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J&A No. SPJA26-59 Code: SPN301

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL (J&A)

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Activity. Department of the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs (SSP).

2. Description of the Action Being Approved. This Justification and Approval (J&A) authorizes and approves the use of other than full and open competition to award a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contract to BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services, Inc. (herein referred to as BAE) for technical engineering services for integrated facilities acquisition and engineering (FA&E) support.

3. Description of Supplies/Services. BAE, as the prime contractor, will be required to provide technical engineering services for integrated infrastructure planning, acquisition, and engineering support of SSP Nuclear Weapon Security (NWS), Strategic Weapons System (SWS), Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS), COLUMBIA (CLB), Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N), and Nuclear Defense Enterprise Review (NDER) programs. Support shall be provided at SSP Headquarters (SPHQ) in Washington, DC, Strategic Weapons Facility, Atlantic (SWFLANT) in Kings Bay, GA, Strategic Weapons Facility, Pacific (SWFPAC) in Bangor, WA, the Naval Ordnance Test Unit (NOTU) in Cape Canaveral, FL, and other various locations that support SSP programs. The support includes engineering and technical support for all SSP sponsored facilities Military Construction (MILCON) and select Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization (FSRM) projects.

The anticipated period of performance will be from October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2031. The total estimated dollar value of the contract is provided below.

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

DIRECTOR STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS

1250 10TH STREET SE, SUITE 3600

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DC 20374-5127

IN REPLY REFER TO:

Estimated Dollar Value (Thousands of Dollars, rounded)

Note 1: The contract will include contract text permitting an optional increase of not to exceed 30 percent of the total value associated with each level of effort contract line item to accommodate emergent in-scope requirements. This increase is not accounted for in the above table.

4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition. 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.

a. The Facilities Acquisition & Engineering (FA&E) effort was last procured in 2021 on a sole source basis from BAE under SSP contract number N00030-22-C-6007. This effort is a follow-on to the FY2022-2026 effort for the continued provision of highly specialized FA&E support services.

b. Since 1968, BAE has provided facilities acquisition, engineering, and infrastructure life-cycle support to SSP’s military construction (MILCON) and recapitalization programs. The United States Navy has invested hundreds of millions of dollars over the last six decades to sustain BAE’s unique facilities engineering expertise and specialized understanding of nuclear weapon infrastructure, including the complicated interfaces between the shore-based infrastructure and SWS. The investment to establish and sustain a specialized knowledge base has proven invaluable to SSP and has resulted in a unique infrastructure planning organization that possesses the facilities engineering expertise and experience required for SSP’s one-of-a-kind TRIDENT weapon system infrastructure. Based on their extensive experience with the Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) program, BAE possesses the requisite critical knowledge of, experience with, and engineering acumen related to the complex interfaces between the SLBM and shore-based operational support facilities. Specifically, BAE possesses inherent understanding of and hands-on experience with SSP’s infrastructure management program, most notably in the following niche areas: SLBM-unique infrastructure requirements development efforts, master planning and individual facility life-cycle planning, facility construction, explosive safety, lightning protection and grounding requirements identification, mechanical and electrical systems planning, civil site work, architectural development, and environmental planning.

APPR FY27-31

TOTAL

OM&N $38,436

SCN $667

RDT&E $33,496

WPN $5,600

TOTAL $78,199

c. MILCON planning and infrastructure life-cycle support involves time-critical studies and tasks in the areas of engineering, environmental planning and compliance, and explosive safety.

These studies and tasks require personnel with SSP-specific facilities engineering experience and an in-depth understanding of SSP-unique operations and processes. BAE possesses the unique experience and SLBM expertise in the appropriate disciplines to support the integrated execution of these time-sensitive efforts. Further, during their tenure as the FA&E SME, BAE has developed and trained a specialized team of subject matter experts (SMEs), subcontractors, and consultants within its organization to execute the FA&E mission set. This BAE coalesced team of experts has enabled SSP to leverage BAE’s expertise throughout MILCON and facilities life-cycle support programs development and implementation. As SSP begins a period of weapon system development in parallel with the current SWS sustainment posture, BAE’s proven experience with the SLBM weapon system and its supporting infrastructure will be critical to ensuring these efforts are successfully planned and executed.

d. BAE also provides ancillary infrastructure planning and engineering support for the CPS and SLCM-N weapon systems. BAE’s experience with the planning and development of SWS operational, storage, handling, and testing facilities was instrumental in their ability to support the infrastructure planning requirements since the establishment of the new CPS and SLCM-N programs. Due to BAE’s infrastructure planning support to the CPS and SLCM-N programs since the inception of those programs, in combination with BAE’s extensive experience supporting SWS infrastructure planning, BAE is the only source capable of performing infrastructure planning and engineering support for all three programs. While there are differences between the three weapon systems, knowledge of the SWS infrastructure interface requirements is critical to support both the CPS and SLCM-N weapons systems for two main reasons. First, many SWS operational facilities are being modified to support SLCM-N infrastructure requirements at SSP’s Field Activities; therefore, an extensive knowledge of the SWS infrastructure requirements and understanding how changes to the operational infrastructure to support SLCM-N would impact the SWS is absolutely necessary. Second, while the CPS and SLCM-N weapon systems are different than the SWS, both weapon systems employ subsystem architecture that is similar to the SWS, as are weapon system production and handling requirements. A baseline understanding of the SWS production, handling, and storage processes as well as infrastructure/weapon interface requirements for the applicable subsystems are extremely important for CPS and SLCM-N infrastructure planning to ensure specific processing, handling, and storage features are included in CPS and SLCM-N supporting facilities.

e. As evidenced above, facilities planning for SWS, CPS, and SLCM-N facilities is a technically challenging, niche effort which requires a comprehensive understanding of the numerous interfaces between the SLBM and shore-based facilities. In order for an alternate source to obtain the requisite level of SLBM shore-based facilities expertise and detailed understanding of the practical and technical application thereof, the alternate source would require extensive and comprehensive indoctrination training in all facets of the SWS architecture and Nuclear Weapon Security (NWS) operations. Based upon an extensive, deep-dive analysis performed using historical actuals, SSP has estimated that basic SWS familiarization training would require 539 hours of training. A net expenditure of approximately $1.4M in the first year of initiation would be required for a base staffing of 16 new personnel. CPS and SLCM specific training would be required after the completion of SWS and NWS training in order for the new staff to become familiar with the infrastructure support requirements for those two weapon systems; estimated at 40 hours each for an additional expenditure of $210,000. The Government would also require continued performance by the incumbent contractor for approximately 6 months while the new source’s staff is trained to ensure an orderly turnover of projects and concurrent execution of on-going MILCON and recapitalization projects without delay.

Maintaining 6 months of incumbent support has been estimated to cost an additional $2.5M over and above the aforementioned training costs of $1.6M – with a net impact of approximately $4.1M of transition expenses.

f. In addition to the training expenses identified above, there is also a tremendous cost and schedule impact caused by a transition in the FA&E support contractor during execution of on-going MILCON and recapitalization projects. Specifically, the duration of SSP projects from initial planning to requirements development and final implementation routinely exceeds seven years with concurrent execution of approximately 24 projects per annum. Therefore, at any given point in time, several different engineering and environmental support activities are on-going and are in varying stages of completion. Given the extensive engineering planning, development, implementation, and oversight activities required to execute these SWS, CPS, and SLCM-N unique projects, shifting the FA&E support contractor mid-stream to an alternate source would cause significant programmatic, cost, and schedule delays and result in several years’ delay in SSP’s execution of on-going projects. Transferring project planning efforts from one contractor to another has been estimated to result in a three-month delay per project, realized over a two-year period. In addition to the operational impact, applying this delay across an estimated sixteen Full Time Equivalents (FTE) working an average yearly workload of 24 projects would result in a transition cost of approximately $34.7M over this two-year period.

Combined with the estimated $4.1M of transition expenses identified in paragraph (e) above, the overall estimated program cost to transition from the incumbent to a new FA&E support contractor is nearly $39M.

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

a. A Sources Sought Notice (SSN) was published to the System for Award Management (SAM) on 16 January 2026 to identify potential companies capable of fully executing the FA&E engineering support requirements. Two white paper capability statements were submitted in response to the SSN – AECOM and the incumbent BAE. SSP’s technical team conducted a detailed and thorough analysis of the respondent’s capability statements. While AECOM demonstrated the capability to perform A&E type efforts, the firm did not demonstrate or possess a detailed understanding of coordinated interfaces between the SWS, CPS, and SLCM-N weapons systems and shore-based support facilities, did not possess experience providing facility sustainment support services as described in the SSN, did not provide evidence of experience preparing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation, and did not substantiate experience with some facets of the explosive safety requirements. All of these requirements were identified as minimum qualifications in the SSN and are critical and requisite experiential and knowledge based requirements in order for a contractor to successfully execute the FA&E requirements as evidenced and detailed in paragraph 5 above.

b. SSP will continue to explore opportunities for competition. However, at this time and based on the market research and rationale identified in paragraph 5 above, SSP concludes that no other company other than BAE can provide the required FA&E technical engineering support services identified in this J&A.

c. A pre-solicitation notice will be posted on SAM.gov in accordance with Federal

Acquisition Regulation 5.201, providing vendors with an opportunity to demonstrate their capability to meet the requirements. Any responses received will be considered by the government

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost. The Contracting Officer has determined 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, SSP has no plans at this time to compete future contracts for the types of supplies or services covered by this document. SSP will continue to monitor the market in an attempt to identify potential sources of these services for future requirements, while analyzing any potential impact to cost, schedule, and program risk. If another potential source emerges, SSP will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible. Additionally, the prime contractor for this effort will continue to utilize competition and commercial item procurement when possible, for supplies, services and required materials. 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 J&A was provided to the approval authority for review. Approval of this J&A signifies the approval authority has made the determination required by DFARS PGI 206.304(a)(S-70)(ii).

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.

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REQUIREMENTS COGNIZANCE (Branch Head):

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LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW:

I have determined this Justification is legally sufficient.

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CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION

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

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Upon the basis of the above justification, I hereby approve, as Competition Advocate, 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. 3204(a)(1), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

APPROVED:

CAPT A. Ekundayo Date

Strategic Systems Programs

Digitally signed by

EKUNDAYO.ADESINA.1234205290

Date: 2026.06.30 14:02:07 -04'00'