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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND AIRCRAFT DIVISION

21983 BUNDY ROAD

BUILDING 441, UNIT 7

PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND 20670

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Activity.

Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWC-AD) Patuxent River, MD

2. Description of the Action Being Approved.

Large Area Tracking Range (LATR) uses instrumentation that provides the Navy Training Ranges with time-space positioning information (TSPI) information for warfighter training activities. The

LATR Navigation and Technology Refresh (LNTR) pods and LATR Shipboard Rotary-Wing

Technology Upgrade (LSRTU) represent the most recent configuration of LATR instrumentation available to the ranges.

This justification is for the sole source procurement of a firm-fixed price (FFP) contract to procure fifty (50) of the Core Module 720 (CM720) Single Board Computer (SBC) units used within the Digital Interface Unit (DIU) for the LSRTU and LNTR pod. This specific part, manufactured and supplied by AdLink, is the only unit that can be used to fabricate or repair the

DIU for the LSRTU units and LNTR pods.

This Core Module 720 (CM720) Single Board Computer (SBC) serves as the Central Processing

Unit (CPU) within the DIU for both the LNTR pods and the LSRTU. There are approximately

260 LSRTUs and LNTRs in the fleet. This CM720 has gone obsolete and the manufacturer released an End-of-Life notice. The LATR System Support Activity (SSA) needs to make a bulk purchase of the CM720 for sustaining these instrumentation packages until LATR system sunset, planned for 2040.

It has been determined by the Government Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) that it is not financially worthwhile to attempt to integrate a replacement SBC currently in production because there are no Form, Fit, Function, Plug (F3P) replacements. To integrate a replacement which has a different form factor and/or different connectors, both DIUs will have to be redesigned, retested and recertified as flight approved. Each DIU software baseline will need to be updated to integrate with the replacement hardware. The cost for this effort is expected to be at least

$500K and will only provide a non-obsolete SBC until the OEM releases an End-of-Life notice for this module as well. A more cost-effective approach is to purchase enough CM720s to last through LATR system sunset.

This purchase must be for the identical part number CM720 that is in the Bill of Materials

(BOM) for the LSRTU DIU and LNTR DIU. Failure to adhere to the existing BOMs with result in a variety of impacts to design, drawings, software, manuals, ECP, testing and flight clearance.

The OEM (ADLINK) is the only vendor for this product. There are no alternative sourced to procure this exact hardware items. These units will be manufactured by ADLINK specifically for the LATR SSA on a Beyond Last Time Buy (BLTB). Failure to execute the BLTB quickly may result in an increased unit price or complete unavailability due to obsolete parts.

3. Description of Supplies/Services.

This procurement is for the issuance of a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract on a sole source basis with

AdLink in support of the Atlantic Ranges and Targets (ATR) Department. The total cost for this procurement will be approximately $104,115.

Fifty (50) each of the CM270 SBC units with part number CM-270-R-06 with included options as follows:

1x CM-720-R-06(EOL)

1x CM-720-TM-CU

1x ETT-4085-01,CM/MM -40C TO +85C

1x CM-CC-01,CC/1B31,CM430 & CM730

Estimated Dollar Value in Thousands

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

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

5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority.

These AdLink manufactured CM270 SBCs represent the exact part required of the DIUs used within the

LSRTU and LNTR pod. As such, there are no other sources that would be able to supply an acceptable substitute for this part.

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

AdLink is the only company that manufactures the CM720 board required for the DIUs of the LSRTU and LNTR pod and therefore there are no other suitable offerors.

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost.

Based upon the published Commercial Price List AdLink the Contracting Officer has adequate information and background to determine a fair and reasonable cost.

FY20 OPN $104.15

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8. Actions to Remove Barriers to Future Competition.

The ATR will continue to monitor the market for vendors that can provide the expertise and capability to provide a complete system needed to satisfy and support requirements. If another potential source emerges, ATR will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible.

Per Navair Instruction 4200.31F dated 22 July 2014, Contracts awarded under FAR Part 13, simplified acquisition procedures, do not require a J&A thus do not need concurrence from our legal counsel.

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:

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CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION

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

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