justification_and_approval_HVAC_redacted_Redacted.pdf

Justification and Approval (J&A) for Other Than Full and Open Competition

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

March 2018 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Page 2 of 5

I. Contracting Activity.

673d Contracting Squadron 10480 Sijan Ave.

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska

II. Nature and/or description of the action being processed.

This is a new order. It will be competitively bid Open Market as a part of an SRM project; a portion of the project includes acquiring the brand name Automated Logic Controls (ALC) components. This will be a firm fixed price order.

III. Description of supplies/services required to meet agency needs.

The direct digital control (DDC) system utilized by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) in base facilities is ALC. A DDC is an automated control of a process, such as an HVAC system, by a computer or digital device. The ALC system provides a multiple layer process that provides the users with an ability to remotely monitor, control, adjust, and program the base HVAC systems from an existing front end computer. The user can use the front end station to adjust or monitor the HVAC system down to each building within the control system. The user employs this process to provide energy savings through continuous monitoring and controlling of the base’s HVAC systems. In addition, a front end station operating on a single control system prevents unnecessary manhours to visit each individual HVAC system throughout the base.

The process of controlling an HVAC system has three layers. The first layer measures the data which is output from the HVAC systems located in each individual building on base. The second layer is the processing of the data received along with other information input by the user. The final layer is the systems response to the data gathered which causes an action or the adjustment piece by the user. The base achieves Air Force directed energy cost savings through the ability of the 673 Civil Engineer Squadron (673 CES) to remotely monitor and control the HVAC systems throughout the base from a single station. The current project HJZH 20-4007 - Repair HVAC Systems Laundry Room B651 for TMDE is valued at

IV. Statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition.

10 USC 2304(c)(1). The property or services needed by the agency are available from only one responsible source or only from a limited number of responsible sources and no other type of property or devices will satisfy the needs of the agency, as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a), when the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source, or, for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, from only one or a limited number of responsible sources, and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, full an open competition need not be provided for. Supplies may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of a follow-on contract for the continued development or production of a major system or highly specialized equipment, including major components thereof, when it is likely that award to any other source would result in substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition.

Justification and Approval (J&A) for Other Than Full and Open Competition

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

March 2018 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Page 5 of 5 evaluate other controls to determine if future efficiencies can be gained. At that time, we will strive for competition among vendors.

XII. Certification by the Contracting Officer.

As evidenced by my signature above, I have determined this document to be both accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

XIII. Certification by the technical/requirements personnel.

As evidenced by my (our) signature(s) above, I (we) certify that any supporting data contained herein, which is my (our) responsibility, is both accurate and complete.