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Justification and Approval (J&A) for Other Than Full and Open Competition

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I. Agency and Contracting Activity.

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Armament Directorate (EB), Eglin AFB, FL 32542 is the contracting activity for this individual Justification and Approval (J&A) for Other Than Full and Open Competition.

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

This J&A supports the award of the new Air Warfare Systems contract through a five-year Indefinite-Quantity Indefinite-Delivery (IDIQ) contract issued on an other than full and open competition basis to The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (JHU/APL), 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel Maryland, 20723. The Air Warfare Systems IDIQ contract is provided under the Air Force Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Weapons, Eglin AFB, Florida. Services will be made available across the AFLCMC/EB enterprise and other Eglin AFB organizations. Decentralized ordering may be authorized by written notification to the contractor that identifies the contracting office(s) permitted to issue Orders. The purpose of the Air Warfare Systems IDIQ is to maintain essential research, and development capabilities provided by an educational or other nonprofit institution JHU/APL in support of critical mission objectives. The Contracting Officer recognizes that the FAR does not prohibit the use of cost-reimbursement contracts with fees (e.g. CPFF) when contracting with nonprofits, not-for-profits, or educational institutions. The nature of nonprofit organizations is different from for profit organizations as they may earn profit/ fee to cover expenses associated with the nonprofit's purpose, such as unallowable costs, and this income can be essential to an organization's survival. The basic ordering period will be five (5) years with completion of task orders within 12 months after the end of the ordering period. The contract type for task orders are planned to be predominately Cost-Plus Fixed-Fee (CPFF), but may be Fixed Price or Cost type.

III. Description of supplies/services required to meet agency needs (including the estimated value).

JHU/APL will provide Air Warfare Systems support through task orders issued against the basic contract for the anticipated period of 12 OCT 2020 through 12 OCT 2025. The IDIQ ceiling value is $49,999,000 based on historical use and anticipated requirements for JHU/APL's services, and the minimum order is $100K to ensure that the contract is binding in accordance with FAR 16.504(a)(2). The IDIQ may utilize Procurement (3020), Operations and Maintenance (O&M) (3400), or Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) (3600) funds based on the task order requirement, as appropriate.

JHU/APL is a nonprofit organization that has been designated by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering [ASD RE] as a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC). As a DoD UARC, JHU/APL is required to conduct its operations pertaining to its work for DoD in accordance with the DoD UARC Management Plan. In accordance with the DoD Management Plan, specific tasking to be issued under any resultant contract will be consistent with the following JHU/APL Core Competencies as approved by ASD RE: 1.) Strategic Systems Test and Evaluation, 2.) Submarine Security and Survivability, 3.) Space Science and Engineering, 4.) Combat System and Guided Missiles, 5.) Theater Air Defense and Power Projection, 6.) Information Technology (C4ISR/IO), 7.)

Simulation, Modeling, and Operations Analysis, and 8.) Mission-Related R&D.

Areas of interest for which JHU/APL may be tasked, include but not limited to, provide R&D services for advanced development, acquisition, and test and evaluation of aerospace systems, to include munitions, cyber warfare, and electronic warfare elements, which are described below:

·Advanced Weapons Systems - Seeker technology, airbreathing and solid rocket motor propulsion, hypersonic and high speed Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC), platform-to-platform communications, hypersonic aerodynamics, aerothermal analysis, trajectory analysis, structures, prototyping, coordinated control, and test and

March 2020 Page 3 of 5March 2020 Page 3 of 5 evaluation. Test and evaluation competencies include wind tunnel testing: planning, conduct, and analysis.

· Combat Systems - Human Systems Integration (HSI), systems engineering, defensive cyber, Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) to support development of resiliency measures for Manned/Unmanned teaming in complex combat environments.

· Electronic Attack (EA) Advanced Development - Prototyping and advanced development; EA/cyber; Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM); advanced jamming techniques; passive Radio Frequency (RF) detection defeat;

distributed, collaborative autonomous EA.

· Electronic Warfare Systems -Electronic warfare operations, techniques, and tactics, radar, and communications EA, Electronic Counter Measures (ECM), Electronic Counter-Counter Measures (ECCM), mission planning, counter Unmanned Air Systems (UAS).

· Intelligent Combat Platforms - Human-machine interfaces, combat aircraft operations in complex, contested environments, manned/unmanned teaming, autonomous behaviors, machine learning, automated decision logic.

· Command, Control, Communications, Computers. Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Targeting (C4ISR&T) and Counter-C4ISRT; Sensors - Signal processing, data fusion, Upstream Data Fusion (UDF), weapon sensor fusion, software development, National-to-Tactical Integration.

· Strike Analysis - Engagement- and mission-level analysis using high fidelity, physics based Modeling and Simulation and Analysis (MS&A).

· Systems Engineering - Traditional and agile methods of systems engineering; requirements analysis, verification strategies and methods; model-based systems engineering.

· Test and Evaluation - Experiment design, test planning and execution; ground test, including wind tunnel testing;

flight test planning and execution.

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

The statutory authority for this effort is authorized under 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(3)(B) as implemented by FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii).

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

JHU/APL is a nonprofit organization operating as a division of The Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore, Maryland. JHU/APL has been designated by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering [ASD RE] as a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC). As a UARC, JHU/APL is required to conduct its operations in accordance with the UARC Management Plan. 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(3)(B) and FAR 6.302-3 define a basis for an exemption from competition in order “to establish or maintain an essential engineering, research, or development capability to be provided by an educational or other nonprofit institution or a federally funded research and development center,” [Ref. FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii)]. Using this authority is appropriate due to the need to maintain an essential capability for engineering and developmental work calling for the practical application of investigative findings and theories of a scientific and technical nature.

VI. Description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as practicable, March 2020 Page 4 of 5March 2020 Page 4 of 5 including whether a notice was or will be publicized as required by subpart 5.2 and, if not, which exception under

FAR 5.202 applies.

The exception under FAR 5.202(a)(10) applies since the proposed contract action is made under conditions described in 6.302-3, and advanced notice is not appropriate or reasonable.

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

The Contracting Officer anticipates the cost to the Government is to be fair and reasonable based on cost analysis in accordance with FAR Subpart 15.4 and supplements using certified cost and pricing data. The steps to ensure that the final contract price will be fair and reasonable include a full technical evaluation by the Air Warfare Systems subject matter experts for each task order issued under the authority of this Justification and Approval, analysis from Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and use of the most current rates recommended/negotiated by the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), along with utilization of Weighted Guidelines to determine fee or profit. At conclusion of negotiations, a Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing data will be obtained as necessary.

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

Limited market research was conducted in regards to other potential sources as this ID/IQ contract award is not based on a determination that JHU/APL is the only responsible source. Rather, the Government desires to maintain this essential engineering and research capability at JHU/APL as a nonprofit institution as authorized by10 U.S.C.

2304(c)(3)(B) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-3. Market research was conducted in regards to JHU/APL's engineering and research capabilities as well as historical use of their services as documented in paragraph IX. In accordance with FAR 5.202(a)(10), a notice of proposed award is not required. However, in accordance with 10 U.S.C.2304(l), as implemented by FAR 6.305, the approved Justification and Approval will be made publicly available within 14 days after contract award in a posting to the beta.SAM website.

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

JHU/APL was organized to develop a critical wartime technology in 1942. Generally, at any given time, JHU/APL conducts programs for the Government that protect our Nation and advance its vision in research and space science.

JHU/APL's mission is to solve complex research, engineering, and analytical problems that present critical challenges to the nation. Its expertise includes highly qualified and technically diverse teams with hands-on operational knowledge of the military and security environments, as well as world class facilities. The work envisioned will fall within the core competencies approved by the ASD RE to be provided by the institution. JHU/ APL meets the Department of Defense (DoD) science and engineering needs. JHU/APL has significant experience in working with US government sponsors in the development, acquisition, test and evaluation, and sustainment of numerous systems, including Tomahawk, Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, Next Generation Jammer, Long Range Strike, F-35, F/A-18, Air Force/Navy Electronic Attack, and Next Generation Land Attack Weapon.

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

N/A

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.

This acquisition to JHU/APL is to maintain an essential engineering, research, or development capability to be provided by an educational or other nonprofit institution. It is anticipated that JHU/APL will be developing in its

March 2020 Page 5 of 5March 2020 Page 5 of 5 work under this contract, unique state of the art technologies that can be transitioned to industry, once proof of concept has been demonstrated. Once, technical applications and missions have been determined and requirements have been funded, JHU/APL will, on behalf of the Government, assist in the transition to industry. It is fully expected that this transition will occur via full and open Government competitive procurements between competing industrial organizations.

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.

XIII. Certification by the technical/requirements personnel.

As evidenced by their signatures above, the technical and/or requirements personnel certify that any supporting data contained herein, which is our responsibility, is both accurate and complete.