand name limited competition is restricted to Flash Technology and its authorized distributor .

3. Description of Supplies/Services.

The anticipated IDIQ contract will support the production of up to 10 Solar Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Taxiway and supplementary Airfield Lighting suites for the EAF SALS, necessary to fulfill USMC requirements. A lighting suite includes solar taxiway kits, solar VTOL kits, a solar sign kit, L-806 Secondary Wind Cone kits, a L-807 Primary Wind Cone kit, and associated installation hardware and packaging. The USMC requires all lights, wind cones, Aircraft Radio Control of Aerodrome Lighting (ARCAL), and signs be solar powered and controllable from the same wireless controller. In addition, kitting of various lights, associated installation hardware, and ARCAL in ruggedized mobile containers and trailers is required. The Contractor will provide taxiway lights in trailers and mobile containers; individual trailers must provide solar charging capability and secure storage for a minimum of 100 taxiway lights.

Additionally, the Contractor will provide VTOL lights in trailers; individual trailers must provide solar charging capability to support lights and ARCAL. The taxiway and VTOL lights require infrared light with a minimum of three discrete dimmable intensities in order to be fully compatible with USMC night vision devices. The lights, wind cones, and signs must be capable of being controlled by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Compliant L-854 ARCAL. The Contractor will also provide engineering support for the EAF SALS lighting suites.

The NAWC-AD Lakehurst Procurement Division will negotiate a five-year IDIQ contract to satisfy the USMC requirements. The estimated contract ceiling value is approximately $

, which will be funded with fiscal years (FYs) 21-25 Other Procurement, Navy (OPN) appropriations, as delineated in the table below.

J&A 21-0234

Estimated Dollar Value in Thousands

APPN

($K)

FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 Total

4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition.

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority.

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(a), the Government has deemed the requirements listed above to be available only through the original source and award to any other source would result in substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition.

In April 2019, after conducting Market Research, NAWC-AD Lakehurst Procurement Division awarded contract N68335-19-C-0287 to for the procurement of Flash Technology SALS equipment for USMC evaluation. This evaluation served as the basis for determining that Flash Technology, formerly Carmanah, brand solar lights are the only available solution that satisfy the USMC EAF SALS requirements. The USMC, along with Naval Air Systems Command engineers, USMC pilots, and EAF operators and maintainers, evaluated the Flash Technology lights at multiple continental U.S. locations as well as locations outside the continental U.S. to verify the ability to support and execute distributed operations, provide sortie generation, and provide air ground combat support. No other lighting systems can meet the USMC’s requirement. Other vendors would require significant development including infrared intensities, packaging, and assets to provide a complete suite of lighting equipment to meet all the requirements. In addition, significant effort would be required for redesign by other vendors to be compatible with Flash Technology equipment. The USMC stringent requirements are critical to preventing safety of flight issues and ensuring mission readiness, specifically the airfield lighting system availability provided by the Marine Wing Support Squadron that impacts Marine Air-Ground Task Force mission capability worldwide. Based on the results of the evaluation, on 16 April 2020, Headquarters, USMC (HQMC) directed the Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment EAF program to continue the procurement and fielding of Flash Technology SALS equipment via an HQMC Letter of Intent. Subsequently, on 10 September 2020, NAWC-AD Lakehurst awarded a contract modification (exercise of previously negotiated options) for production units required for FY21 fielding.

The Government does not own the technical data package for the Flash SALS equipment to support a full and open competition. The Government would incur substantial duplication of cost to evaluate and procure an alternate vendor’s solar lighting system. Based on USMC evaluation cost of Flash Technology SALS equipment, the estimated cost to evaluate an alternate vendor’s solar lighting system would be approximately . Additionally, using another vendor’s equipment would incur a Class I engineering change proposal (ECP) for the EAF program, for