PAF180200_JA_Romteck_FireAlarmTransmitter-Redacted.pdf

J&A No. 21-001

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

FOR ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE

1. CONTRACTING ACTIVITY:

Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific, Joint Base Pearl

Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

2. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION BEING APPROVED:

The purpose of this Justification and Approval (J&A) is to include proprietary specifications for the following brand name items in Solicitation Work Order Number 1606003, Fiscal Year

2020 Military Construction Project PAF180200 Asia Pacific Resiliency (APR) - Jet Fuel

Storage Tanks, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Tindal, Australia.

a. One (1) Romteck Australia Pty Ltd, Alarm Signalling Equipment (ASE) model

RM3118-IP-WIP-ASE

3. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES:

a. Fiscal Year 2020 PAF180200 APR - Jet Fuel Storage Tanks, RAAF Base Tindal, Australia will construct Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricant (POL) infrastructure needed to support military exercises at RAAF Base Tindal, NT, Australia. Supporting infrastructure includes two pump houses, a filter building for aviation fuel, pipelines, and fill stands for loading and unloading fuel.

As part of the project, a Romteck Australia Pty Ltd, ASE model RM3118-IP-WIP-ASE is required at RAAF Base Tindal to connect to the base wireless alarm monitoring network, using Private Cellular WAN and 3G/4G services. This sole source requirement is provided as written direction from the Host Nation via formal letter dated 13 November 2020. The estimated cost of construction is $50,445,000, of which $1,385 (0.03%) will be for the procurement of the Romteck fire signaling equipment.

b. Fiscal year 2020 military construction funds will be used to fund the aforementioned supply. The period of performance is approximately 985 calendar days.

4. STATUTORY AUTHORITY PERMITTING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION:

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

Subj: JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION FOR ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE; SOLICITATION WON

1296438, FY20 MCON PROJECT PAF180200, ASIA PACIFIC RESILIENCY (APR) – JET

FUEL STORAGE TANKS, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE (RAAF) BASE TINDAL,

AUSTRALIA

5. RATIONALE JUSTIFYING USE OF CITED STATUTORY AUTHORITY:

Utilizing the Romteck Fire Alarm Signaling Equipment meets the requirements of “USGS-28

31 70 Interior Fire Alarms System, Addressable”, while simultaneously meeting the Host

Nation requirement to interface with the existing Tindal Fire Department base receiving equipment.

Specification Section 28 31 63.00 20, Analog/Addressable Interior Fire Alarm System, paragraph 1.6.1 requires the devices and equipment for fire alarm service to be listed by

ActivFire, which provides the Evidence of Suitability as required by the Building Code of

Australia. Under the ActivFire Scheme, products are processed according to their certification classification and verified as complying with relevant standards, technical specifications and/or the requirements of recognized conformity assessment bodies.

The purpose of the ActivFire listing is to ensure quality, suitability, and reliability of the equipment, with the objectives of the ActivFire Scheme for certification and listing of active fire protection equipment including the following outcomes:

To verify the conformity (compliance) of equipment through physical testing and appraisal to relevant and endorsed standards and specifications (reference criteria);

To verify and recognize approvals and certifications by other national and international bodies;

To provide an effective and transparent mechanism for appraisal, testing, certification and listing of emerging and new technologies in the field of active fire protection equipment and systems;

To provide reference documentation and information which supports the various building regulation and authority requirements for "Evidence of Suitability" for equipment used in building construction;

To maintain a continuing process that provides means by which the conformity of changes to products can be submitted and verified; and

To maintain a Register of Fire Protection Equipment to publicly list and promulgate, products which meet established reference criteria for listing.

The ActivFire listing ensures that either the equipment or material meet appropriate standards or has been tested and found suitable for use in a specified manner, however, provides no assurance that fire detection and prevention equipment is compatible with other proprietary equipment. A fire alarm system comprised of mixed manufacturer’s equipment is not known to have been approved to date. The possibility of using non-Romteck equipment to interface with the existing base fire detection and prevention equipment may diminish fire protection capabilities, and therefore, has the potential to endanger life and property. The requirement for Romteck Alarm Signaling Equipment ensures reliable fire alarm protection for the personnel and new assets to be installed under this project.

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Installation of non-Romteck alarm signaling equipment will result in substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. If a non-

Romteck ASE was procured for this project, NAVFAC Pacific would subsequently need to procure a non-Romteck base wireless alarm monitoring network, using Private Cellular

WAN and 3G/4G services, to replace the existing system in order to meet the Host Nation

Requirements. It will cost the RAF Tindal base in excess of $1M to upgrade the entire installation’s fire notification system to service/operate non-compatible devices on

PAF180200. The cost of this change in base infrastructure, training, and operational costs of maintaining multiple systems far outweighs the cost of $1,385 for the Romteck Australia Pty

Ltd, ASE model RM3118-IP-WIP-ASE.

Installation of non-Romteck alarm signaling equipment will also result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency’s requirements. Installation of non-Romteck alarm signaling equipment will prevent approval by the Fire Department at RAAF Tindal, which will preclude the introduction of fuel to the site and thus delay the commissioning and handover to operations.

6. DESCRIPTION OF EFFORTS MADE TO SOLICIT OFFERS FROM AS MANY

OFFERORS AS PRACTICABLE:

On 25 November 2020, an announcement was published on beta System for Award

Management (SAM) in accordance with DFARS 206.302-1 to identify other potential responsible sources of supply that can provide a fire alarm transmitter that can meet the

Government’s requirements for FY20 MCON Project PAF180200. The announcement identified salient characteristics that the fire alarm transmitters had to demonstrate at a minimum. No responses were received in response to this announcement. As such, it can be interpreted that there are currently no other responsible sources of supply, other than

Romteck, that can meet the Government’s requirements for FY20 MCON Project

PAF180200. Therefore, the Romteck Australia Pty Ltd, ASE model RM3118-IP-WIP-ASE is the only fire alarm transmitter that meets the Government’s requirements.

7. DETERMINATION OF FAIR AND REASONABLE COST:

The Contracting Officer has determined the anticipated cost to the Government of the supplies covered by this J&A will be fair and reasonable.

8. ACTIONS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO FUTURE COMPETITION:

This is a one-time procurement. Although the utilization of a brand name in this project is indicated by this J&A, each future project that includes a ROMTECK Fire Alarm Transmitter will conduct the same market survey to ascertain the availability of new technology that may provide for other sources that can meet the Government's needs. Should any other offers for compatible fire alarm transmitters be submitted during the source selection process, the

Government will consider each as applicable.

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TECHNICAL AND REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION

I certify that the facts and representations under my cognizance which are included in this justification and its supporting Acquisition Plan and which form a basis for this justification are complete and accurate. [FAR 6.303-2(b)]

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MERYLL GONZALEZ Phone Date

NAVFAC PACIFIC

PROJECT MANAGER

LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW

I have determined this Justification is legally sufficient.

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PHILIP TOURANGEAU Phone Date

ASSOCIATE COUNSEL

CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION/APPROVAL

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

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ERIK TORNGREN Phone Date

A-E CONTRACTS BRANCH MANAGER

APPROVING OFFICIAL (NFAS 6.304)

Upon the basis of the above justification, I hereby approve the solicitation of the proposed procurement(s) described herein using other than full and open competition, pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1).

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SUZANNE MIYOSHI Phone Date

A-E/CONSTRUCTION DIVISION DIRECTOR