B01 JA 21-0083 Redacted.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER WEAPONS DIVISION

1 ADMINISTRATION CIRCLE

CHINA LAKE CA 93555-6100

575 I AVENUE SUITE 1

POINT MUGU. CA 93042-5049

J&A Number: 21-0083

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Activity.

Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) China Lake, CA

2. Description of the Action Being Approved.

This Justification and Approval (J&A) authorizes and approves, on a sole source basis, a contract modification to increase the contract max amount (Firm-Fixed-Price Ceiling) by $1,366,764, from $2,605,802 to $3,972,566, for contract N68936-20-D-0006. This contract is between Strike Fighter Consulting (SFC), 1205 Alysa Court, Ridgecrest, CA 93555, and the Integrated Battlespace Simulation & Test Department at the Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division (NAWCWD), in support of the F/A-18 Training Systems Program.

3. Description of Supplies/Services.

This contract modification is for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 and 2023 services for test planning, development testing, test evaluation, training support, and travel to other sites as necessary, to support the technical development of the F/A-18 and EA-18G Tactical Operational Flight Trainer (TOFT). The contractor's services include participation in test planning, test conducting, and test reporting of new TOFT and F/A-18 Operational Flight Program software, as well as training of local and fleet aircrew in new systems as they are incorporated into the TOFT. SFC is supporting project planning with preparation of project plans, schedules, cost estimating and risk analyses for TOFT upgrade paths. In order for SFC to continue to support TOFT development, additional support is needed in the area ofF/A-18 Operational Tests, F/A-18 Development Tests and the software Tactical Operational Flight Trainer. Funding for this effort is expected to total $2,158,295 ($1,064,258 for FY22, and $1,094,038 for FY23). Currently, there is available contract ceiling that will allow for some offset of this requirement ($791,532 remaining), as such this request for new work will increase the contract by a total of $1,366,764.

Estimated Dollar Value

Current Balance FY 22 FY 22 FY 23 Total

[Redacted] 792K 273K 1094K $1367K