B-1 Justification and Approval (JA) GATR TRAC DDJC redacted_Redacted.pdf

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

DISTRIBUTION

5430 MIFFLIN AVENUE

NEW CUMBERLAND, PENNSYLVANIA 17070-5008

CUI

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

(Note: Justifications restricting consideration IAW FAR 8.405-6(a) or (b), retitle document “Limited-Sources Justification”)

1. IDENTIFICATION OF AGENCY AND CONTRACTING ACTIVITY:

DLA DISTRIBUTION ACQUISITION OPERATIONS (J7)

5430 MIFFLIN AVE, SUITE 3102A

NEW CUMBERLAND, PA 17070-5008

Contracting Officer:

Name Email Address

Acquisition Specialist:

Name Email Address

2. NATURE/DESCRIPTION OF ACTION BEING APPROVED: (Inclusive of contract type)

This is a single/sole source (brand name) action, that will utilize the procedures in FAR Part 12 and 13.5 and be awarded as:

-- a new Firm-Fixed Priced type contract/order to Cubic Corporation, located in San Diego, California.

Expected Number of quotes/offers: One (1) *More than one (1) quote/offer identifies this as a single/sole source (brand name) action.

Use of a sole source contract is in the best interest of the agency concerned.

3. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEET AGENCY’S

NEEDS:

DLA Distribution intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase order for four (4) TRAC Gen 3 X-Band Feed Kit, GATR Technologies part number 10078883 for The Army Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Program (TENCAP). The Army Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Program (TENCAP) has a requirement to purchase four (4) Cubic GATR Technologies Inc., 2.4m TRAC Gen 3 X- Band Feed Kits – GATR Trac [PN 10078883]. This equipment will provide the front-end RF segment

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for four (4) Cubic Corp X-Band Antenna Radomes that have previously been purchased for the Space Ground Component Kits (SGCK). The SGCKs, when integrated into the Tactical Intelligence and Targeting Access Node (TITAN) Program of Record (PoR) will provide rapid access to the space domain to satisfy the Army’s deep sensing requirement.

The SGCK, as integrated into TITAN is a portable, tactical ground station capable of receiving directly downlinked (DDL) data from integrated data providers via the GATR Trac antenna and processes that data into a Department of Defense (DoD) standard usable format. The DDL of this data satisfies the SGCK geo-intelligence (GEOINT) requirement by providing the warfighter with unclassified, timely, accurate products capable of satisfying multiple requirements in peace, crisis, and wartime.

Cubic GATR Technologies is the brand name manufacturer of the GATR Trac antennas and replacement parts and are essential to Army TENCAP requirements. No other antenna will meet the requirement due to the lack of features necessary to meet the agency’s needs. The antennas are currently integrated in the processing environments of the testing and integration environment (TIE), fielded TITAN Pre-Prototype systems and are required for the SGCK systems to downlink GEOINT data from integrated satellites. If these parts are not purchased, the Army and Joint Warfighters will lose their ability to downlink GEOINT data during critical operations thereby degrading mission success.

4. IDENTIFICATION OF STATUTORY AUTHORITY:

The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is:

(Check the applicable U.S.C. authority from the listing below)

___ 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) or 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements (FAR 6.302-1, DFARS 206.302-1)

___ 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(2) or 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(2), Unusual and compelling urgency (FAR 6.302-2, DFARS 206.302-2))

___ 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(3) or 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(3), Industrial mobilization; engineering, developmental, or research capability; or expert services (FAR 6.302-3, DFARS 206.302-3)

___ 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(4) or 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(4), International agreement (FAR 6.302-4, DFARS 206.302-4)

___ 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(5) or 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(5), Authorized or required by statute (FAR 6.302-5, DFARS 206.302-5)

___ 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(6) or 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(6), National security (FAR 6.302-6)

___ 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(7) or 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(7), Public Interest (FAR 6.302-7, DFARS 206.302-7)

_X_ 41 U.S.C. 1901 or 41 U.S.C. 1903, This J&A satisfies the FAR 13.501(a)(1) and (2) regulations to justify a sole source (including brand name) commercial item acquisition or portion of a commercial item acquisition requiring a brand name. Note: Check the above statement applicable if the J&A is for a sole source (including brand name) acquisition for a commercial product or service with an estimated value

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___ This J&A satisfies the DFARS 211.104 regulation to justify use of brand name or equal purchase descriptions when using sealed bidding (FAR Part 14), negotiated acquisition procedures (FAR Part 15), or simplified procedures for certain commercial items (FAR Subpart 13.5).

___ This justification satisfies the FAR 8.405-6 regulation to justify when restricting consideration IAW FAR 8.405-6(a) or (b). This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Multiple-Award Schedule Program. The circumstances (i.e. authority) justifying the action is:

___ An urgent and compelling need exists, and following the procedures would result in unacceptable delays (FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(A))

___ Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized (FAR 8.405- 6(a)(1)(i)(B))

____ In the interest of economy and efficiency, the new work is a logical follow-on to an original Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) order provided that the original order was placed IAW the applicable FSS ordering procedures (FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(C))

____ Item(s) peculiar to one manufacturer (FAR 8.405-6(b))

5. DEMONSTRATION OF CONTRACTOR'S UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS OR

NATURE OF ACQUISITION THAT REQUIRES USE OF THE CITED AUTHORITY:

The Army Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Program (TENCAP) has a requirement to purchase four (4) Cubic GATR Technologies Inc., 2.4m TRAC Gen 3 X-Band Feed Kits – GATR Trac [PN 10078883]. This equipment will provide the front-end RF segment for Cubic Corp’s X-Band Antenna Radomes that have previously been purchased for the Space Ground Component Kits (SGCK). The SGCKs, when integrated into the Tactical Intelligence and Targeting Access Node (TITAN) Program of Record (PoR) will provide rapid access to the space domain to satisfy the Army’s deep sensing requirements.

The SGCK, as integrated into TITAN is a portable, tactical ground station capable of receiving directly downlinked (DDL) data from integrated data providers via the GATR Trac antenna and processes that data into a Department of Defense (DoD) standard usable format. The DDL of this data satisfies the SGCK geo-intelligence (GEOINT) requirement by providing the warfighter with unclassified, timely, accurate products capable of satisfying multiple requirements in peace, crisis, and wartime.

Cubic GATR Technologies is the brand name manufacturer of the GATR Trac antennas and replacement parts, and are essential to Army TENCAP requirements. No other antenna will meet the requirement due to the lack of features necessary to meet the agency’s needs and compatibility issues with the SGCK and TITAN systems. The antennas are currently integrated in the processing environments of the testing and integration environment (TIE), fielded TITAN Pre-Prototype systems and are required for the SGCK systems to downlink GEOINT data from integrated satellites. If these parts are not purchased, the Army

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6. SYNOPSIS ANNOUNCEMENT/POTENTIAL SOURCES:

A Synopsis will be posted to the GPE. Due to the nature of the Army TENCAP mission in identifying, rapidly prototyping and fielding space domain systems, continuous research is conducted to discover new hardware and software solutions for system integration. The Army TENCAP team attends and hosts numerous technical exchange meetings (TEM), space Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Industry events, and United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) conferences each year to identify new technologies. Currently, the Cubic GATR Trac antenna is the most well suited and cost-effective solution in providing mission critical imagery data to Army warfighters, US Joint Forces and our Allies.

The Army is continually looking to reduce the footprint of fielded systems and increase the transportability of such systems. In 2020, a trade study was conducted to evaluate commercially available antennas and to assess the impact of utilizing them in with the TITAN Pre-Prototype tactical ground stations. Cubic GATR was identified, and an analysis conducted to assess the merit of each antenna vendor against a specific set of criteria. Criteria included requirements compliance, data rate speeds, software integration effort, Information Assurance (IA), transport, ease of use and cost. Cubic offered a smaller footprint and easier transport due to small footprint size for the Army.

Based on this and with respect to Army requirements, Cubic GATR Trac antennas were selected as the antenna manufacturer for utilization for the TITAN Pre-Prototype and follow-on SGCK/TITAN systems.

7. DETERMINATION OF FAIR AND REASONABLE COST:

A determination of price reasonableness will be made by the Contracting Officer at the time of award.

The determination will be documented in a Price Reasonableness Memo.

8. DESCRIPTION OF MARKET RESEARCH:

Market research was conducted by way of CUBIC’s commercial website and literature and concluded that they work with no resellers. The Army is continually looking to reduce the footprint of fielded systems and increase the transportability of such systems. In 2020, a trade study was conducted to evaluate commercially available antennas and to assess the impact of utilizing them in with the TITAN Pre-Prototype tactical ground stations. Cubic GATR was identified, and an analysis conducted to assess the merit of each antenna vendor against a specific set of criteria.

Criteria included requirements compliance, data rate speeds, software integration effort, Information Assurance (IA), transport, ease of use and cost. Cubic offered a smaller footprint and easier transport due to small footprint size for the Army. Based on this and with respect to Army requirements, Cubic GATR Trac antennas were selected as the antenna manufacturer for utilization for the TITAN Pre-Prototype and follow-on SGCK/TITAN systems

9. OTHER SUPPORTING FACTS:

N/A

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10. LISTING OF SOURCES, IF ANY, THAT EXPRESSED, IN WRITING, AN

INTEREST IN THE ACQUISITION:

None

11. ACTIONS THE AGENCY MAY TAKE TO REMOVE/OVERCOME BARRIERS

BEFORE ANY SUBSEQUENT ACQUISITION FOR THE SUPPLIES/SERVICES IS

REQUIRED/MADE:

Future systems should be designed to the maximum extent possible to not unnecessarily preclude compatibility with multiple company’s products so competition can be promoted in acquisitions.

12. STATEMENT OF DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS:

Four (4) 2.4m TRAC Gen 3 S Band Feed Kit

13. TOTAL ESTIMATED DOLLAR VALUE OF THE ACQUISITION(S) COVERED BY

THIS JUSTIFICATION:

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