J&A 6.302-1.pdf

i DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY i NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND

MDM WILLIAM A. MOFFET BUILDING

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PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND 20670-1547

IN REPLY REFER TO

J&A #: 09-275

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR USE OF OfrHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Activity.

Naval Air Systems Command Atrcraft Division, Patuxent River, MD Aircraft Support Contracts Depahment (AIR-2.5) 29183 Bundy Road, Building 441 Patuxent River, MD 20670 POe: Lakeeta Young-Hill

2. Description of the Action geing Approved. This Justification and Approval (J&A) authorizes and approves the issuance of a sole sburce contract to Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), 6125 East 21st Street, Indianapo~s. IN 46219-2001. . .

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3. Description of SUPDlieslSeMces. This effort will include the procurement of products and services for the NAVAIR V-22 team in the a'reas of aircraft avionics acquisition support; developmental software testing; avionics systems and software engineering; avionics integration and test; Software Support Activity (SSA) operations; configuration 'and data management; and release of avionics software and related systems, such as Situational Aw~ness (SA)/Blue Force Tracking (BFT), and ground stations, such as V 22 Mission Planning System (VMPS), from 30 June 2010 through 30 September 2014.

Estimated Dollar Value

Total

RDT&EN

APN

O&MN

USAF 3010

USAF 3600

SOCOM0300

SOCOM0400

Other (USAF 34()O Total Table 1.V·22 Avionics Systems a, d Software Engineering Fun Sn lementaJs).

4.6 71.2 62.0 15.6 13.2 57.6

.19.9 30.0

274.1

:Estimated Quantities

Description

. Avionics . ..

Acquisition SUPpOrt SSA Software Releases

VMPS

Software Updates SAlBFTKits

4. Statutory Authority Permitting Qther Than Full and Open Competition. The statutory authority permitting other than full and op~n C9mpetition is 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (1), as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.~02-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.",; \

5. Rationale Justifying M:~l~<!JiedStatutOry Authority. The statutory authority identified above is applicable to this procurement action as Raytheon Technical Services Company (RTSC) is the only source with the experience, capatJ,ilities. and resources to ensure V-22 critical schedules and needs are met during the simultaneous deploym,bnt, production. and development phases of the program. Only RTSC has the expertise to integrate cap~bilities across many different V-22 avionics hardware, software, and ground station projects to achiev~ a level of efficiency that supports maintenance of operational effectiveness and reduces cost anp schedule impacts. As. the sole-source incumbent contractor, RTSC possesses a highly specialized ana trained team of engineers with intricate knowledge of and experience with V-22 avionics systems, software, laboratories. and related products. This uniquely equips RTSC with the capability to simultaneo~slyprovide post-production resolution of fleet issues and enhancements for both the MV-22 and CV-22. ~ngineering releases for test and validation. and Block Fleet Releases.

With the exception of releases to laddress emergent safety and reliability issues requiring resolution on a quick reaction basis. V-22 softw~e fixes and new capabilities are rele;iS~ on~w9-year cycle. RTSC is currently delive~fl~ theFry'2009 $oft\iv8re release. developing and testing 'the ~r':zOi 1 Joftware release.

and analyzing issues t~ be consid,ered for resolution with the FY2013 software release. It is estimated that it would take at least 4- ~~ars to tUllytransiti90 this effoJ't to another ~ovrpe. Thjs·estimate is based on the time that was requinM.'-i'ot RTSC Ito achieve full operating clJpobility after this effort was transitioned from the Government to private iildusttY as a result of the Naval Air Warfare Center, Indianapolis privatization in 1997. Disruption of support While another source acquires the' necessary faci~es, equipment, personnel, and expett knowledgelof the approximately 40 systems currently m~aged would delay the FY2011 and FY2013';releases. a1d hamper NAVAIR's capability to quicklyJesphnd to fleet needs with critical fixes and~..·.flncements.!Failure to provid.e the relea.ses as SCheduled..~ .0.i. tt~.. quickly respond with •... ·.· ...

unscheduled reI. would reSUlt in the inability of the V-22 to achieve the missJon capabilities defined in the Capabilities :'1(" vel()pment pocument (CDD) and imp. Fleetreadfrtess.· ..

Scope of

Effort

3%

67% , 12%

18%

FYll FY13FY12 TC TotalF'f10

(FY 14)

OiMY .8.3 MY . 8.3 MY 8.3 MY 33.2 MY8.3 MY

7 5 316 815

1 11 1 1 5

73 73 67 67~ 328 , MY=man-years

6. Description of Efforts Madt to Solicit OtTers from as Many Offerors as Practicable. A Sources Sought Notice for the proposed r~quirement was released on the Federal Business Opportunities website on 11 February 2009. In additio* to RTSC, aresponse was received from Lockheed Martin Systems Integration - Owego (LMSI). Government members of the V-22 IPT reviewed the LMSI response and 'coficlliaoo'thalLMSI doesfiOtha;ve the' clipaol1ity toperrofirt tliis-el"Iolt in' tluniffieframeteqtiirecll0 meet' software and product releases to the Fleet. LMSI was notified of the Government's intent to pursue a sole-source contract with RTSC t>n 21 May 2009. LMSI has not challenged the Government's capability assessment. It should also be no~d that the airframe Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) declined to submit capability information,! as portions of the effort require independent assessment, test and validation of efforts performed by the V-22 OEM, creating a conflict of interest. A subsequent presolicitation notice for the requirement was released on 26 May 2009. No responses were received.

7. Determination of Fair and lleasonable Cost. The negotiation and establishment of a fair and reasonable price will be conduct¢d in accordance with FAR 15.4: As stated in FAR 15.402, the Contracting Officer shall purch~e all supplies and services at a fair and reasonable price. RTSC will be required to submit detailed cost ~nd pricing data for this requirement. The proposed costs will be reviewed and analyzed by qualifl;ed technical and contracting personnel. Analysis will be based on historical cost data available fro$ the most recent contract, as well as input from the Defense Contract Management Agency, and the D~fense Contract Audit Agency. The Contracting Officer will use this analysis as a basis for negotiatin$ a fair and reasonable price. .

8. Actions Taken to Remove Darriers to Competition. While the V-22 complies with the foundation of an open system architecture approach by employing non-proprietary interlaces, those interfaces are based upon the prevailing standard atthe time, Mll..-STD-1553, which is more than 30 years old, non commercial,and slow by today'~ interface standards. As the program addresses obsolescence and new capabilities under future block upgrades, potential open system architecture candidates are being implemented. In addition, the V-22 has increasingly leveraged a modular open systems approach (MOSA) as technology has beeniinserted during the program life cycle, with key interfaces of the V-22 avionics architecture being designated and maintained through the use of Interface Control Documents.

The identification and implementation of new open system architeCture candidates, coupled with the MOSA philosophy, provides the!potential for stand-alone incremental updates to the V-22 system. As such, and in order to assess whet~er competition for future requirements is feasible, an independent business case analysis will be petrormed. This analysis will assess the full range of acquisition strategies from continuation of the sole sotirce approach to RTSC, to competition of the entire compliment of supplies and services set forth in!paragraph (5), to breakout of select effort(s) for competition. This analysis will allow the program ~o determine whether future competition (itl whole or in part) will be feasible both in terms of schedul¢ and cost effectiveness.