JA_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification and Approval (J&A) document for a sole source contract award issued by the Department of the Navy, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division.

The Navy intends to award a non-recurring, sole source engineering services contract to Teledyne FLIR (19 Alpha Road, Suite 101, Chelmsford, MA 01824-4237) for integration of the Flexible Cybersecure Radio System (FlexCSR) onto the Navy Configuration of the Man Transportable Robotic System Increment II (MTRS II) platform. The contract will provide baseline support to maintain the Navy configuration Authority to Operate (ATO), engineering support services (ESS), and depot support services. The anticipated total estimated cost for FY25-29 is redacted, with O&MN (Operations and Maintenance, Navy) funding identified. The contracting activity is the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), under Contracts Office Code 023.

The J&A cites 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as statutory authority for other than full and open competition. The rationale for sole source award emphasizes that MTRS II systems procured by the Navy are a Modified Commercial Off-the-Shelf (MCOTS) version of the Teledyne FLIR Centaur platform incorporating proprietary software. The Navy determined that an award to any other source would not be possible due to the Government's inability to acquire Level 3 Technical Data Package (TDP) rights from FLIR, and leveraging the existing joint program MTRS II solution provides significantly lower cost and schedule benefits compared to executing an independent program. The document confirms that market research efforts, including an RFI posted on SAM.gov (closed 16 November 2023), a Sources Sought notice (closed 11 July 2024), and a synopsis (closed 31 July 2024), yielded no viable alternative sources capable of meeting the requirements. The Contracting Officer has determined the anticipated cost is fair and reasonable.