JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL ELMR RADIOS FY24 - REDACTED.pdf

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

CONTRACTING DEPARTMENT

MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS EAST

P. O. BOX 8368

CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA 28547-8368

J & A No. MCIEAST 2402

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Activity. Marine Corps Field Contracting System, Marine Corps Installation

East-Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

2. Description of the Action Being Approved. Award of a commercial firm-fixed price contract on a sole source basis to L3Harris Technologies, Inc for maintenance and support services.

3. Description of Supplies/Services. This justification authorizes and approves the award of a firm-fixed price contract, using FAR part 13.5 procedures, for the purchase of maintenance and support services for the following Marine Corps Installation East (MCIEAST) Enterprise Land

Mobile Radios (ELMR) for the two types of radios below.

Item # Manufacturer Model # Type Quantity

0001 L3Harris Technologies XG-100M Unity Mobile Radio 600

0002 L3Harris Technologies CS 7000 Unity Control Station 60

The radios are being used at the following locations:

1. Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, NC

2. Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) new River, NC

3. Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) Albany, GA

4. Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island, SC

5. Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island (MCSF), Jacksonville, FL

6. MCAS Cherry Point, NC

7. MCAS Beaufort, SC

8. MCB Quantico, VA

9. Townsend Bombing Range, GA

4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority. L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is the sole proprietor, original equipment manufacturer, and the only authorized provider of hardware, software, warranty, maintenance, unity radio repair and managed services of ELMR support for the

Marine Corps. This is a follow-on warranty, maintenance and support service contract for highly specialized radio equipment. The radios are components of the ELMR system, and are already in place at the locations listed in paragraph three. The cost of soliciting and awarding a new contract to any other source would result in a substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition as the entire system would have to be replaced in order to use radios by another manufacturer.

6. Description of Efforts Made to Solicit Offers from as Many Offerors as Practicable. Market research was conducted in accordance with FAR Part 10, including review of mandatory sources under FAR Part 8, and internet search. No other sources were identified that can meet the requirement. A presolicitation notice will be posted to SAM.gov to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost. Prior to contract award, the Contracting Officer will determine the cost to the Government of the supplies/services covered by this J&A to be fair and reasonable.

8. Actions to Remove Barriers to Future Competition. In accordance with Marine Corps System

Command’s Life Cycle Plan dated 2014, the system Exit Date for the customer’s ELMR’s system is scheduled for FY29. The L3Harris Technologies radios inherent to this requirement are components to the overall system. For this reason, the Government has no plans, at this time, to compete future contract for the types of services covered by this requirement until FY29.

However, this office will continue to post Intent to Sole Source notifications prior to awarding future-related contracts. If another potential source emerges, the Government will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible.