Justification and Approval - GPON.pdf
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- DWDM and GPON Maintenance Support Federal contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- M6700123Q1010
- Issued by
- United States Marine Corps
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This justification and approval document and related solicitation seek maintenance support services for Tellabs Gigabit Passive Optical Network telecommunications hardware and software systems located at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River in North Carolina. The contractor shall provide all personnel, management, transportation, materials, parts, supplies and equipment to maintain the Tellabs/Infinera/Coriant Optical Transport and GPON systems for a period of nine months. The contractor must be a vendor or authorized partner able to support the Tellabs, Infinera, and Coriant software and hardware, which includes Tellabs 1150 Optical Line Terminals, Tellabs 729GP Optical Network Terminals and the Tellabs Panorama Element Management System software. Interested vendors must provide company and contact information, CAGE code and UEI number registered in SAM, business size under NAICS code 811210 and any applicable small business certifications. The solicitation was posted to SAM.gov and responses are due by the date specified in the attached solicitation document. The United States Marine Corps is the contracting agency.
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MCIEAST 2302
V1.1, 03 October 2022
JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL (J&A)
FOR USE OF BRAND NAME OR EQUAL DESCRIPTIONS, OR PROPRIETARY SPECIFICATIONS
AND STANDARDS, IN SOLICITATIONS
1. Contracting Activity.
Marine Corps Field Contracting System, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base- Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
2. Description of the Action Being Approved.
Inclusion of a proprietary specification or standard in Request for Quote Number M6700123Q1010 for maintenance support Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) telecommunications hardware and software systems.
3. Description of the Supplies/Services.
The Government requires maintenance and support services for Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) telecommunications hardware and software systems manufactured by Tellabs, Inc. for a period of nine months.
Estimated Dollar Value
4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition.
This document meets the regulatory requirement at DFARS 213.501(a)(ii) to execute the justification and approval addressed at FAR 13.501(a) in order to use proprietary specifications and standards. FAR Subpart 13.5 procedures are being utilized for this acquisition in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1901.
5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority.
The existing Tellabs Gigabit Passive Optical Network system is a telecommunications systems hardware and software platform. The system has propriety software and hardware appliances that requires support from Tellabs, Inc. or an authorized partner. The brand name requirement is to ensure that the system’s software and hardware requirements are compatible with the existing system. The Tellabs GPON equipment is managed by the Tellabs Panorama Element Management System software. The Tellabs GPON hardware includes, but is not limited to Tellabs 1150 Optical Line Terminals (OLT) and components, and Tellabs 729GP Optical Network Terminals (ONT).
6. Description of Efforts Made to Solicit Offers from as Many Offerors as Practicable.
Market research was conducted in accordance with FAR Part 10 and revealed that there are multiple vendors in the commercial market capable of providing the required services. A Request for Information (RFI) was sent to three SDVOSB with one vendor responding positively. A sources sought was posted to SAM.gov on 14 October 2022 with one reply from an 8(a) small business who
Appropriation FY2023
OMMC $300,000.00
MCIEAST 2302
V1.1, 03 October 2022 expressed interest in the requirement.. A solicitation will be posted to Sam.gov to allow for competition to the maximum extent practicable.
7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost.
The Contracting Officer has determined that the anticipated cost to the Government of the supplies/services covered by this J&A will be fair and reasonable.
8. Actions to Remove Barriers to Future Competition.
For the reasons set forth in Paragraph 5, the activity has no plans at this time to eliminate the use of proprietary specifications and standards from future solicitations for the types of services covered by this document; however, this will be reassessed during follow-on acquisition planning.
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