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Control Number: (Number) Harris Corporation

Harris Radio Software and Sustainment

JUSTIFICATION REVIEW DOCUMENT

FAR PART 6 JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR OTHER

THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Program/Equipment: This contract will be for the purchase of five (5) years of sustainment services of Harris Corporation Software and telephone support for Harris Technical Assistance Center for Letterkenny Army Depot.

Authority: 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR Part 6.302-1 - Only one Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements

Amount:

Prepared By: Carl Rhodes DSN: 570-8697 COR Date: 9 Feb 2019 Email: carl.e.rhodes2.civ@mail.mil

Contract Specialist: Hawa Janneh DSN: 570-8036 Contract Specialist Date: 9 Feb 2019 Email: hawa.janneh.civ@mail.mil

Contracting Officer: Laura Buehler DSN: 570-9617

Technical:

Requirements:

Contracting Officer Date: 9 Feb 2019 Email: laura.j.buehler.civ@mail.mil

Sean Wolford DSN: 570-4266 Telecom Chief Date: 9 Feb 2019 Email: sean.w.wolford.civ@mail.mil

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Reviews: I have reviewed this justification and find it adequate to support other than full and open competition.

Program Manager:

Name: Jesse Tressler Director of Information Management

DSN: 570-5337

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Justification and Approval

For Other Than Full and Open Competition For the Purchase of 5 Years of Sustainment Services for Harris Radio Software

1. Contracting Activity: U.S. Army Contracting Command Redstone-Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD), CCAM-DPD, Chambersburg, PA 17201-4150.

2. Description of Action: Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD) requests approval to award a follow-on, sole-sourced, Firm-Fixed-Price contract utilizing Army Working Capital Funds to Harris Corporation, 221 Jefferson Ridge Parkway, Lynchburg, VA 24501 (CAGE Code 1 PNR4). An acquisition plan is not required as the procurement does not meet the threshold at Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 207.103 (d) (i) (B).

3. Description of Supplies/Services: This contract is to procure sustainment for Harris Radio software patches and Technical Assistance Center (TAC) for the Harris Radio, Land Mobile Radio (LMR) system to ensure the syste1m is patched and telephone support for technical assistance is available should the LMR system fail. The Directorate of Information Management (DOIM) has a recurring requirement to provide sustainment for the LMR system. This acquisition package will be for Fiscal Years 2019 through 2024.

This contract will consist of a Base Year with four (4) Option Years.

Base Period:

Option Period 1 Option Period 2 Option Period 3 Option Period 4

1 August 2019 to 31 July 2020 1 August 2020 to 31 July 2021 1 August 2021 to 31 July 2022 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024 Value:·

Total Value:

4. Authority Cited: The Statutory Authority permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition for this action is 10 U.S.C. 2304 © (1) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 (a) (2) (ii), entitled, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies and Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements."

5. Reason for Authority Cited: Harris Radio is the original developer of the Harris Radio Software and owns the proprietary rights to the code and offers the only authorized Technical Assistance Center (TAC). They own the software and TAC. Harris Corporation has no authorized distributors or resellers for procurement or sustainment of the Harris Radio Software or TAC. If LEAD fails to secure this contract and the LMR system fails, the communications network for first responders, Letterkenny Munitions Center (LEMC), and DPW employees will not operate.

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6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: The Contracting Officer shall publish the notices required by FAR 5.201 and any bids or proposals received shall be considered. Letterkenny DOIM has spoken with industry leaders and searched the internet and no other vendor has been found that can legally change or update the Harris Radio software other than the manufacturer of the software. This requirement was posted to the AMCOM competition Advocates Shopping List (CASL) on 31 January 2019. The requirement is not available through Computer Hardware Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS). A Statement of Non-Availability (SONA) (216743050) was granted through CHESS.

7. Actions to Increase Competition: No action is currently planned by LEAD to increase competition. Developing additional sources would cause unacceptable delays to fulfilling LEAD requirements and result in substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. If another qualified source were identified it is estimated to take two (�urchase and implement a new LMR radio system at the total estimated cost of The primary cost drivers are all necessary software and equipment along with the engineering, procurement and installation. When the equipment has reached its end of life cycle, the Government will ensure the replacement system requirements is competed and posted on Federal Business Opportunities to promote competition and identify other potential sources of the software.

8. Market Research: Meaningful market research was conducted IAW FAR Part 10 by the Contract Manager, (DOIM). The techniques utilized were: personal knowledge of the item while managing Letterkenny's IT contracts and contacting knowledgeable persons for relevant information. The Harris Radio Software and TAC manufactured by Harris Radio is the only product available that meets the required operational capability. No other product is available that is capable of meeting this requirement. FAR 12 procedures will be used for this procurement as it has been determined this item meets the definition of a commercial item and the basic clauses and provisions described in FAR Part 12 are sufficient for use and do not require any substantial tailoring to be consistent with industry's commercial practices. FAR 15 will be used as the basis for this acquisition.

9. Interested Sources: No other sources have expressed a written interest in this acquisition as a result of market research. This requirement will be published via Special Notice in Federal Business Opportunities on or about 1 March 2019. Any source who expresses interest will receive due consideration under the law.

10. Other Facts: Our past experience with Harris Radio has resulted in satisfactory performance.

a. Procurement history: All previous procurements from LEAD were awarded to Harris

Corporation under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 (a) (2) (ii), "Only one responsible source and no other supplies will satisfy agency requirements". Previous procurements have been for the same or similar services.

b. A search of contracting history revealed the following contracts to Harris Corporation: