JA_16002_SP32_EMCUBE_N0003019C0030_23JAN2019_REDACTED.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

DIRECTOR STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS

1250 10TH STREET SE, SUITE 3600

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DC 20374-5127

IN REPLY REFER TO:

J&A NOsp 16,002

Code: SPN102

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL (J&A)

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. CONTRACTING ACTIVITY.

Strategic Systems Programs (SSP)

2. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION BEING APPROVED.

Award of a cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) level of effort contract to EMCUBE, Inc., Alexandria, VA for Nuclear Weapons Security (NWS) acquisition and systems engineering support, using other than full and open competition.

3. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES.

The Contractor shall support SP30 Division with respect to Integrated Nuclear

Weapons Security Systems (INWSS) acquisition activities, including support with existing and future contracts. The Contractor shall support acquisition strategy assessments and provide recommendations. The Contractor shall review and comment on acquisition plans and assist in monitoring status in execution of the acquisition plans.

The Contractor shall assist in the preparation of acquisition documentation. The

Contractor shall conduct assessments and provide recommendations regarding INWSS technical, programmatic, and acquisition activities. The Contractor shall conduct necessary travel in order to perform these support activities. The Contractor shall also provide systems engineering services to SP30 Division in support of the INWSS acquisition, operational support and information assurance strategies. The Contractor shall provide cyber security support for coordinating, implementing and enforcing information system security policies, standards and methodologies. As SP30 and the prime contractor for NWS interface with other entities (e.g., Coast Guard, SPAWAR, other Government Agencies), the cyber security support shall extend beyond SP30 and the prime contractor, to interface with other entities. Any such activities shall be coordinated with the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and SPCIO as may be needed.

The Contractor shall provide analysis and recommendations for concepts of operations, organizational structures and alignment, alternative technical and programmatic approaches, future technologies and specific problem identification and resolution relative to the INWSS acquisition and operational support strategies and prime contractor’s statements of work.

The Contractor shall provide analysis and recommendations for prime contractor’s

INWSS acquisition and sustainment strategies; assist with evaluations of the INWSS prime contractor relative to contract requirements including performance parameters, cyber security and operational metrics; evaluate the prime contractor performance regarding incentives scoring and provide recommendations for modifications to address programmatic changes and emerging issues. The Contractor shall conduct necessary travel in order to perform these support activities.

There will be an Option for R&D, NWS Research and Development Support, which will

Include reviews, conducting assessments and evaluations, and providing recommendations on NWS special studies, NWS Research and Development (R&D) Technology Projects, associated transition plans to include required production planning, integration planning, and associated integration testing appropriate for capabilities and projects as directed by the

Government. The Contractor shall conduct necessary travel in order to perform these support activities.

The contract performance will be (FY19) – December 1, 2018 through November 30, 2019;

with two (2) one year options starting December 1, 2019 and 2020 (FY20 and FY21, respectively). The contract will include a provision to increase the level of effort by up to thirty percent (30%) above the negotiated hours. The total estimated dollar value of the contract, including the potential increase by 30%, is reflected below:

Estimated Dollar Value

Amounts

ILOE

30% Totals

FY19 O&M,N $1,701,448 $510,434 $2,211,882

FY19 RDT&E (OPT) $567,149 $170,145 $737,294

FY19 Totals $2,268,597 $680,579 $2,949,176

OPT FY20 O&M,N $1,742,283 $522,685 $2,264,968

OPT FY20 RDT&E $580,761 $174,228 $754,989

FY20 Totals $2,323,044 $696,913 $3,019,957

OPT FY21 O&M,N $1,784,097 $535,229 $2,319,326

OPT FY21 RDT&E $594,699 $178,410 $773,109

FY21 Totals $2,378,796 $713,639 $3,092,435

Totals (FY19-21) $6,970,437 $2,091,131 $9,061,568

4. STATUTORY AUTHORITY PERMITTING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION.

The statutory authority permitting other than full andopen competition is 10 U.S.C.

2304(c)(1) as cited in FAR 6.302-1, “Only One Responsible Source and No Other

Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.”.

5. RATIONAL JUSTIFYING USE OF CITED STATUTORY AUTHORITY.

EMCUBE provided crucial support to SP32 during the acquisition strategy development for the NWS Prime Contractor approach and has continued assisting with related efforts including but not limited to transition planning, requirements and metrics assessment and development, and programmatic and technical assistance. EMCUBE also works closely across the SSP enterprise assisting in the coordination of various activities of all stakeholders.

The amount of time and money required to qualify an alternate contractor to provide this support is estimated to be no less than $600K and 6 months duration and there are no currently available Government resources at this time to assist in such qualification. Also, since the work to be performed includes a broad spectrum of timely, critical acquisition, systems engineering and R&D effort and support, a reallocation of resources to support qualification of another contractor would most likely result in a high probability of negative impacts

(cost, schedule and technical) to the overall NWS program and specific INWSS projects being supported.

This procurement will be a small business set aside and will require in-depth expertise of the aforementioned efforts. EMCUBE is the only small business to possess such in-depth expertise, including the knowledge, skills and abilities for support of the interrelated acquisition activities, systems engineering services, and associated R&D work.

6. DESCRIPTION OF EFFORTS MADE TO SOLICIT OFFERS FROM AS MANY

OFFERORS AS PRACTICABLE.

This procurement will be synopsized on the FEDBIZOPPS website. Any responses received will be considered. Finally, the Market Research Report concluded that

EMCUBE, Inc. was the only Small Business that would satisfy the requirement.

7. DETERMINATION OF FAIR AND REASONABLE COST.

The Contracting Officer will conduct cost and price analyses to determine and ensure the cost to the Government for the 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 and 6, SSP has no plans to compete this contract for the types of supplies and services covered by this document. In the future, SSP will re-evaluate program requirements to determine if future requirements for the unique types of supplies/services covered by this J&A can be competed without interruption to schedule, excessive cost to the Government, or compromise of critical program requirements.

CERTIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL

TECHNICAL/REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION

I certify that the facts and representations under my cognizance which are included in this

Justification and its supporting acquisition planning documents, except as noted herein are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Technical Cognizance:

Signature Date Name / Code (Printed) Phone No.

Requirements Cognizance:

LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW

I have determined this Justification is legally sufficient.

CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION

I certify that this Justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

COMPETITION ADVOCATE APPROVAL

Upon the basis of the above justification, I hereby approve, as the Competition Advocate for the

Contracting Activity of Strategic Systems Programs, 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), as cited in FAR 6.302-1, “Only One Responsible Source and No Other

Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.”

GRZELAK.PATRIC Digitally signed by

K.W.1031735676

GRZELAK.PATRICK.W.1031735676

Date: 2019.02.01 14:30:02 -05'00' Patrick Grzelak / SP2025 (202) 433-7469