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SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

DCP CCA Investigation

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT:

An investigation and subsequent report is required to determine if the used in the

. This requirement includes t The contractor shall deliver a technical report describing its investigation and findings associated with the DCP 2.0 evaluation.

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION:

The DP and DCP cards are part of the Guidance and Control (G&C) subsystem of th

Raytheon BBN Technologies Corporation has already been supporting Naval Undersea Warfare

Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) in performing research, engineering and test activities, under on Delivery order , to support evaluation of the

DCP 2.0 circuit card assembly as a replacement for the current 3 April 2019. Raytheon

BBN Technologies Corporation has intimate knowledge of the DCP hardware and software configuration, owing to this recent . The card replacement is required to be backward compatible with existing hardware variants. Raytheon BBN Technologies Corporation expertise on the legacy hardware and software design is required to support backward compatibility. More importantly, operational software is directly linked to each specific hardware variant, therefore, Raytheon BBN Technologies Corporation expertise on the legacy hardware is required for the Government to successfully update and maintain the cards.

The principal deliverable of this requirement consists of a technical report detailing the outcome of the DCP card evaluation. This deliverable is essential to provide NUWCDIVNPT with information required to identify a suitable DP replacement, with associated technical data, to contract by the required timeframe. Completion of the DCP evaluation is critical to meeting production contract deadlines. A successful evaluation of the DCP card as a replacement for the existing DP circuit card will enable the NAVSEA production contract to proceed using that configuration, while a rapid evaluation with v1.5_JANUARY2020 unfavorable results will provide the Government with the longest possible lead-time to look for alternate solutions and minimize production impacts.

Raytheon BBN Technologies Corporation has the expert knowledge of the DCP CCA hardware and software and has established the basis of the necessary investigation, under . A different provider would need to become familiar with the DCP hardware and software configuration and understand its complex implementation within the

Based on its technical subject matter expertise of the component under evaluation, understanding of the component’s implementation within the and familiarity with the work and testing performed to date, Raytheon BBN Technologies Corporation is the only contractor able to meet the Government need in the requirement time.

Award of this requirement to another vendor will result in significant program schedule delays, NAVSEA production contract delays, and incur additional costs due to long lead time to establish the basis for this investigation leading to the required deliverable.

This requirement satisfies a one-time, unique need. NUWCDIVNPT, plans to compete future system evaluation and analysis services under the recently awarded.

RESELLERS:

N/A

Requiring Department:

Based on the above, I recommend this acquisition be conducted on a Sole Source basis. I certify the technical data, which forms the basis of this justification are complete and accurate.

APPROVAL:

Contracting Officer:

Based on the above, I have determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available/only this brand can fulfill the requirements. I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.