PDSS SLCM N JA 13 Oct_Redactedv2.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

PORTFOLIO ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE, STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS

1250 10TH STREET SE, SUITE 3600

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DC 20374-5127

J&A No.

Code:

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Activity. Department of the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs Office (SSP) located at the Washington Navy Yard, 1250 10th Street SE, Washington, D.C.

20374.

2. Description of the Action Being Approved. This Justification and Approval (J&A) is for the award of a contract on a sole source basis for facilities engineering, and warhead planning services in support of the Nuclear-armed, Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N) Program.

The contractor is Lockheed Martin Corporation (LM) (CAGE 7X6A9), of Titusville, FL.

3. Description of Supplies/Services. The requirement is to provide support for facilities engineering, and nuclear weapons processing and support equipment planning, including Strategic Weapons Facility (SWF) integration and facility design; warhead handling, engineering and integration support; SWF facility equipment installation; and SWF facilities modifications. Specific task areas include:

a. Facility Engineering and Design Support: Provide program management support and technical expertise to the customer and the facilities to include Strategic Weapons Facility, Atlantic (SWFLANT), Strategic Weapons Facility, Pacific (SWFPAC), and Eastern Range, in the following areas: industrial engineering support, advanced planning activities, and system facility engineering support to analyze and resolve problems reported from the facilities.

b. On-Site Engineers at SWFs: Provide support to SWFLANT and SWFPAC for Military Construction and Commander, Naval Installations Command funded projects; support development and review Facility Design Criteria and Facility Evaluation Test documentation, provide on-site coordination with the SWFs.

c. Nuclear Weapon Safety/Security Engineering Support: Provide subject matter expertise for Navy Nuclear Weapons safety and security studies at SWFPAC and SWFLANT. Maintain and provide a System Safety Program Plan and applicable addenda. Provide safety-engineering support in investigation of known or potential safety problems. Monitor potential safety impacts of materials and processes used in logistics cycle, review Material Safety Data Sheets, and prepare, publish and distribute Safety Design Bulletins to document applicable controls of hazardous/toxic materials and processes usage. Review Government/industry material and process specifications and changes for application to safety and cost impacts, monitor and review factory and field processing data, and receive, record and support the investigation of proposed value engineering changes. Provide support for coordination with SSP branches and field activities for Fleet Ballistic Missile Nuclear Weapons System Safety Group.

d. Nuclear Warhead Handling, Engineering, and Integration Support: Provide subject matter expertise for Navy Nuclear Weapons safety, security, receipt, processing, support equipment, handling and transportation, surveillance, radiation monitoring, and configuration control documentation (i.e., Strategic Weapons Ordnance Publications (SWOPs)). Provide mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical evaluation planning at SWFs; document changes pertaining to reentry body system design, coordination drawings, and Shore-based Interface Requirements Document or other technical documents.

e. Special Studies: Conduct special studies and provide analysis and evaluation of how prototype SLCM-N missile systems, subsystems, and processing equipment are integrated in realistic field experiments.

The period of performance for this acquisition is anticipated to be 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Estimated and Dollar Value

Appropriation FY27 Total

RDT&E $15,022,900

Total $15,022,900

Note: The contract will include a contract term permitting an optional increase of not to exceed 30 percent of the total value associated with each level of effort contract line item to accommodate emergent in-scope requirements. This increase is not accounted for in the above table.

4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition. 10 U.S.C.

§ 3204(a)(1), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority. Only LM has the necessary skills to provide the facilities engineering and warhead planning services in support of the SLCM-N Program. LM is presently responsible for the design, development, production, assembly, sustainment, and documentation for the scope of services, and supplies required by the Government in support of the TRIDENT D5 program. LM’s expert knowledge of the nuclear weapons facilities design, production, and assembly in a timely and cost-efficient manner, based on the technical complexity of the Naval nuclear weapons processing is instrumental in meeting the accelerated program requirements for SLCM-N. LM possesses an already qualified and established work performer apparatus on the SWFs, and for several decades has developed expertise of the Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated facilities on-site. LM currently performs facilities engineering, program planning, and systems engineering on behalf of the TRIDENT D5 program and has current, relevant knowledge and experience with operations, facilities engineering and nuclear weapons handling at SWFLANT and SWFPAC. SLCM-N shore operations, to include receipt, storage, nuclear weapons handling and transportation, warheading and de-warheading, and loading and unloading the weapons at SWFLANT and

SWFPAC. To meet this requirement, it is necessary to build infrastructure and seamlessly integrate the SLCM-N mission with the TRIDENT D5 mission at the SWFs. LM is the only qualified provider of facilities acquisition and engineering services due to its unique position as the only contractor capable to implement nuclear weapon system capability at the SWFs, which will require on-site facility engineering subject matter expertise, as well as knowledge of the Naval Nuclear Weapons safety and security standards.

Based on the aforementioned facts and programmatic impact analysis, LM is the only responsible source capable of fulfilling the Government’s requirements, cost and other factors considered. This effort is a follow-on to the fiscal year 2026 contract award to LM, which was not competed. Award to any other source would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements. A new contractor would require an estimated 24 to 36 months to acquire the necessary facility clearances, establish a workforce with the required security clearances, and gain the institutional knowledge of proprietary TRIDENT D5 and SLCM-N interface data, SWOPs, and Nuclear Weapon Safety/Security (Surety) protocols. This delay would directly jeopardize the accelerated fielding schedule for the SLCM-N program.

6. Description of Efforts Made to Solicit Offers from as Many Offerors as Practicable. SSP posted Sources Sought Notice (SSN) N00030-RFI-SLCMN02 to the System for Award Management site (SAM.gov) on March 7, 2025, and received six responses from industry. As detailed in the Market Research Report dated July 20, 2026, the Government conducted a technical evaluation of the responses and determined that the five respondents (minus LM) do not have the required expertise, experience, and facilities to meet the requirements for this acquisition. Specifically, the analysis concluded these firms lacked demonstrated experience with United States Navy nuclear processes at SWFs and familiarity with SWOPs.

On April 6, 2026, additional market research was performed through online searches, reviewing contractor websites, and researching government databases for similarly awarded contracts.

Specifically, the Government reviewed SAM.gov to identify contracts with similar scope, the websites of the companies that responded to the SSN posted on March 7, 2025, and a listing of recruitment websites, including clearancejobs.com (to identify any companies that might be hiring positions relevant to SLCM-N requirements). Market research efforts also included online searches with key words related to the requirements for this acquisition. The additional market research did not identify any additional qualified sources with the breadth and depth of technical and unique expertise necessary to meet the facilities acquisition and engineering requirements for this effort. A notice will be publicized as required by FAR subpart 5.201.

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

8. Actions to Remove Barriers to Future Competition. SSP will continue to monitor the market in an attempt to identify potential sources of these supplies and services for future requirements, while analyzing any potential impact to cost, schedule, and program risk. If another potential source emerges, SSP will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible. As this is a follow-on for supplies and services previously awarded on a non-competitive basis, in accordance with DFARS 206.104-71, the prior J&A was provided to the approval authority for review. Approval of this J&A signifies the approval authority has made the determination required by DFARS 206.104-72.

CERTIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL

TECHNICAL/REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION

I certify that the facts and representations under my cognizance which are included in this Justification and its supporting acquisition planning documents, except as noted herein are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

TECHNICAL COGNIZANCE:

Signature Date

REQUIREMENTS COGNIZANCE (SP04):

LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW:

I have determined this Justification is legally sufficient.

CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION:

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

ADVOCATE FOR COMPETITION

Upon the basis of the above Justification, I hereby approve, as Advocate for Competition, the solicitation of the proposed procurement described herein using other than full and open competition, pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

APPROVED:

Signature CAPT Adesina Ekundayo Date Competition Advocate, SSP