D-0006 J A 8-6-09.pdf

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL (J&A)

FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

USZA22·03-D·0006

J&A NUMBER 09·018

1. Contracting Agency and/or Activity

Special Operations Forces Support Activity under the authority of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Directorate of Procurement, 7701 Tampa Point Boulevard, MacDili Air Force Base, Florida 33621-5323

Ms Karene l.Spuriin, Contracting Officer, Phone numbers (859) 566-5051, Fax (859) 293-4166

2. Dollar Value and Period of Performance

This Justification and Approval (J&A) seeks authority to increase the contract ceiling for the Special Operations Forces Support Activity (SOFSA) contract with L-3 Communications, Integrated Systems, Joint Operations Group, (L3Com) from the present ceiling of $2.3 billion to a new ceiling of $2.55 billion. This $250 million increase will be applied to year six of the base contract, Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 through FY 2010 and fund a contract extension through 28 February 2010.

3. Contractor

L-3 Communications, Integrated Systems, Joint Operations GrouP. 5749 Briar Hill Road, P.O. Box 14063, LeXington, Kentucky 40516-9723.

4. Authority Cited and Applicability

a. Title 10, United States Code, Section 2304(cXl), as implemented by the Federal Acquisition RegUlation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii) and (iii): Only one responsible source, and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This authority applies to L-3Com's continued performance of the SOFSA contract through evaluation of Final Proposal Revisions (FPR), and the subsequent transition period. This authority specifically applies to the SOFSA contract and the conditions stated herein for services -deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of follow-on contracts for the continued provision of highly specialized services when it is likely that award to any other source would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements (Trtle 10, Unrted States Code, Section 2304(d) (1) (B»:

b. Operations stemming from the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks. including Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and the Global War on Terror (GWOT) triggered a rise in the amount and type of task orders levied against the SOFSA contract. The increased reliance on Special Operations Forces (SOF) in OEF, OIF and GWOT accelerated and expanded the demand for SOFSA dshrout Highlight