Justification and Approval 20003.1_REDACTED.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

NAV AL UN DE RS EA W AR FA R E C EN T ER D IV IS IO N 1176 H ow e ll St re et NEW POR T R I 02 841- 170 8

I N R E PL Y R E FE R T O :

J&A Number: 20003.1

Section 233#: 233-20-11-01

Control#: 200369

PR Number:

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

JUSTIFICATION

1. Contracting Activity

The Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT), RI, Contracts Department, Code 02.

2. Description of the Action Being Approved

Award of a five-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite

Quantity (ID/IQ) Contract on a Sole Source basis under Phase

III of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to

Description of Supplies/Services

The XTDAS tool provides a method for collecting during actual laboratory, dockside, and at sea test event conduct.

The XTDAS tool will be used by NUWCDIVNPT to support

Insertion Advance Processing Builds (TI/APB) variants and the .

The contractor shall upgrade the XTDAS technology to provide a means to collect and analyze data for Test and Evaluation (T&E) reporting purposes. This includes developing and maintaining various XTDAS hardware and software variants for each class of US Submarines and associated systems hardware and software. The contractor shall utilize the XTDAS to provide Subsystem test, evaluation, integration, system engineering, technical, and

XTDAS support services to

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NUWCDIVNPT and other Navy activities and organizations to perform required system level and weapon compatibility testing using Government-approved test procedures, software/hardware testing, systems engineering, integration, installation, and certification of Submarine combat system related electronics during new construction and at

Estimated Dollar Value

4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open

Competition

10 U.S.C. 2304(b)(2) in furtherance of the Small Business

Act (15 U.S.C. 638).

5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority

Over the last sixteen years, SEA CORP worked to develop the capability to connect to the

In December 2009, a five year Phase III SBIR NUWCDIVNPT

Contract, , was awarded to SEA CORP to fully apply the data collection/analysis capabilities developed in the Phase I &

II SBIRs and to further develop and improve the XTDAS system into a compact, ruggedized, fullyoperational system that interfaces with multiple . The software complexity of the XTDAS system has evolved to a multifaceted system with hundreds of thousands of lines of code. In 2014, this effort was extended an additional five years with Phase III SBIR NUWCDIVNPT Contract, N

As stated in the Small Business Administration SBIR Policy

Directive, the competition for SBIR Phase I and Phase II awards satisfies any competition requirement of the Armed

Services Procurement Act, the Federal Property and

Administrative Services Act, and the Competition in

Contracting Act. Therefore, an agency that wishes to fund an SBIR Phase III project is not required to conduct another competition in order to satisfy those statutory provisions.

As a result, in conducting actions relative to a Phase III

SBIR award, it is sufficient to state for purposes of a

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Justification and Approval pursuant to FAR 6.302-5, that the project is a SBIR Phase III award that is derived from, extends, or completes efforts made under prior SBIR funding agreements and is authorized under 10 U.S.C. 2304(b)(2) or

41 U.S.C. 3303(b)

Under this effort the contractor will update the XTDAS

System for every new submarine TI/APB configuration that is fielded to the fleet. Therefore, the services to be performed on the proposed sole source contract qualify as an

SBIR Phase III effort that derives from, and extends efforts, to continue development and improvement of the

XTDAS system under the previous SBIR contract and funding agreement, . The proposed Phase

III sole source contract is therefore authorized under 10

U.S.C. 2304(b)(2) or 41 U.S.C. 3303(b).

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

Offerors as Practicable

As described above, only SEA CORP is considered for this award due to the nature of the acquisition. Synopsis of this requirement will be posted to the Government Point of

Entry. Any challenges to the sole source nature of this acquisition will be brought to the attention of the

Approving Authority prior to contract award.

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Costs

The Contracting Officer will determine prior to award that the negotiated cost plus fixed fee of the contract executed under this justification is fair and reasonable pursuant to

FAR Subpart 15.4. This determination will be documented in a Business Clearance Memorandum that will be included in the contract file.

8. Actions to Remove Barriers to Competition

No actions have been taken to remove barriers to competition. SEA CORP developed the XTDAS under the SBIR program, and its continued performance constitutes an SBIR

Phase III contract. Per the Small Business Administration

SBIR Policy Directive, to the greatest extent practicable, agencies shall issue Phase III awards relating to technology, including sole source awards, to the SBIR

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CERTIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL

TECHNICAL/REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION (FAR 6.303-2(c))

I certify that the facts and representations under my cognizance, which are included in this justification and its supporting acquisition planning data, including Management and

Oversight Process for the Acquisition of Services – Streamlined

(MOPAS-S) No. 20003.0, except as noted herein, are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW (NMCARS 5206.303(90))

I have determined this justification is legally sufficient.

Signature Date

CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION (FAR 6.303-2(b)(12))

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

CHIEF OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICE CONCURRENCE

I concur with the justification for solicitation of the proposed procurement(s) described herein using other than full and open competition.

Signature Date

APPROVAL BLOCK (FAR 6.304 for Approving Official)

Upon the basis of the above justification, I hereby approve, as

Designee of the Head of the Contracting Activity, the solicitation of the proposed procurement(s) described herein using other than full and open competition, pursuant to the authority of 10

U.S.C. 2304(b)(2).

NUWCDIVNPT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Signature Name (Print) Date

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