JA N00030-22-C-6003 - SP26 GDEB Kings Bay Trainer - APPROVED REDACTED.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS

1250 10TH STREET SE SUITE 3600

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD DC 20374-5127

J&A 22,014 Code: SPN307

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL (J&A)

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Activity. Strategic Systems Programs (SSP).

2. Description of the Action Being Approved. Authority to negotiate and award a Cost-Plus- Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contract to General Dynamics Electric Boat Corporation (GDEB) using other than full and open competition for the design, development, and associated system engineering support for the COLUMBIA Class submarine (CLB) Strategic Weapons Support Systems (SWSS) portion of the Strategic Weapon Training System (SWTS) at the Kings Bay TRIDENT Training Facility (KBTTF) to include the development and fabrication of a tactical voice Interior Communication System (ICS).

3. Description of Supplies/Services.

a. The contractor will:

(1) Provide technical engineering services to design, develop, install, test, and provide associated program management support of the CLB SWSS portion of the SWTS at KBTTF.

(2) Conduct planning for the installation and testing of the CLB SWSS hardware.

(3) Provide technical support for CLB SWSS portion of the SWTS at KBTTF and associated ship specific engineering tasks related to risk management and configuration management.

(4) Provide engineering support for CLB SWSS SWTS documentation drafting and coordination to include updating of technical drawings, installation specifications, test procedures, and other related CLB SWSS SWTS documentation efforts and requirements.

(5) Participate and provide input for CLB SWSS for SWTS Working Groups and meetings as well as after action response requirements.

(6) Provide updates to SWTS trainer unique documentation including maintenance procedures, calibration procedures, and operations manuals.

(7) Design and fabricate a tactical voice ICS for the SWTS. The ICS shall be designed to support hardware refresh to support upgrade for future CLB Class capabilities to replicate future submarine design.

(8) Fabricate, inspect, test, inventory, and deliver the Trainer Unique Missile Tubes.

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(9) Procure Long lead material for missile tube baseplates, raised decks and all interconnecting pipe, interconnecting cabling and bench trainers.

(10) Fabricate, inspect, test, inventory, and deliver the missile tube base plates, raised decks, all interconnecting piping, interconnecting cabling, and bench trainers associated with the CLB SWSS portion of the SWTS at KBTTF.

b. The period of performance (PoP) for the Level of Effort requirements will be from May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023, with four one-year options with a total period of performance from May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2026. The completion tasks will be completed 31 December 2024.

The estimated dollar value for the total PoP is provided below.

c. The contract will contain language that provides the Government the ability to increase the man-hours of each level of effort contract line item by up to 30%. The 30% increase may or may not be exercised, but its value is included in the table below for informational purposes.

d. The total estimated dollar value for this acquisition including options and the 30% increase in level of effort is $26,306,000 dollars. See the estimated dollar value table below.

Estimated Dollar Value, $K Appropriation FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 TOTAL

OPN $8,818 $11,453 $1,050 $1,050 $281 $22,652

OPN ILOE $420 $420 $315 $315 $84 $1,554

Total OPN $9,238 $11,873 $1,365 $1,365 $365 $24,206

SCN $2,100 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,100

Total $11,338 $11,873 $1,365 $1,365 $365 $26,306

4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition. The statutory authority for this effort is 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.

a. GDEB has been building submarines for over a century and has been the construction activity and sole design agent for the Navy's ship submersible ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) and corresponding shipboard support systems since 1959. Based on this experience, GDEB was designated as the SSBN Ship Design Agent (SDA) for the CLB by the Department of the Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). The Navy has invested billions of dollars over the past 50 years to sustain GDEB's shipbuilding and shipboard systems support capabilities which has provided GDEB with decades of inherent knowledge, experience, and expertise in all facets of SSBN ship design, development, construction, maintenance, and corresponding training requirements for SSBN crews.

b. Development and integration of the CLB Class submarine trainer requirements and development and fabrication of the hardware being procured can only be obtained from a contractor with specialized ship design knowledge of the CLB Class submarine and access to the existing CLB Class submarine supply chain. As the Navy’s SDA for the CLB Class platform, only GDEB possesses the requisite knowledge, skill, subject matter expertise, and CLB unique supply chain infrastructure to perform these requirements.

c. It is further noted that GDEB has designed, procured, manufactured, installed, and tested the CLB Class SWSS to be utilized at the SWS Ashore Training Facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida. GDEB was also the lead construction yard for construction of a lead ship Missile Tube Module, design aspects of which will be used in the SWTS. Additionally, as identified in paragraph 5.a. above, GDEB has been designated as the CLB SDA and in this role is responsible for providing OHIO and CLB class ship design support.

d. Due to the highly technical requirements of this procurement and the required integration of SSBN SWSS with the specialized training requirements and CLB Class ship design, only GDEB, as the CLB SDA, can perform these requirements.

6. Description of Efforts Made to Solicit Offers from as Many Offerors as Practicable.

a. A Sources Sought Notice (SSN) was posted on the Government Point of Entry, beta.SAM.gov to solicit potential companies capable of performing these CLB Kings Bay Trainer System requirements. Only one SSN response was received from GDEB. GDEB provided a thorough and complete White Paper capability statement response which identified how they meet the minimum qualifications and experience requirements identified in the SSN as well as a detailed outline of their technical capabilities in relation to the published statement of work requirements. SSP’s technical expert conducted a detailed analysis of the GDEB White Paper capability statement and determined that GDEB is fully capable of performing these CLB Kings Bay Trainer System requirements.

b. SSP will continue to explore opportunities for competition. However, at this time and based on the market research and rationale identified in paragraph 5 above, SSP concludes that no other company other than GDEB can provide the required CLB Kings Bay Trainer System requirements identified in this J&A.

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost. A determination of fair and reasonable price will be based on a technical evaluation of the proposal, a detailed price analysis utilizing audit and field recommendations, and previous cost history and actuals, where appropriate. This is considered sufficient to allow the Contracting Officer to determine a fair and reasonable price for this acquisition.

8. Actions to Remove Barriers to Future Competition. For the reasons set forth in paragraph 5 of this document, SSP has no plans at this time to compete this contract for the types of supplies and services covered by this document. If another potential source emerges or is developed by Navy in the shipbuilding industry base, SSP will assess whether competition for further requirements is feasible.

CERTIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL

TECHNICAL/REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION

I certify that the facts and representations under my cognizance which are included in this Justification and its supporting acquisition planning documents, except as noted herein are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW

I have determined this Justification is legally sufficient.

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CHIEF OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICE

I certify that this Justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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APPROVAL OF HEAD OF CONTRACTING ACTIVITY

Code: SPN307

Upon the basis of the above Justification, I hereby approve, as Head of the Contracting Activity, Strategic Systems Programs, the solicitation of the proposed procurement described herein using other than full and open competition, pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(l).