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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION

22347 CEDAR POINT ROAD UNIT 6

PATUXENT RIVER MARYLAND 20670-1161

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JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Activity.

Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst, NJ

2. Description of the Action Being Approved.

The NAWCAD Webster Outlying Field (WOLF) Special Communications Mission Solutions Division (SCMS) has been tasked by the Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) to provide material in support Enterprise Land Mobile Radio (ELMR) network modernization.

This Justification and Approval (J&A) authorizes and approves the issuance of a five-year Fixed- Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for the procurement of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (Motorola) brand name Ultra High Frequency (UHF), Very High Frequency (VHF), and multiband radios and accessories.

3. Description of Supplies/Services.

The NAWCAD WOLF SCMS Division has a requirement to provide Motorola brand name UHF, VHF, and multiband radios and accessories in support of CNIC ELMR. The ELMR system is a digital trunked Land Mobile Radio system, fielded throughout the Navy’s installations to XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.

It is anticipated that the Government will be procuring a minimum quantity of 10 UHF radios and a maximum quantity of 6,975 UHF, 175 VHF, and 200 multiband radios and 4,345 accessories throughout the ordering periods of the IDIQ. The IDIQ ordering period is expected to be from the date of contract award through five (5) years. The delivery schedule is anticipated to be XXXXXX after each delivery order award.

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

10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority.

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The CNIC ELMR requires Motorola radios and accessories that maintain the same form, fit, and function as those already fielded to XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. CNIC’s existing ELMR infrastructure is brand specific to Motorola as it supports the currently fielded Motorola brand name radios.

The CNIC ELMR system operates using Motorola proprietary technology. It is supported by a network infrastructure that is Motorola brand name specific and includes XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. The radios are required to be compatible with the existing ELMR system and meet the XXXXXXXXXXXX

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. Motorola is the only manufacturer of a commercial land mobile radio that is compatible with the CNIC infrastructure. CNIC is required to maintain

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The Motorola brand name radio software has been validated by CNIC during system design reviews and are part of an accredited system and is part of the XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. The Motorola brand name radios have been procured and fielded as part of the ongoing CNIC ELMR modernization efforts. To date, XXXX Motorola brand name radios have been procured and fielded for modernization efforts. The Motorola brand name radios are supported and maintained by an existing XXXXXXXXXXXXXX and by the CNIC Repair and Support Center, which manages inventory control, identification tagging, programming, deployment, account management, and field service support for the radios and infrastructure.

As part of the ongoing modernization efforts, CNIC has procured, tested, and integrated the Motorola brand name UHF, VHF, and multiband radios and accessories under the following contracts: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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XXXXXXXXXXX. Existing Motorola infrastructure was procured to support the legacy ELMR and as a part of ongoing ELMR modernization efforts under the following contracts: XXXXX

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In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(A), alternating vendor, technology, make, or model would result in a duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. Current estimates for CNIC to perform these duplicative efforts equate to approximately XXXX. The duplicative efforts consist of the replacement of radios previously procured on existing contracts XXXXX. In addition, the existing sustainment contracts would be required to maintain a spare pool of the alternate radio solutions to enable field service support as needed XXXX.

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

The NAWCAD WOLF SCMS Division conducted market research via General Services Administration (GSA) Advantage and the Defense Logistics Agency’s (DLA’s) Public Logistics (PUB LOG) Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS) for the required UHF, VHF, and multiband radios and accessories. Searches of DLA’s PUB LOG FLIS yielded results for several radios and accessories; however, no Motorola brand stock was available. The GSA Advantage search yielded results; however, no single vendor could provide all the required items. The Naval Air Office of Small Business Programs website and Dynamic Small Business Search identified XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX; however, only Motorola brand radios are compatible with the integrated Motorola proprietary software and the existing CNIC infrastructure. A search of the Google search engine was conducted and resulted in identifying manufacturers including XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX; however, only Motorola brand radios are compatible with the integrated Motorola proprietary software and existing CNIC infrastructure. Motorola is the sole manufacturer of the UHF, VHF, and multiband radios and accessories. Motorola confirmed there are Motorola authorized resellers. XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX were identified as Motorola authorized resellers. XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX provided budgetary pricing data for the UHF, VHF, and multiband radios and accessories.

A Request for Information (RFI) for UHF, VHF, and multiband radios was posted on 12 October 2023. Responses were received from XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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A pre-solicitation synopsis was posted on 8 February 2024 and closed on 23 February 2024.

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7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost.

The Contracting Officer has determined the anticipated cost to the Government of the supplies/services covered by this J&A will be fair and reasonable.

8. Actions to Remove Barriers to Future Competition.

For the reasons stated in Paragraph 5, the Government has no plans, at this time to compete future requirements for the types of supplies covered by this J&A. The Government will continue to conduct market research to determine if another potential source emerges. If another potential source emerges, the Government will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible.

As this is a follow-on for supplies and services previously awarded on a non-competitive basis, in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI) 206.304(a)(S-70)(i), the prior J&A XXXXX was provided to the approval authority for review. Approval of this J&A signifies the approval authority has made the determination required by DFARS PGI 206.304(a)(S-70)(ii).