A02_-_J&A_Redacted.pdf

Control No: JA-19-Adel-272 Contractor: Dalcom LLC

Supply/Service: Data Admin and Target Geometry Services

JUSTIFICATION REVIEW DOCUMENT

FAR PART 6 JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR OTHER THAN

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Programs/Equipment: Target Geometry Support Services-Database Administrations and Geometry Editing, Mending, and Development of Ground Combat, Aviation, Munitions, and Soldier Systems

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: DSN:

Operations Research Analyst Date: 15 July 2019 Email:

Contracting Officer: DSN:

Contracting Officer Date: 15 July 2019 Email

Technical: DSN:

Operations Research Analyst Date: 15 July 2019 Email

Requirements: DSN:

Team Leader, GMB Date: 15 July 2019 Email:

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

Supply/Service: Data Admin and Target Geometry Services

Legal Counsel:

Supply/Service: Data Admin and Target Geometry Services

FAR Part 6 Justification and Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition

1. Contracting Activity: U.S. army Contracting Command (ACC)-Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Adelphi Contracting Division, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, MD 20783

2. Description of Action: The Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)/Data & Analysis Center/Lethality, Survivability and Human Systems Integration (LSH), Ballistic Vulnerability Lethality Division (BVLD), Ground Mobile Branch requests a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) – Level of Effort (LOE) contract with Dalcom LLC located at 104 Tech Park Drive, Suite 6, Cambridge, MD 21613-3588. The Government projects award for October 2019 and fiscal year 2019/2020 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funds (RDT&E) funds will be utilized

_X_ An acquisition plan is not required because this procurement either does not meet the threshold at Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 207.103(d)(i), or is an R&D acquisition and does not meet the definition of services in 10 U.S.C. 2330(c)(2).

3. Description of Supplies/Services: The CCDCBVLD, Ground Mobile Branch requires Target Geometry services to support the generation of target geometry for ground combat, aviation, munitions, and future force systems and data administration to perform maintenance and update classified (as applicable) and unclassified archive databases.

BVLD requires Target Geometry services to support the generation of target geometry for ground combat, aviation, munitions, and future force systems and data administration support to archive analysis results, perform maintenance and update classified (as applicable) and unclassified archive databases. The effort includes various methods for applying major editing and mending techniques of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) geometry, developing geometry, and converting existing commercial geometries provided by various sources include gathering, researching, verifying and analyzing facts; skilled use of basic survivability, lethality and vulnerability (SLV) tools, Commercial CAD software major editing and mending techniques and use of CAD conversion tools and techniques for use in the ballistic SLV analysis field. Without these support services, BVLD will be unable to accomplish the critical tasks identified above that support the Army ballistic SLV analyses. The required expertise shall include knowledge of various methods of developing target descriptions (includes Creo, NX, Rhino3D, Spaceclaim and BRLCAD); creation of conception models utilizing commercial and CAD software that includes FaroArm, COMPASS, Geomagic, and theodolite); technical engineering knowledge of Government/Military vehicles and armor, CAD formats required for vulnerability and lethality modeling, and the use of metrology system equipment to create target descriptions; and knowledge of SQL and MYSQL in the development and maintenance of an unclassified database for new and historical projects and documentation.

Base Year: 1 Oct 2019 – 30 Sep 2020

Supply/Service: Data Admin and Target Geometry Services

Option Year 1: 1 Oct 2020 – 30 Sep 2021 Option Year 2: 1 Oct 2021 – 30 Sep 2022 Option Year 3: 1 Oct 2022 – 30 Sep 2023

Options are included to provide the Government opportunity to extend the contract if the conditions and requirements are unchanged. A four (4) year ongoing need is determined and all options will be evaluated prior to being exercised.

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4. Authority Cited: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

5. Reason for Authority Cited: BVLD requires Target Geometry services to support the generation of target geometry for ground combat, aviation, munitions, and future force systems and data administration support to archive analysis results, perform maintenance and update classified (as applicable) and unclassified archive databases.

The effort includes various methods for applying major editing and mending techniques of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) geometry, developing geometry, and converting existing commercial geometries provided by various sources. Target Geometry services include gathering, researching, verifying and analyzing facts; skilled use of basic survivability, lethality and vulnerability (SLV) tools, Commercial CAD software major editing and mending techniques and use of CAD conversion tools and techniques for use in the ballistic SLV analysis field. Without these support services, BVLD will be unable to accomplish the critical tasks identified above that support the Army ballistic SLV analyses.

The conducted market research determined that only one (1) source (a HUBZone – Dalcom LLC) is capable of meeting the above-mentioned requirements as they specifically have the requisite expertise in Computer-Aided software design needed to fulfill SLV modeling and simulation requirements within BVLD. Specifically, the expertise required comprises knowledge of various methods of developing target descriptions (includes Creo, NX, Rhino3D, Spaceclaim and BRL-CAD); creation of conception models utilizing commercial and CAD software that includes FaroArm, COMPASS, Geomagic, and theodolite); technical engineering knowledge of Government/Military vehicles and the use of metrology system equipment to create target descriptions; and knowledge of SQL and MYSQL in the development and maintenance of an unclassified database for new and historical projects and documentation.

The technical engineering knowledge of Government/Military vehicles is a specific skill set with regards to developing military vehicle geometric models for vulnerability/ lethality (V/L) modeling, which requires technical engineering understanding of military vehicle design at the chemical, mathematical and geometric level that is not applicable outside of the military environment. This includes the design of armors, the location of components to enhance survivability, and the CAD formats required for V/L modeling.

This experience is unique to Dalcom, who has the experience with these processes on these vehicles. These modeling processes were developed by Dalcom and the Army during the performance of contract W911QX-16-P-0054 (please see Section 10 below

Supply/Service: Data Admin and Target Geometry Services the synopsis. Knowledge of other target geometry development methods to include BRL- CAD, Creo, NX and SpaceClaim and the use of different CAD software to include FaroArm, COMPASS, and theodolite are essential to the Government’s mission to accurately model ground system platforms, both foreign and domestic, for use in Survivability, Lethality, and Vulnerability analyses that are critical to U.S. Army. In the response from , there is no reference to having knowledge of SQL and MYSQL, which is necessary in maintaining past and present target geometry information for future reference and comparative analyses. The proper skill set, experience and qualifications is integral in understanding, implementing, and completing the required tasks. Engineers with military experience and IT expertise may not be the best fit if they do not possess subject matter expertise regarding the intricate details of target descriptions and the methods and CAD software required to build them. The lack of knowledge and inability to use these methods and software models will hinder the performance/progress of assigned tasks until they have gained this competency, which would take an estimated 3-5 years as detailed in section five (5) above.

Based on the response received from , the technical evaluation determined that the proposed solution cannot fulfill the Government’s requirement.

a. Effective Competition: Due to this action being sole source, effective competition is not applicable

b. Subcontracting Competition: The contractor will not be required to provide a subcontracting plan in accordance with FAR 19.702(b)(1) as Dalcom is a small business concern. There are no subcontracting possibilities for this action.

7. Actions to Increase Competition: The requiring activity will continue to monitor the market for possible competitors. However, competition for this specific requirement is unlikely due to the specialized experience and knowledge of the program required for acceptable performance.

As the requirement exists at the current time, there is not a possibility of competition.

The requiring activity can only foresee four (4) years of the requirement but cannot see beyond that. It is not in the Government’s best to invest beyond four (4) if the required methodologies will not be effective in the future due to a rapidly changing environment of commercial software and research and development of military applications. Hence the flexibility of the proposed option years.

However, should the state of the market, or the requirement itself change or evolve over the coming years, the following ideas for competition may become possible:

In order to increase possible competition, the requirement would need to change in such a way that would allow for use of subcontractors who might, in time, become competitors themselves. Right now the scale of the project doesn’t allow for such opportunities, but in the future, if the requirement were to grow in scope and specifically required manpower, there might be such opportunities for subcontracting.

Supply/Service: Data Admin and Target Geometry Services posted 04 September 2019 through 10 September 2019. One (1) company, Allied Express Solutions, responded to the synopsis, both initial and amendment.

Preliminary information submitted by in response to the FedBizOpps notice has been reviewed by the requiring activity who have advised that Allied Express Solutions does not appear to meet the requirements in the RFP. The requiring activity noted that “Core Competencies” make no reference to target description development or previous experience with CAD geometry software. Allied Express Solutions only stated knowledge and experience of two (2) of nine (9) of the required software/methods (Rhino3D and Geomagic) listed in section 9 of the synopsis. Knowledge of other target geometry development methods to include BRL- CAD, Creo, NX and SpaceClaim and the use of different CAD software to include FaroArm, COMPASS, and theodolite are essential to the Government’s mission to accurately model ground system platforms, both foreign and domestic, for use in Survivability, Lethality, and Vulnerability analyses that are critical to U.S. Army. In the response from , there is also no reference to having knowledge of SQL and MYSQL which is necessary in maintaining past and present target geometry information for future reference and comparative analyses. The proper skill set, experience and qualifications is integral in understanding, implementing, and completing the required tasks. Engineers with military experience and IT expertise may not be the best fit if they do not possess subject matter expertise regarding the intricate details of target descriptions and the methods and CAD software required to build them. The lack of knowledge and inability to use these methods and software models would hinder the performance/progress of assigned tasks until they have gained this competency.

Based on the response received from , the technical evaluation determined that the proposed solution cannot fulfill the Government’s requirement.

10. Other Facts: a. Procurement History

1: Contract: W911QX-16-P-0054; Award Date: 21 Jan 2016; Contractor: Dalcom LLC 2: Competitive Status: Full and Open after Exclusion of Sources This was a HUBZone Set-aside, as the market research had indicated that there were two HUBZone small businesses at the time that could fulfill the requirement.

3: Less than full and Open Authority: N/A, Full and Open per FAR 6.205 full and open after exclusion of sources.

4: Justification for Less than Full and Open: N/A, Full and Open per FAR 6.205Full and open after exclusion of sources, it being a HUBZone set-aside.

5: The Solicitation W911QX-16-T-0021 was posted competitively to FedBizOpps from 18 Dec 2015 through 11 Jan 2016. It was posted as a 100% HUBZone set-aside. Only one vendor submitted a quote in response to the solicitation.

6: No unusual patterns 7: Any justifications prior to this award: N/A, Full and Open.

1: Contract: W911QX-11-F-0081, Award Date: 22 Sept 2011, Contractor: Altus LLC 2: Competitive Status: Full and Open after Exclusion of Sources, Small Business Set-aside on GSA Ebuy 3: Less than full and Open Authority: N/A, FAR Part 8.4

Supply/Service: Data Admin and Target Geometry Services

4: Justification for Less than Full and Open: N/A, FAR Part 8.4 5: This contract was solicited competitively as a Small Business Set-Aside on GSA.

6: Unusual patterns: At the time of these awards (W911QX-11-F-0081 and W911QX-11-F-0076), these were two separate requirements. It was during the performance of these contracts that they both evolved into being one single requirement.

7: Any justifications prior to this award: N/A, Full and Open after Exclusion of Sources

1: Contract: W911QX-11-F-0076, Award Date: 20 Sept 2011, Contractor: Altus LLC 2: Competitive Status: Full and Open after Exclusion of Sources, Small Business Set-aside on GSA Ebuy 3: Less than full and Open Authority: N/A, FAR Part 8.4 4: Justification for Less than Full and Open: N/A, FAR Part 8.4 5: This contract was solicited competitively as a Small Business Set-Aside on GSA.

6: No unusual patterns 7: Any justifications prior to this award: N/A, Full and Open after Exclusion of Sources

11. Technical Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in the justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Signer’s Title: Program Coordinator

12. Requirements Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in the justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Signer’s Title: Branch Chief

13. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination: I hereby determine that the anticipated cost or price to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable.

This determination will be made using the following:

_X_ Cost analysis _X_ Price analysis __ Should cost

_X_ IGE

__ Audit:

__ Other:

As a part of this basis, certified cost or pricing data:

_X_ Will be required.

__ Will not be required and the following exception applies (FAR 15.403):

__ Prices that will be agreed upon are based on adequate price competition.

__ Prices that will be agreed upon are based on prices set by law or regulation.

__ A commercial item is being acquired.

__ A waiver has been granted by the head of the contracting activity (HCA) in accordance with DFARS PGI 215.403-1.

__ The contract action is a modification to a contract or subcontract for commercial item(s).

__ The estimated cost of the contract action is less than the threshold for certified cost or pricing data.

14. Contracting Officer Certification: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Supply/Service: Data Admin and Target Geometry Services

Approval Based on the foregoing justification, I hereby approve the procurement of Target Geometry Support Services-Database Administrations and Geometry Editing, Mending, and Development of Ground Combat, Aviation, Munitions, and Soldier Systems, in the total amount inclusive of One (1) Base year plus three (3) option years, on an other than full and open competition basis pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(1), subject to availability of funds, and provided that the services or supplies herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

(End of J&A)

Supply/Service: Data Admin and Target Geometry Services

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