CJA ML-23-80 - Redacted.pdf

This is a Class Justification and Approval (CJ&A) document authorizing the use of brand name commercial equipment for facilities-related controls systems without full and open competition.

The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Mid-Atlantic (NAVFAC MIDLANT) has approved the use of specified manufacturer and product line advanced meters and front-end interfaces for Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) electric meters. The approved manufacturers and products are: Schneider Electric PowerLogic Ion Meters and SCADAPack Smart RTUs (for NWS Crane, IN and NS Great Lakes installations) and EIG Shark 270 and Shark 250 meters (for all other MIDLANT installations). This authorization is valid from August 31, 2023 through August 30, 2026. The justification is based on Title 10, U.S.C. § 3204(a)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, citing the reasonable need for standardization and interoperability with existing FEC networked facilities control and monitoring systems at NAVFAC MIDLANT installations. The approval covers all projects connecting to the identified FEC networked FRCS (Facilities Related Controls Systems), commonly referred to as the MIDLANT AMI Network, regardless of procurement method (contracted, in-house, base operating support, or materials supply chain). The total estimated dollar value through FY26 is redacted. Appendix A provides a non-exhaustive list of 24 projected projects spanning FY23 through FY26, with costs redacted, indicating funding through both MILCON and Special Projects accounts. The justification emphasizes cybersecurity requirements, cost avoidance, operational efficiency, and the absence of competing vendors capable of interfacing with the existing manufacturer's government-licensed software, as demonstrated by a July 2023 Sources Sought notice that generated no responses from competing vendors.