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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER

DAHLGREN DIVISION

6149 WELSH ROAD, SUITE 203

DAHLGREN, VIRGINIA 22448-5130

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

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IN REPt. Y REFER TO

J&A: DL 13140

Code: CS12

N00178-13-R-2002

OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

JUSTIFICATION

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Surface Warfare .center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Division.

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This jus~ ~ication is for the award of a logical follow-on of a Cost P~ s Fixed Fee {CPFF), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity• :CDIQ) contract on a sole source basis. This acquisit~ n will be negotiated with the Canadian Commercial Corporat~ n (CCC} on behalf of Lockheed Martin Canada (LMC) , 3001 Sol~ pt Road, Kanata, Ontario, Canada K2K 2M8.

3. Descriotibn of Sunolies/Services

,9t shall provide engineering and technical support services'lor the development and/or maintenance/upgrade of the Visuq~. ... · Xnteracti ve Simulated Training Application (VISTAlM} ·. yn.· · thetic Operations Maintenance Trainers (SMTs) for the cent,. for Surface Combat systems (CSCS)/AEGIS Training Readiness·. Center (ATRC), Dahlgren, VA.

VISTAm i~a flexible high-fidelity computer based networked system th ~ provides a training environment for both operatiob .~nd corrective maintenance tasks on selected combat systems.' he simulations are designed with fault scenarios represen~ tive of those experienced on the actual equipment so that ~ oubleshooting, isolation, removal and replacement of the cQ p.onents may be practiced by the technicians under instructi p. The SMTs are visual and aural characterizations of the a¢ ual device/equipment/subsystem/system presented on a persona computer (PC) so that the external behaviors or

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J&A No. 13140 actions/, .actions are representative of the actual behavior of the d . .ice/equipment/subsystem/system. The SMT differs from emu! , tion of a device because a physical device does have to : · ist but it does not have to embed characteristics of mecha~ •. 'cal, electrical and electronic components to the simulation.

The tota estimated value of the anticipated contract is

~ $10.5M o ·~ a period of three (3) years. Use of 90% Foreign Military ales (FMS) and 10% Operation and Maintenance, Navy (O&MN) f. ding is anticipated for this requirement:

Estimated Dollar Value

Base Year $3,360,337.56 Year 2 $3,489,930.42 Year 3 $3,622,880.28 Total $10,473,148.26

Permittinq Other Than Full and Ooen as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 (a) (2) (iii}

- only ott~ responsible source and no other supplies or ill satisfy agency requirements.

Use of Cited Statutory Authorit

Developme,t of the Visual Interactive Simulated Training Applicat~ n (VISTArn) Synthetic Operations Maintenance Trainers •. $MTs) by Lockheed Martin Canada began with the Canadian[ '-vy's efforts to increase student throughput, which had been i. imited by the lack of technical training equipment.

Initial e forts to resolve the issue consisted of an analysis of requi~ ments and studies for task definition, feasibility, user baSEj!· and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) availability.

The resul• has been a product that meets or exceeds the requirem~ ts for simulated technical training equipment.

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Lockheed! artin Canada retains the intellectual property rights ip .erent in the VISTAm framework and in the Instructo. s-CONTROL (IN-CONTROL} environment course Managemen system (CMS) which were used in the development of VISTA~ S~ .applications produced specifically for the US Navy i

Based on• ockheed Martin canada's role as the original developef of the VISTA1M and VISTAm SMT applications and its unique t~ hnology,. only Lockheed Martin Canada can perform the requirements. Attempts to procure another system vi competition to satisfy this requirement would result il;l substantial duplication of costs to the government and waul~ likely be cost prohibitive. The u.s. Navy along with Int~ pational Partners, have invested over $27M in VISTA simulatio s over the past 15 years. Information derived from technica~ subject matter experts (SMEs) estimate that if the governme* had to reproduce a similar VISTA application in 2 012, ·the cost could be around $4 . 9M for the basic developm$ t. The estimated cost for Lockheed Martin Canada to provide cjl'pasic VISTA simulation is significantly less than $4.9M. L¢>.kheed Martin canada is revered as a leader in the industry j , pr equipment simulati.ons and have developed processelj;:that reduce the cost of development. Because Lockheed:, artin Canada is the sole proprietor of the technolof.es, technical data, specifications, drawings and other des ~iptions, this requirement is not suitable for competit~ n.

In adqiti·n, due to the aforementioned information, no other company w uld possess the requisite specialized knowledge or expertise to develop a simulation application specific to the surface C·mbat's baseline interoperability requirements without ~ SJnificant interruption of current critical training for tech!} cians.

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In acco* ance with FAR Part 5.2 - Synopses of Proposed Contract± :Actions, on 19 October 2012, NSWCDD released a sole source ~: •<>psis for services to the Canadian Commercial Corporat ·i~n on behalf of Lockheed Martin Canada to provide i lSTAm SMT simulation development and/or maintena a~/upgrade. The synopsis posting closed on 02 Novembet; i~012 and did not reveal any other responsible parties l b,o may ultimately be capable of providing the required 1$ervices. After legal review and approval, NSWCDD will re~ a.se the full solicitation with the detailed perform~ q~ work statement and description of services require4·i ,Responsible parties who may be capable of providing the se~·'ces will have the opportunity to submit their statemen of capabilities and/or proposal for consideration.

cost to the J&A bion of Fair and Reasonable Costs cting Officer has determined that the anticipated e Government for the supplies/services covered by kll be fair and reasonable.

8. Actions Remove Barriers to Competition

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developm!= this docu will ass!= feasible.

asons set forth in Paragraph 5, NSWCDD has no plans me to compete future contracts for the VISTAm SMT 1t and/ or maintenance/upgrade services covered by ent. If another potential source emerges, NSWCDD s whether competition for the requirement is

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CERTIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL

,r:I·REMENTS CERTIFICATION (FAR 6 . 3 0 3- 2 (b) }

I certify th~' .. :. · the facts and representations under my cognizance, which are inc• uded in this justification, are complete and accurate to ~. e best of my knowledge and belief.

COMBINED ICAL AND REQUIREMENTS COGNIZANCE:

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LEGAL REVIEW (NMCARS 5206.303(90))

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CONTRACTING CERTIFICATION (FAR 6.303-2(a) (12))

I certify th~. t. •. this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my k~fwledge and belief.

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APPROVAL

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(FAR 6.304 for Approving Official)

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Upon the bast,•· of the above justification, I hereby approve, as the NSWCDD c4>· ... P .. · etition Advocate, the solicitation of the proposed procurement ~ scribe herein using other than full and open competition,; ursuant to the authority of 10 u.s.c. 2304(c) (1).

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