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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION

21983 BUNDY ROAD, BLDG 441

PATUXENT RIVER, MD 20670-1127

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J&A Number: 16-1034

J&A Number: 16-1034

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Activity.

Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWC-AD) Patuxent River, MD

2. Description of the Action Being Approved.

This Justification and Approval authorizes and approves the issuance of a Firm-Fixed-Price contract to Advanced Technologies, Inc. (ATI), 875 Middle Ground Boulevard, Newport News, VA 23606-4209, on a sole-source basis. As part of an Office of Naval Research (ONR) program, the Applied Aerodynamics and Store Separation Branch (AIR 4.3.2.1) will be fabricating a modification of an existing Diamond Wing wind tunnel to incorporate active flow control. The overarching goal of the ONR-sponsored NAVAIR Active Flow Control (NAFC) program is to assess the feasibility of active flow control (AFC) on a representative low observable (LO) wing and to use the experimental database as a validation data tool set to develop advanced computational fluid dynamic (CFD) models. The program is composed of two parallel development paths: the first path is to design and develop a test program to assess novel active flow control devices in context of comparison to a previously tested platform; the second focuses on the long term goal of CFD simulations of unsteady/pulsed active follow control devices. The Diamond Wing model is a representative military, high-performance, strike wing. Sweeping jets will be used for the flow control devices.

3. Description of Supplies/Services.

The Government has a requirement to fabricate the modification of a legacy Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) NAVAIR Diamond Wing model to incorporate GFE active flow control modules. The Diamond Wing modification will be fabricated to include active flow control devices (GFE) and Contractor Furnished Equipment (CFE) based on the ATI design and will be incorporated into existing legacy Diamond Wing wind tunnel model hardware. The new wing will attach to the existing GFE Diamond wing fuselage and facility mounting hardware. Expected leading edge flap (LEF) deflections are 0 degrees, 10 degrees, and 22 degrees. Expected trailing edge flap (TEF) deflections are 0 degrees, 10 degrees, 20 degrees, and 35 degrees. Both flap systems would be simple and hinged. The active flow control modules would be inserted ahead of the LEF and TEF. Fit and finish of any modifications shall be the same as the original equipment. The estimated value of the contract is $275,850.00. The anticipated delivery date is 01 September 2016.

Estimated Dollar Value in Thousands

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

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority.

ATI was awarded Contract N68335-97-C-0132 on 19 August 1997 to manufacture a Diamond Wing tunnel model as part of a multi-year task full and open competition contract. ATI is the sole designer and manufacturer of the legacy Diamond Wing wind tunnel model. Designed to withstand six (6) atmospheres and up to Mach 0.35 for wind tunnel testing, the model was successfully tested at the NASA Langley Research Center National Transonic Facility from July 1999 through October 1999. Additionally, ATI integrated the instrumentation to the model and developed model support system with non-metric standoff equipment.

ATI is the sole designer of the modifications to the Diamond Wing wind tunnel model that includes active flow control modules and has the necessary tooling to execute their design. The company is also the designer and manufacturer of components contracted by a commercial aircraft manufacturer that will be incorporated into the model for wind tunnel testing.

In addition, the model is being manufactured to incorporate parts furnished by another contractor and designed and built by ATI. The other contractor has contracted with ATI for this work to be manufactured.

As the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the legacy Diamond Wing, ATI is the only contractor with the requisite knowledge, experience, and technical data that can meet the Government's requirements to fabricate the modification of the legacy Diamond Wing wind tunnel model to incorporate active flow control modules while ensuring all is compatible in all aspects of strength, fit, finish, and conformity, to prevent failure and ensure program success and meet schedules. Award to any other source would result in substantial cost that would likely exceed $140,000.00 through duplication of effort and cause a significant schedule delay of nearly two years. As ATI is the OEM, all tooling and parts must be compatible with the ATI designed Diamond Wing wind tunnel. The incorrect tooling and parts would require a re-design of the wing modifications to be compatible with the other source’s tooling and would lead to a substantial duplication of cost to the Government for not only the re-design but also a re-analysis of material strength of the re-design to ensure wind tunnel facility suitability. The ATI design effort cost the Government $81,000.00 and an additional $49,000.00 for the design of the active flow control actuators by by a secondary contractor that are incorporated into the ATI design. Government labor associated with the design process was approximately $32,000.00. If the fabrication contract were to be awarded to another source, it is likely that a significant amount of this cost would be unrecoverable.

In addition, any re-design effort would lead to an increase in schedule risk such that the funding may expire before wind tunnel testing can be accomplished. The design effort required eight months to complete, excluding the time required to award the contract. ATI estimates the fabrication process will take approximately four months. If another source were awarded the contract, a re-design and fabrication is expected to add a year to the schedule, excluding the time required to award contracts that is expected to require seven to ten months. As the funding expires on 31 December 2016, it would be impossible to re-design, fabricate, and conduct a five week wind tunnel test in that time frame. Without a wind tunnel test, the program will fail to meet its mission requirements. In summary, ATI is the only responsible source capable of providing the supplies and services to satisfy the Government’s requirements within the scheduled timeframe and without substantial duplication of costs.

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

Market Research has been conducted for this procurement and as a result, no other sources were found to meet the requirement for the fabrication of the modification of the legacy Diamond Wing wind tunnel. A synopsis was issued in Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) on 09 December 2015. No responses were received. No additional market research was conducted because it is not practicable, for the reasons discussed in paragraph 5 above for any company other than ATI to provide the required supplies and services.

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost.

In accordance with FAR 15.402(a), the Contracting Officer shall ensure that all supplies and services provided under this contract are procured at a fair and reasonable price. An analysis of proposals will be performed by Technical Analysts and Contract Specialists, with the assistance of Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) analysts and Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) auditors as needed. The Contracting Officer will analyze the various cost elements that are presented in the proposals, as well as review the actual cost elements from previous procurements, if applicable. The Contracting Officer will use Government expertise, including DCMA, DCAA, the Program Management Agency, and other Government resources, to evaluate the proposal’s material, labor and subcontract positions. A detailed report developed as part of the Government evaluation will be utilized to establish a fair and reasonable position. As discussed in this paragraph, the Contracting Officer will use cost and price analysis as the basis of negotiating a fair and reasonable price for the supplies and services covered by this J&A.

8. Actions to Remove Barriers to Future Competition.

This is a one-time effort. For the reasons set forth in paragraph 5, NAVAIR has no plan at this time to compete future contracts for the types of supplies/services covered by this document. If another potential source emerges, NAVAIR will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible.

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