Tab 1. ISC 1.0 2024 J&A Amendment (17 September 2024)_AQ Signed_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification & Approval (J&A) document for other than full and open competition to extend BAE Systems' Integration Support Contract (ISC) 1.0 supporting the Minuteman III (MMIII) and Sentinel missile systems at Hill AFB, UT. The J&A authorizes a contract ceiling increase of $1.193B (from $1.942B to $3.135B) and extends the period of performance through July 31, 2027 via four 6-month options (Options 11b-14).

The extension is required due to protests and delays in awarding the follow-on ISC 2.0 contract. After initial award to BAE in June 2022, protests from Guidehouse and Jacobs were sustained by GAO, leading to a second award to Guidehouse in March 2024. BAE then protested, which was sustained in June 2024, causing the Air Force to cancel and recompete ISC 2.0. The bridge extension will maintain critical engineering, nuclear surety, systems integration, and program management support while a new ISC 2.0 competition is conducted. BAE is deemed the only contractor capable of providing uninterrupted support during this transition period due to their incumbent expertise and the limited pool of qualified personnel with required ICBM domain knowledge. The contract uses a Firm-Fixed-Price Level-of-Effort arrangement funded through appropriation types 3400, 3600, 3020, and 3080.