JA - W31P4Q-19-P-0135-P00001 - Redacted.pdf

Far Part 6, Justification and Approval For other than Full and Open Competition

For Integrated Fire Control Network (IFCN) Relay Maintenance Support

1. Contracting Agency: Department of the Army, Army Contracting Center, Attention: CCAM- SM-C, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama 35898.

2. Description of Action: The U.S. Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Project Office, Redstone Arsenal requests a modification to contact W31P4Q-19-P-0135 with CONTACT Corporation, 1818 Roberts Street, Winchester, Virginia 22601; Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code 097B0. This acquisition is to add the repair and return shipping of four additional Power Sub-System (PSS), Part 103225. This modification will extend the period of performance (PoP) to 31 March 2021. The Government projects award for this action in June 2020. The total value of this effort is $ and will be funded with Research, Development Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) funds.

3. Description of Supplies/Services: This acquisition is for the repair and return shipping of PSS, part number 103225, in support of IFCN Relay Maintenance Support. The estimated value is $ . This effort will extend the PoP for 6 months; 138 estimated labor hours.

4. Authority Cited: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) (1) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, “Only one responsible source and no other suppliers or services will satisfy agency requirements.

5. Reason for Cited Authority: The proposed acquisition requires the use of the cited statutory authority because Contact is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the trailer subsystem that the generator set will be mounted onto. Contact is the only provider that can perform this effort and meet the minimum requirements of the U.S. Army. There are no other known sources due to the proprietary requirements imposed by the OEM.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition:

a. Effective competition. A Sources Sought announcement is not required because this requirement is under the simplified acquisition threshold. A combined synopsis/solicitation will be issued on FedBizOpps for this requirement.

b. Subcontracting competition. Not applicable