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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER

DAHLGREN DIVISION

6149 WELSH ROAD SUITE 203

DAHLGREN VIRGINIA 22448-5130

IN REPLY REFER TO

J&A DN-20-0152

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL (J&A)

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

JUSTIFICATION

1. C ontracting Activity

The Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Contracts Department, 02.

2. D escription of the Action Being Approved

This justification is for an award of a four (4) year Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) type contract on a sole source basis to HUBZone vendor Kitty Hawk Technologies LLC, 1100 Church St, Honesdale, PA 18431, to provide modeling & simulation (M&S) and mission engineering and mission analysis

(ME&A).

3. D escription of Supplies/Services

The purpose of this contract is to provide services to support the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWCDD) in modeling & simulation (M&S) and mission engineering and mission analysis (ME&A) to look at complex engineering and analytical problems with a mission-first perspective to assess a particular system.

The resultant order will have a Base Period of twelve (12) months, plus three (3) Option Periods each consisting of twelve (12) months, for a total of forty-eight (48) months, if all options are exercised.

The period of performance timeframe will allow M Department sufficient time to gather data for future projected requirements and prepare the documents necessary for a larger follow-on which will coincide with this efforts completion date.

The table below shows the anticipated funding level for each Fiscal Year (FY) of the Period of Performance (POP). Navy Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E), Operations and Maintenance, Navy (O&MN), Navy Working Capital Funds, and Other Procurement Navy from FY21-25 will finance this work.

The estimated total cost of the proposed contract action, plus travel, is and is broken down in the table below:

*Computational inconsistencies due to rounding

The Government’s minimum needs have been verified by the certifying technical and requirements personnel.

4. S tatutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition

This justification is based upon the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(5), as implemented by FAR 6.302-5(b)(5), Sole source awards under the HUBZone Act of 1997.

5. R ationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority

The use of full and open competition is not feasible since Kitty Hawk Technologies is the only HUBZone contractor to possess the required knowledge, capabilities, staff, and facilities at the appropriate clearance levels to provide the requisite support to M Department and the M40 Directorate. Kitty Hawk Technologies has extensive experience in digital engineering, including modeling and simulation with an emphasis on Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE); mission engineering and architecture; verification, validation and accreditation of models; and analyses. Kitty Hawk Technologies uses system of systems engineering practices to understand, model, analyze, architect, design and manage complex missions as end-to-end mission threads against today and future threats. They specialize in using M&S to develop concept of operations and mission architectures for development, integration, interoperability, and validation of system-of-systems mission capabilities for Department of Defense and Department of Navy platforms. As a subcontractor under various prime contractors, Kitty Hawk Technologies has provided support in the areas of strategic planning; systems engineering; test and evaluation planning, execution, and analyses; advanced architecture development; advanced programs mission engineering and analyses;

and advanced programs modeling and simulation planning, execution, and analysis for customers such as NSWCDD, Program Executive Office, Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Kitty Hawk Technologies’ specialized focus areas in MBSE include Unified Modeling Language (UML) and Systems Modeling Language (SysML) architecture development, Unified Profile for Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DODAF) and Ministry of Defense Architecture Framework (MODAF) (UPDM) architecture development, and experience using MBSE tools such as MagicDraw.

Kitty Hawk Technologies has 19 years of experience supporting Program Executive Office – Integrated Warfare Systems 1.0 (PEO-IWS 1.0) and NSWCDD V Department using UML and SysML for architecture development in support of M&S design, development, and test. Specifically, their experience with UML/SysML has been used for the design and development of the Aegis

System Test and Training System (A-STATS), Next Generation Simulation (NGS), and the Modeling and Simulation Toolbox (MAST).

Kitty Hawk Technologies has 17 years of experience with DoDAF architecture development and 2 years of specific experience in UPDM supporting PEO-IWS 1.0 and NSWCDD. Their DoDAF efforts include developing and representing architecture descriptions for the A-STATS and NGS M&S programs. Kitty Hawk Technologies has core UPDM knowledge to ensure interoperability of DoDAF and MoDAF development architectures that span across program boundaries.

Kitty Hawk Technologies has 4 years of experience using MagicDraw to support PEO-IWS 1.0 and PEO-IWS C creating visual UML and SysML models to support System of System (SoS) and software modeling to execute the NSWCDD Digital Engineering Strategy. Specific MagicDraw experience includes the design and development of Modeling and Simulation Toolbox (MAST) architectures to support mission engineering analysis using MAST.

Kitty Hawk Technologies currently has two Special Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs) at their Dahlgren office site and has personnel that hold TS/SCI clearances.

The Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) on July 18, 2019, determined that Kitty Hawk Technologies’ accounting system is suitably designed, in all material respects, for award of a prospective cost type contract in accordance with the criteria contained in FAR 53.209-1(f).

6. D escription of Efforts Made to Solicit Offers from as Many Offerors as Practicable

NSWCDD intends to solicit Kitty Hawk Technologies for the services required. In accordance with FAR 5.203, a Sources Sought/Advance Notice was submitted via Beta SAM on 17 June 2020 inviting any interested HUBZone parties to submit capability statements. The notice closed on 09 July 2020 with one capability statement received from which was reviewed by the technical cognizant and found not capable. does not demonstrate any of the capabilities or relevant experience needed to support the requirement listed in the N0017820R4407 Statement of Work (SOW). They do not demonstrate any experience in mission engineering, architecture development, mission analysis, modeling and simulation tool development and analysis, or systems engineering and test planning. The experience described in their capability statement is predominantly in the areas of Information Technology (IT) support (e.g., installation and maintenance of business IT solutions, databases, web page development) and facility and equipment maintenance, repair, and management. capability statement does not demonstrate that they have the ability to meet any of the three mandatory requirements for this SOW.

The resulting solicitation to Kitty Hawk will be posted on Beta SAM on roughly 09/14/2020 and will be available for review by industry for 30 days.

7. D etermination of Fair and Reasonable Costs

The Contracting Officer has determined that the anticipated cost to the Government of the services covered by this J&A will be fair and reasonable. Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) pricing assistance and/or Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) audit of the Contractor’s proposal will be requested along with the Offeror’s certificate of current cost and pricing to support a fair and reasonable cost determination. Further, the Contracting Agency will review the resulting proposal, perform a cost analysis to negotiate the individual cost elements and document the results of the negotiation in the in a Business Clearance Memorandum.

8. M arket Research

Market research conducted by internet searches, consultation with industry experts, and the NSWCDD Deputy for Small Business found that Kitty Hawk Technologies is the only HUBZone company that has staffing, capabilities, requisite cleared personnel and facilities for the M&S and ME&A requirement. Further, a Sources Sought/Advance Notice was submitted via Beta SAM on 17 June 2020 inviting any interested HUBZone parties to submit capability statements. The notice was open for 22 days and closed on 09 July 2020 with one capability statement received from

9. A ction to Remove Barriers to Competition

NSWCDD Contract’s Department will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible by conducting Market Research and submitting Sources Sought notices to Industry.

BUSANSKY.MICHAEL.D.1038742112 Digitally signed by BUSANSKY.MICHAEL.D.1038742112 Date: 2020.11.04 17:24:52 ‐05'00'

CERTIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL

T ECHNICAL/REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION [FAR 6.303-2(c)]

I certify that the facts and representations under my cognizance, which are included in this justification and supporting MOPAS DN-20-0159, except as noted herein, are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

TECHNICAL/REQUIREMENTS COGNIZANCE:

LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW

I have determined that this justification is legally sufficient.

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.

APPROVAL BLOCK [FAR 6.304 for Approving Official]

Upon the basis of the above justification, I hereby approve, as Advocate for competition for the procuring activity, the solicitation of the proposed procurement described herein using other than full and open competition, pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1).

Competition Advocate:

Michael D. Busansky DATE