NORAD and USNORTHCOM J7 Exercise Support

Added: Dec 21, 2017 12:19 pm

The purpose of this Individual J&A is to authorize the use Other than Full and Open Competition procedures to award a Sole Source Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Bridge Contract for the J7 Exercise Planning and Support for NORAD and USNORTHCOM, Directorate of Joint Training and Exercises, Joint Exercise Division (N&NC/J71). The Government intends to execute a Sole Source contract to provide interim Exercise Planning and Support for up to three (3) months from 1 December 2017 through 28 February 2018 with an estimated cost of $608,000 for FFP Labor and Cost Reimbursable (C/R) Travel.

This J&A is requesting approval to issue a Bridge Contract to the incumbent contractor following the expiration of the current Task Order (TO) FA2517-12-D-9001-0002. This support is necessary to provide joint training, exercise and individual instruction programs to ensure NORAD and USNORTHCOM are prepared to accomplish their missions to deter, prevent and defeat threat and aggression within their respective area of operations (AOO) and area of responsibility (AOR). It is impractical to assume another contractor can execute the requirements covered in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) before the expiration of the current TO. The 3-month Bridge Contract will allow adequate time to perform the necessary procurement procedures for a follow-on TO to be awarded through GSA One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS).

Unanticipated delays in the preparation, and issuance of the follow-on TO through GSA OASIS for N&NC/J71 Exercise Planning and Support has led to the conclusion that award is not possible to begin performance 1 December 2017 as intended. The follow-on TO Solicitation is currently underway with an estimated contract award estimated by 30 January 2018 and performance to begin on 1 March 2018. This Bridge Contract will allow for continued support pending award of this follow-on acquisition, as discussed in Section IX of this J&A.