JA14043A001WaiveFairOpptyMAC_pg5.pdf

Control No. 14-043A001

JUSTIFICATION FOR AN EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY UNDER FAR

16.505

The purpose of Amendment A001 to J&A Control No. 14-043 is to correct the contractor name listed in Sections 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 10 from "Northrop Grumman Systems

Corporation (NGSC') to "Northrop Grumman Information Technology Incorporated

(NGIT) ."

1. Agency/Contracting Activity: - NO CHANGE -

U.S. Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground, Division B Attn : ACC-APG/CCAP-CCB Aberdeen Proving Ground, MO 21005

2. Description of Action: - CHANGE -

The Program Manager Joint Battle Command - Platform (PM JBC-P) requests approval to extend the period of peliormance (PoP) via contract modification for Computer, Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS) Contract W91QUZ-07-D-0005 Task Order - Option Year 2 . The extension is required to continue service while the Government conducts a competitive follow-on requirement and to provide adequate time for a forty-five (45) day transition plan. The order requires an extension of for continued operational services to support the Network Operation Center in Aberdeen Proving Ground and Fort Carson, CO.

Nature: D New Requirement D Follow on Requirement 00 Mod to Existing Order Number: Task Order

Order against: D FSS Contract Number:

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00 Multiple Awa rd 10/IQ Contract Number: W91QUZ-07-0-0005

Pricing: D Firm-Fixed Price DTime & Materials ~Cost Type

For Hybrid Contracts, list percentage of each type of pricing: N/A

Funds: Task Order will be funded with Operations and Maintenance. Army (OMA)

Fiscal Year of Funds: FY 2014

FROM:

Name of Contractor: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC)

TO:

Name of Contracto/:· Northrop Grumman Information Technology. Incorporated

(NGIT)

3. Description of Services: - CHANGE -

FROM:

The requirements being fulfilled under order by NGSC include, Management, Engineering, Logist ics, and Operations support for the Blue Force Tracking System (BFT) Global Network Operation Centers (NOC)(BGNs), in support of the BFT global mission supporting the United States (US) Military Forces, Coalition Forces, specified Foreign Military Forces, and other US Government entities pelfonming testing , training , integration, and operations missions throughout the world. The requirements also include maintaining and sustaining BGNs located at multiple locations in the Continental US (CONUS), managing and operating multiple networks, and sustaining US Government assets located at multiple locations throughout the world. Operations Center support includes Force XXI Battle Command-Brigade & Below/Blue Force Tracking (FBCB2/BFT v6.5), Joint Battle Command-Platform/Joint Capabilities Release (JBC-P/JCR), Joint Battle Command-Platform System (JBCP), Blue Force Tracking 1 Network (BFT1), Blue Force Tracking 2 Network (BFT2), Movement Tracking Network (MTS). The services to be acquired include Systems Administration , Configuration Management, Training, Systems Engineering, Information System Security, Information Assurance, Helpdesk Services, Network Administration, Network Engineering, Operations Center Management, Network Management, Operations Center Administration/Management, and Property Management.

The proposed action is for a modification to Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Task Order under Computer, Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS)

Contract W91QUZ-07-D-0005 to extend the current Option Year 2 PoP. The value of the extension is estimated The total contract value i The remaining funding on Option Year 2 i The base task order was awardled on 7 January 2011 for a twelve (12) month beginning 7 January 2011 and ending 6 January 2012 with two (2) twelve month Option Periods. The Option Year 1 PoP slarted on 7 January 2012 and ended 6 January 2013. During Oplion Year 1, in June 2012, an Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) was processed on the order.

As a result of the ECP, the funding for Option Period 1 was expended prior to the end of the PoP. Therefore, Option Period 2 PoP started on 14 December 2012 and ends on 13 December 2013.

The total funded amount of Option Year 2 is current funded amount on Option Year 2 will be expended on 16

I i modification will amount of Option Year 2 by The estimated amount of derived from the actual burn rate from~ , as The average monthly burn rate is _ which will support current level of effort to be extended under Task Order - Operations and Maintenance Appropriation (OMA) has been allocated to start this effort immediately.

TO:

The requirements being fulfilled under order by NGIT include, Management, Engineering , Logistics, and Operations support for the Blue Force Tracking System (BFT) Global Network Operation Centers (NOC)(BGNs), in support of the BFT global mission supporting the United States (US) Military Forces, Coalition Forces, specified Foreign Military Forces , and other US Government entities performing testing , training , integration, and operations missions throughout the world. The requirements also include maintaining and sustaining BGNs located at multiple locations in the Continental US (CONUS), managing and operating multiple networks, and sustaining US Government assets located at multiple locations throughout the world. Operations Center support includes Force XXI Battle Command-Brigade & Below/Blue Force Tracking (FBCB2/BFT v6.5), Joint Battle Command-Platform/Joint Capabil ities Release (JBC-P/JCR), Joint Battle Command-Platform System (JBCP) , Blue Force Tracking 1 Network (BFT1 ), Blue Force Tracking 2 Network (BFT2) , Movement Tracking Network (MTS). The services to be acquired include Systems Administration, Configuration Management, Training, Systems Engineering, Information System Security, Information Assurance, Helpdesk Services, Network Administration , Network Engineering, Operations Center Management, Network Management, Operations Center Administration/Management, and Property Management.

The proposed action is for a modification to Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Task Order under Computer, Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS)

Contract W91QUZ-07-D-0005 to extend the current Option Year 2 PoP. The value of the extension is estimated The total contract value The remaining funding on Option Year 2 The base task order was ~w~"iPrl on 7 January 2011 for a twelve (12) month period beginning 7 January 2011 and end ing 6 January 2012 with two (2) twelve month Option Periods. The Option Year 1 PoP started on 7 January 2012 and ended 6 January 2013. During Option Year 1, in June 2012, an Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) was processed on the order.

As a result of the ECP, the funding for Option Period 1 was expended prior to the end of the PoP. Therefore , Option Period 2 PoP started on 14 December 2012 and ends on 13 December 2013.

The total funded amount of Option Year 2 is current funded amount on Option Year 2 will be expended on 16

",,;ullilin' 'g modification will the funded amount of Option The estimated amount of derived from the

Control No. 14·043A001 actual burn rate from the previous as provided by NGIT. The average monthly burn rate is _ which will support the current level of effort to be extended under Tas~6. Funding in the amount of_ - Operations and Maintenance Appropriation (OMA) has been allocated to start this effort immediately

4, Authority: - NO CHANGE -

~ ORDER AGAINST MULTIPLE AWARD ID/IQ CONTRACT: Section 803 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2002 (PL 107-107), FAR 16.505(b)(2) and

DFARS

216.505-70(b), the contracting officer shall give every awardee a fair opportunity to be considered for a delivery/task order. Mark the applicable exception:

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A statute expressly authorizes/requires that purchase be made from a specified source [DFARS 216.505- 70(b)(1)] Item peculiar to one manufacturer (a particular brand-name, product, or a feature of a product that is peculiar to one manufactu rer) [FAR 16.505(a)(4)J Urgent agency need precludes fair opportunity [FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(A)] Only one awardee is capable because supplies or services are unique or highly special ized [FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B)] In the interest of economy and efficiency, the order is a logical follow-on to an order already issued under the contract, provided all awardees were given a fair opportunity to be considered for original order [FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C)] It is necessary to place the order to satisfy a minimum guarantee [FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(D)]

5, Rationale/explanation to support cited authority : - CHANGE -

The NOe support services provide the Warfighter with essential Situation Awareness (SA) and command and control capabilities at echelons. These services are urgently needed for continued operation of Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2)/Joint Battle Command-Platform (JBC-P)/Movement Tracking System (MTS) to support Army missions worldwide.

The BFT system directly supports US Military real-time operations and contingencies, both in active war zones and for world-wide disaster response. If the contract extension for network operations support is not awarded, the FBCB2/BFT/MTS System's network becomes non-mission capable, resulting in reduced operational readiness and increased risk of fratricide and serious injury or loss of life to Wariighters. A delay in contract performance will also inhibit reaction time for disaster relief operations. The Warfighter would be directly impacted with an inability to provide helpdesk support for BFT and Movement Tracking System (MTS), as well as a loss of capability to report network outages across the system. Without the expert knowledge of the system administrators and engineers who support the BGNs current operation and specific BFT functions, the BGN could not operate efficiently or without critical outages. Providing for fair opportunity at this time would greatly increase the Government's risk of inoperability in the NOe, as it supports several essential capabilities.

If the extension is not executed the result will be an unacceptable break in service for the Government. The implication of not awarding this critical action will result in a loss of support to operations in (but not limited to) Kuwait, Afghanistan, Europe and the Continental United States

If fair opportunity were to be provided to al l CHESS awardees, at this time, the competition would cause the Government to expend additional resources , such as time and funding, that would not be recovered in competition , nor would the current requirement be satisfied within the required schedule. The extension is advantageous to the Government because it will save the duplication of costs in competition, training , and transition hours and the cost of administering a contract with a period of performance of

FROM:

NGSe would not require a transition plan. Northrop Grumman is the only current service provider that could fulfil l the extension of the NOe services with no requisite transition plan and could maintain and sustain the operations of the NOe which requires 24rT coverage.

TO:

NGITwouid not require a transition plan . Northrop Grumman is the only current service provider that could fulfi ll the extension of the NOC services with no requisite transition plan and could maintain and sustain the operations of the NOC which requires 2417 coverage.

Therefore, it is in the Government's best interest to extend the existing order for and focus its resources on competing the follow on requirement on a best value, full and open competition after the exclusion of sources. The anticipated schedule to solicit the contract for the BGN services is as follows:

6. Market Research: - CHANGE-

FROM:

The Market Survey was conducted from 9 July 2013 to 15 July 2013 via Fedbizopps.

The Market Survey was in the form of a questionnaire. The questionnaire included seven (7) technical capability questions to determine if the vendors had the technical expertise to fulfill the requirement. Vendors were required to respond to the Market Survey with a Capability Statement.