N00024_22030.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND

1333 ISAAC HULL AVE SE

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD DC 20376-0001 IN REPLY REFER TO

CJ&A Number: 22,030 Code: 02244 P.R. Number: 23NR57051

CLASS JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Activity

The Naval Sea Systems Command Shipbuilding Contracts Division (SEA 022).

2. Description of the Action Being Approved

Award of contract actions on a sole source basis to Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, acting through its Ingalls Shipbuilding division (“Ingalls”), 1000 Access Road, Pascagoula, MS 39567, for the Long Lead Time Material procurement (LLTM) and Detail Design and Construction (DD&C) of the SAN ANTONIO Class (LPD) 34 and 35 Amphibious Transport Dock Ships and for SAN ANTONIO Class Life Cycle Engineering and Support (LCE&S).

The planned contracts are supported by NAVSEA Program Acquisition Plan No. 317-19-001 approved 1 October 2019 by Program Executive Officer, Ships RADM William Galinis.

The Department of the Navy’s award of LPD 34 and 35 are subject to Section 129 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 (H.R. 7776/P.L.

117-263 of December 23, 2022) which permits the Navy to enter into one or more contracts for procuring up to five SAN ANTONIO Class (LPD) or AMERICA Class (LHA) type amphibious ships if the Secretary of the Navy makes written certification of the seven items noted in Section 129(b) to the congressional defense committees.

Authority to act under this Class Justification and Approval (CJ&A) expires with the Obligation Work Limiting Date (OWLD) of LPD 35, estimated to occur in 30 April 2037.

3. Description of Supplies/Services

The proposed contract actions will provide for the LLTM and DD&C of up to two SAN ANTONIO Class Flight II ships; including associated technical manuals, post-delivery availability planning, systems integration and engineering support, design, material readiness, logistics support, and miscellaneous material, such as Coordinated Onboard Shipboard Allowance List (COSAL) material, and shore based spare parts. The contemplated contract actions will also contain an ordering provision for material to support this effort.

Naval forces will continue to require amphibious ship capabilities to support Marine Air- Ground Task Force operations across the full range of military operations from forward presence, engagement, humanitarian assistance/disaster relief to forcible entry and major combat operations. Flight II ships will be built with a derivative of the LPD 17 hull form to provide sufficient capability and capacity to support these missions in accordance with the Capability Development Document requirements and achieve target/ affordable costs.

The proposed contract actions will also include continuation of LCE&S for the SAN ANTONIO Class. LCE&S includes post-delivery planning and engineering, homeport technical support, SAN ANTONIO Class Integrated Product Data Environment (IPDE) management, data maintenance and equipment management, systems integration and engineering support, cybersecurity, SAN ANTONIO Class design support, research engineering, obsolescence management, class material readiness, emergent repair provision, training, and logistics support. Funding for these efforts will be a combination of Shipbuilding & Conversion, Navy (SCN), Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy (RDT&EN), and Operation & Maintenance, Navy (O&MN).

The anticipated delivery date or period of performance (PoP) for each contract action is:

- LPD 34 delivery in FY33, with an eighteen month guaranty period to FY35.

- LPD 35 delivery in FY35, with an eighteen month guaranty period to FY37.

- SAN ANTONIO Class LCE&S: PoP starts in 2026 and continues through 2030 to include a base year with four, one-year option periods;

- SAN ANTONIO Class LCE&S: PoP starts in 2031 and continues through 2035 to include a base year with four, one-year option periods;

- SAN ANTONIO Class LCE&S: PoP starts in 2036 and continues through 2037 to include a base year with one, one-year option period (LPD 35 OWLD)

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

The estimated total program value is . This estimate includes the cost of LLTM, DD&C, post-delivery, outfitting, and class costs for LPD 34 and 35 and LPD SAN ANTONIO Class LCE&S. This requirement will be funded with SCN, RDT&EN, and O&MN appropriations. Advance procurement (AP) funding may be utilized if authorized by law and funds are appropriated.

Estimated Dollar Value

Appropriation Contract Action FY26-FY37 TOTAL

ESTIMATE

SCN

LPD 34

LLTM and

DD&C

SCN LPD 34

Post Delivery

SCN

LPD 35

LLTM and

DD&C

. No additional market research was conducted because it is not practicable, for the reasons discussed in paragraph 5 above, for any company other than Ingalls to provide the required supplies and services.

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost

The Contracting Officer has determined that the anticipated cost to the Government for the supplies/services covered by the CJ&A will be fair and reasonable.

8. Actions to Remove Barriers to Competition

For reasons set forth in paragraph 5, the Naval Sea Systems Command, Shipbuilding Contracts Division (SEA 022) has no plans at this time to compete future contracts for the types of supplies/services covered by this document. If another potential source emerges, SEA 022 will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible. As this is a follow-on for supplies and services previously awarded on a non-competitive basis, in accordance with DFARS PGI 206.304(a)(S-70)(i), the prior CJ&A was provided to the approval authority for review. Approval of this CJ&A signifies the approval authority has made the determination required by DFARS PGI 206.304(a)(S-70)(ii).