JA-24-Hua-662_JA_Extension_FA873214D0020-W91RUS19F0014_IP-VTC_Redacted.pdf

CUI

Control No: JA-24-Hua-662

Contractor: SOS International, LLC (SOSi) Program/Equipment: NETCOM IP-VTC

Reviews

I have reviewed this justification and find it adequate to support the justification for an exception to fair opportunity.

Contractor: SOS International, LLC (SOSi)

Program/Equipment NETCOM IP-VTC

Justification Review Document for an Exception to Fair Opportunity- FAR 16.505(b)(2)

1. Contracting Activity: U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Huachuca Division, 2133 Cushing Street, Building 61801, Room 2637, Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613-7070.

2. Description of Action: ACC-APG requests approval for a Firm Fixed Price, 30-day extension of full-time support from 10 June 2024 through 09 July 2024 under FA873214D0020-W91RUS19F0014-P000019 for a total value of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Operations and Maintenance, Army funds will be used.

An acquisition plan is not required. This procurement does not meet the threshold at Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 207 .103( d)(i)(B).

3. Description of Supplies/Services: The contractor provides direct support to the United States Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) G-3 Headquarters, subcommand organizations and other NETCOM supported locations with business operations, Network Operations (NetOps), Operations and Maintenance (O&M) support, Cybersecurity, Knowledge Management (KM), Army Enterprise Service Ownership/Development and Capability Management, plus Content Management requirements for Army Enterprise IP-VTC capabilities.

4. Authority Cited: 10 U.S.C. 3406(c)(3) and FAR Part 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C) - The order must be issued on a sole-source basis in the interest of economy and efficiency because it is a logical follow-on to an order already issued under the contract, provided that all awardees were given a fair opportunity to be considered for the original order.

5. Reason for Authority Cited: The five-year task order award of FA873214D0020- W91 RUS19F0014 in December 2018 resulted from a fair opportunity competition under the CHESS ITES-3H IDIQ.

These same services were competed on CHESS ITES-3H as a 100% small business set-aside and contract W52P1J18DA021-W91 RUS24F0137 was awarde result, the awardee could not perform. In coordination with and in agreement from both cognizant Small Business Administration offices from Area II (Fort Huachuca) and Area IV (District of Columbia), contract W52P1J18DA021-W91 RUS24F0137 was rescinded one week later, on 14 June 2024 underW52P1J18DA021-W91RUS24F0137-P00001 as a No-cost settlement agreement - complete termination.

Due to the inability of a contracted company to take over the current IP-VTC (renamed United Communications (UC)) and to replace that contractor with a new contract, the Army needed to convert the phase-out services to full performance to continue the same services under the same contract for the sake of economy and efficiency until the agency enters into another contract for the required services through the use of competitive procedures.

The UC team provides critical support and management of voice and VTC services for the Continental US and remote support to OCONUS organizations that require Tier 3 level expertise to resolve outages or unsatisfactory levels of video and voice services to Senior leaders and Combatant Commanders.

The services provided by the UC team support Army Senior leaders with Command and Control (C2) voice, conferencing and VTC capabilities on the SIPR network which includes leaders from the Pentagon to Mission Commanders in the field. A discontinuation of services would cause a serious disconnect between Senior leaders who would not be able to properly communicate in a timely manner.

The services provided by the UC team on the NIPR side include normal communications capability of an installation that has already converted to VoIP communications from the older TDM systems. The UC team sets and manages the Enterprise standards being used by NECs to maintain and upgrade systems and network access as needed. The PEO (GENM-A) project team also uses the Enterprise standards to implement the new Voice Modernization (VMOD) project the Army has initiated that is in support of the overall Army vision for the Army Unified Network (AUN). The VMOD implementation teams coordinate with the UC team before an installations network configurations are changed to verify compliance and no disruption of service during change over.

The reason for asking for this Justification and Approval is to secure a continuation of support for current operations that include mission critical actions that support activities in progress in austere environments. To discontinue or interrupt service would impact lively hood in unnecessary danger. Not only does the team support and troubleshoot issues with voice and video communications but they also Operate and Manage (O&M) the system averages @4500 voice and video calls supporting 64 Mission Partners, this includes other Agencies and deployed elements.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: The proposed contract action is a contract action resulting from an order placed under FAR subpart 16.5. Therefore, in accordance with FAR 5.202(a)(6), a notice under FAR 5.201 is not required. In accordance with FAR Part 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C), the justification will be made publicly available within 30 days after award.

a. Effective competition. It is not feasible at this time to obtain offers from other potential sources because of the brief performance period required and the short time in which to get the replacement contract in place.

11. Requirements Certification:

I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance, which are included in the justification, are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

12. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination:

I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable based on a cost/price evaluation using the techniques outlined under FAR 15.404-1(c) Cost Analysis, FAR 15.404-1(d) Cost Realism Analysis, and FAR 15.404-1(b) Price Analysis. This is a commercial acquisition and certified cost or pricing data will not be obtained. However, other than cost and pricing data will be obtained, as necessary, to ensure the Government is paying a fair and reasonable price.

13. Contracting Officer Certification:

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

Approval

Based on the foregoing justification, I hereby approve the procurement of a one-month IP-VTC extension of services in support of the (NETCOM) G-3 Headquarters, subcommand organizations and other NETCOM supported locations on an other than full and open competition basis pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3406(c)(3) and FAR Part 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C), subject to availability of funds, and provided that the services and property herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.