JA_Sole_Source_Cable_-_Policy_Approved_4-11-17_Dedacted.pdf

J&A Number: 18-004

Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104 1

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. IDENTIFICATION OF AGENCY AND CONTRACTING ACTIVITY.

NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Jacksonville

Regional Contracting Department

110 Yorktown Avenue

Naval Air Station Jacksonville, FL 32212

2. Description of the Action Being Approved.

This justification and approval authorizes the issuance of a firm-fixed-price sole source award to

BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. d/b/a AT&T Southeast (herein after referred to as AT&T), 2180

Lake Blvd., Mail code 11B01, Atlanta, GA 30319-6004 for maintenance and technical support contract services for AT&T owned telephone cabling infrastructure at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola

Complex, Pensacola, Florida.

3. Description of Supplies/Services.

The contractor shall provide maintenance and technical contract support services for all AT&T owned cable facilities at the Center for Information Dominance (CID), located at Corry Station and Saufley Field at NAS Pensacola, Florida. Specifically, AT&T shall provide maintenance support to telecommunications voice and data circuits beyond the established demarcation sites utilizing existing facilities. Additionally, contractor shall resolve trouble tickets and provide minor repairs e.g., replacing pedestals, repairing termination blocks, running jumpers, replacing patch cables, changing out splice cases, placing cable stubs, hand-pulling inner-duct and cable, and repairing damaged cables that can be hand-dug or in manholes, etc. for the base telephone cabling infrastructure.

The period of performance for these services will commence as follows:

01 MAY 18 – 30 APR 19 (base year)

01 MAY 19 – 30 APR 20 (option 1)

The estimated dollar value, based on the Independent Government Estimate (IGE), including all option year is $427,600.00. Fiscal Year 18, O&MN funds have been provided.

Estimated Dollar Value

FY 18 FY 19 Total

O&MN $211,000.00 $216,600.00 $427,600.00

Total $211,000.00 $216,600.00 $427,600.00

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

The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 1901(e)(2) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.501(a) – “Sole Source Acquisitions.”

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5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority.

Approximately 90% of all telecommunications cable for the CID, Corry Station, Saufley Field, and NAS

Pensacola, FL, has been owned by AT&T since 1920 and the remaining 10% is owned by the

Government. The cables have unlimited longevity if properly maintained.

In a letter from Ms. Carol L. Brown, Director of Contracts, for AT&T Corp. (attached), AT&T does not permit third parties, that are not under their direct control, to service their cables. As such, AT&T will not allow the Government to directly contract with a third party.

The Government cannot infringe upon AT&T’s property rights and could be held liable for any damages that occur to the infrastructure as a result of any actions taken by the Government or a third-party. In addition, AT&T is not responsible for making any repairs due to damages caused by the Government or a third party.

Any competitive solicitation and subsequent award to a Contractor other than AT&T would result in a substantial duplication of cost to the Government, that could not be recovered through competition; as that Contractor would have to either a.) remove and install cables across the installation; or b.) purchase the telecommunications infrastructure from AT&T.

a. To remove and install new cables would require the replacement of over 6,000 cable lines at the

CID, Corry Station, Saufley Field and NAS Pensacola sites. Replacing these cables would not only be time consuming, but would also create a disruption of service throughout all locations.

b. The Government previously considered purchasing the infrastructure from AT&T; however, ultimately decided against it.

Pursuant to the statutory authority and supplemented with the preceding rationale, it is recommended and in the best interest of the Government to make a sole-source award to AT&T as the sole proprietor of the

CID, Corry Station, Saufley Field, and NAS Pensacola cable infrastructure.

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

For the current requirement, the Contract Specialist conducted market research by posting a Sources

Sought notice was uploaded to Navy Electronic Commerce Online (NECO) on 27 February 2018, for a period of 14 days. As a result, three (3) Contractors responded: Professional Technologies Group, RV

Global Solutions, Inc., and SRR International, Inc.

Company POC Status/ DUNS number

RV Global Solutions, INC Mr. Rahul Gangu rgangu@rvglobalsolutions.com

8A

Teaming with Tec-Masters Inc.

DUNS # 030990136

Cage Code # 6TC84

Professional Technologies

Group (ProTec)

Mr. Anthony Lewis

Anthony.lewis@protecinc.net

8A

DUNS# 198537359

Cage Code# 3MKN1

SRR International, INC Mr. Ravi Jadala ravi@srrintl.com

8A

DUNS# 100436489

Cage Code# 6CNX5

The three (3) respondents are not authorized by AT&T to service the cable facilities at the CID, Corry

Station, Saufley Field, and NAS Pensacola. The three (3) respondents do not possess the rights provided to them from AT&T to service their property.

mailto:rgangu@rvglobalsolutions.com mailto:Anthony.lewis@protecinc.net mailto:ravi@srrintl.com

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7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost.

Based upon established commercial market prices and historical records, the Contracting Officer has determined the anticipated cost to the Government of the services covered by this J&A will be fair and reasonable in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.106-3.

8. Actions to Remove Barriers to Future Competition.

This is a follow-on contract to N68836-13-C-0035 which was previously awarded to AT&T on a sole source basis for the same reasons set forth in this J & A.

The contracting activity will perform market research on future requirements to determine if capable and responsible competitive sources exist to provide the required services.

9. CONTRACTING POINT OF CONTACT The point of contact at NAVSUP Jacksonville Florida is

Robert S. Belisle code 222, at DSN 542-4834 commercial (904)542-4834 or by e-mail at robert.s.belisle@navy.mil.