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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JUNE 16, 2016 FBO #5319
SOLICITATION NOTICE

R -- Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract for the BMDS CSM/CND

Notice Date

6/14/2016
 

Notice Type

Justification and Approval (J&A)
 

NAICS

541712 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
 

Contracting Office

Other Defense Agencies, Missile Defense Agency, MDA-DACM, 5222 Martin Road, Attn: VBII, Redstone Aersenal, Alabama, 35898, United States
 

ZIP Code

35898
 

Solicitation Number

HQ0147-16-R-0028
 

Archive Date

7/15/2016
 

Point of Contact

Lt Col Andrew Nordin, Phone: 2564505192, Megan Dake, Phone: 256-450-3442
 

E-Mail Address

andrew.nordin@mda.mil, megan.dake@mda.mil
(andrew.nordin@mda.mil, megan.dake@mda.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Award Number

HQ0147-16-C-0044
 

Award Date

6/7/2016
 

Description

MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY J&A No: 16-00 1 2 J UST IFIC AT IO N AND APPROVAL FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION •1. Introduction. U p o n the b as i s of th e fo ll ow in g justi fication, I, as th e Missile D efe n se Agency (M DA ) Co mpetition Advocate, h ereby a ppro ve th e i ss uanc e of th e contract u a l act i o n di sc u ssed b e l ow u s in g other than full a nd o p e n co mp et i ti o n, pur sua nt t o th e a uthorit y c it ed h e r e in. •2. Agency an d Co ntractin g Activity (FAR 6.303-2(b )(1 )). This Ju st ifi cation a nd Ap pro va l ( J &A) i s fo r t h e MDA Co n so l id a t ed S upp o rt Pro g ram Office t o co ntinu e exi s tin g Adv i sory and A ss i s t a n ce Ser v i ces (A&AS) und er t h e Mi ss il e Defen se Age n cy E n g i n ee rin g a nd S upp o rt Se r v i ces (M i D A ESS) pr og r a m w ith a " brid ge" contract. The contractin g activ i t y i s MDA/DACM, which pro v id es contrac tin g s upp o rt to th e Co n so l id ated S upport (CS) program. The point of co n tact for thi s ac ti o n i s, Co nt rac tin g Officer, at - •3. Nature and De s cription of the Action Being Approved, (FAR 6.303-2(b)(2)). T h e MiDAESS p rog r a m ce nt ralized co ntrol of ac q uirin g contractor s upp ort serv i ces, cro ss­ fl owe d t ec hni ca l expe rti se and knowl edge across th e age n cy, a li g n e d co ntr ac tor s upp o rt se r v i ces to co mpl e m e nt a m a tri xe d m a n age m e nt organization by impl e mentin g 36 I n d e finite D e li very/ I ndefinite Q u a ntit y contracts with 57 task o rd ers beginning in 2009. T h ese co ntr acts began expi rin g in 20 1 5 and t h e follow-on Techn i cal, E n g i n ee rin g. Adv i so r y, a nd Management S upp o rt (TEAMS) co ntr acts w i ll b e 3 1 sepa r a te C-Type contrac t s. The work requi r e d under th i s J & A i s a " br i dg e " of a n A&AS M i D AESS t ask o r d er t o e x t e n d, co ntinu e, a nd provide continu i ty of ex i s tin g wor k s upp o rtin g th e C hi ef In fo rm a ti o n Officer D ir ectora t e (I C) fo r B a lli s tic M i ss il e Defen se Sy s t e m (BMDS) Cybe r sec uri ty Mana ge m e n t/Co mpu te r Network Defen se (BMDS CS M / C N D) ( I C-03 ). T h e work propo s ed for contrac t s co ntinu es exist in g t ec hni ca l a nd pro g rammatic s upp ort. T h e " brid ge" i s f o r up t o 1 2 months to allow u n i n t e rrup t e d, h i g h- q u a l i t y, expe r i e nced pe r s o n n e l to c o nt i n u e effo rt s p e nd in g c o mpl et i o n of th e TEAMS Ba lli s ti c M i s s i l e Defen se System (BM D S) BMDS CS M / CN D co ntra c t. T hi s w i ll b e a cost pl u s fi xe d fee co ntra c t w ith a 6 m o nth 0 day b ase a nd two th r ee- m o nth op t i o n s. T h e fund i n g for t hi s " bridg e" effort w ill be pr o v i d ed b y t h e exist i n g stake h o l der s o n the c urr e nt I C-03 M i D AESS t ask o rd e r. •4. De sc ription of the S upplie s and/or Serv ic es Required to Meet th e Agency's Nee d s (including th e estimated value), (FAR 6.303-2(b)(3)). Th i s co nt ract w ill prov id e A&AS between 20 1 6 a nd 20 1 7 at an estimated co s t of $6.4M, i nclu s i ve of op ti o n s. T h e propo se d effo rt s wi ll provide unint e rrupt ed s upp o rt a nd c o ntinui t y wit hin the MDA eng i neering community i n th ese broad ca t ego ri es: - De ve l o pi n g a nd impl e m e nti n g BMD S and pro gram l eve l Cyb e r s e cur i ty/ l nformation Ass u rance p l a nnin g a nd inte g ration - Planni n g, develop m e n t, a nd impl e mentation of computer n etwo rk defen se operat i o n s a nd e xe rci ses for inform a tion sys t e m s int eg ral to th e BMDS - Planni n g, exec uti n g, and operating th e MDA computer n e t wo rk d e f e n se a n a l ys i s pro g ram t o ve ri f y MDA net wo rk s, sy s te m s, appl ic ations, and serv ice s prot ec tion a nd s u st ainm e nt C urr e nt ta s k order s pend rate s were u se d a s a b as i s t o es timate the value for the bridge. Th e MD A will u se fi sca l yea r 20 1 6 R esearch, D eve l o pm e nt, Te s t & Eva l u at i o n funding for the brid ge. The e s tim a t e d va l ue for the brid ge i s de sc ribed below. Co nt ract N umb er Na m e TO P o P TO Y a l u..: Bridge PoP Br idge Va l ue HQ0147-10-D-00 1 1 / 0008 BAH 7 / 1 7 / 14-6 /2 1 / 1 6 6/ 22/ 1 6 - 6 / 30 / 1 7 $ 6. 42 2.000 Sp ec ifi c contract in formation a nd doll a r va l ue s : Contractor: B ooz A ll en H a milton (BAH) MiDAESS Contract: Cy b e r sec urit y Mana ge ment / Co mputer Network D e f e n se ( I C-03) Ba se Period of Performance : Jun 22, 2 01 6 - D ec 3 1, 20 1 6 - $3, 2 11, 000 Option Period of Performanc e : Jan I, 20 1 7 - Mar 3 1, 20 17 - $ 1, 605,5 00 Option Period of Performanc e : Apr 1, 20 17 - Jun 30, 2017 - $ 1,6 05,500 Total Contract Value : $6.4 22 M TE A MS Contrac t : Cy b e r sec uri t y Man age ment / Computer Netwo rk D efe n se 5. Statutory Authority Permitting Other than Full and Open Co m petition (FAR 6.303- 2(b)(4)). Th e s tatutor y authority p e rmitti n g o th er th a n full a nd open comp e tition i s 1 0 USC 2 304(c)( l ), as impl e m e nt e d b y Federal Acqu i s i tion R eg ul a t ion (FAR) 6.302- 1, On l y One R espo n s i b l e So ur ce and No Oth e r Suppli es or Serv i ces Will Sa ti sfy A ge n cy R e quirem e nts. An y br ea k in A&AS w ill s i g ni fic a ntl y in c r ease pro g ram cos t s and / o r d e la y pro g r a m s chedu l es. A di s rupti o n of contr ac tor s u pport on thi s e ffort will h ave r eso und i n g effe ct s o n co ntinuit y of th e MDA mi ss i o n. Thi s J &A pr e clud es MDA o r ga ni za ti o n s from proc ess in g ind i v idu a l docum e nt s to r e qu est thi s s ame a uth o ri z ation. 6. Demonstration of Contractor's Unique Qualifications or the Nature of the Acquisition Requires Use of the Authority Cited (FAR 6.303-2(b )(5)). B o oz Allen Hamilton i s curr e nt l y pr o v idi n g h i g h l y s p e c i a l i ze d and c rit i c a l s u p p ort s e rvic e s t o t h e Mi ss il e Defen se Age nc y. In an e ffort to incr ease e ffi c i e nc y in co ntractin g a nd t o e l i minat e dupl icati ve co ntr ac tu a l ve hicl es, MDA i s in the proce ss of execut i n g th e TEAMS fo ll ow-on s upp o rt se r v ic es acq ui s ition. How eve r, thi s RFP and award pro cess for th e TEAMS BMD S CS M / CN D co ntr ac t wi ll not b e c o mpl e t e d b y the end of th e current per i o d of p erfo rm a nce for I C -0 3. The fa s t-paced and overa rchin g natur e of th e Agency int eg rati o n ac ti v iti es i s so ti g htl y int e rdependent th a t a di s ruption in one o r g anization wi ll hav e a rippl e e ff e ct across multipl e pro g ram s and th ese consequence s are d e trim e nt a l. Th e mo s t effective way to e n s ure continuit y of o p era ti on s w hi l e th e age nc y c o mp l e t e s th e TEAMS ac qui s ition i s t o " bri d g e " th e A&AS e ff o rt s w i th the incumb e nt co ntractor until th e work can b e tran s ferred t o the TEAMS competiti ve acqui si tion. Th i s so l e so urce brid ge contract wou ld require reduced s upport from the agency to award, r e ducin g s train on prici n g, technical, acqu i s ition, and contracting s taff re so urce s w hil e ens urin g co ntinuit y of se r v i ces pending th e TEAMS com p e titi on. Directing full r eso urce s to the TEAMS effort wi ll a ll ow Agency resources t o devote their efforts to qui ck l y comp l ete t h e TEAMS RFP to encourage competitio n and reduce overa ll costs. T hi s a l so avoid s creating a dom i no effect of requ i ring brid ge co n tracts. Sole source bridge contract s wo uld a l so decrea se the ri s k fo r MDA by e n s uri ng cont i n u i t y of th e hi g hl y specia li ze d services c urr ent l y being pro v id e d by the incumb e nt co n tr a c to r. T h e current in c umb e nt contracto r, Boo z A ll e n Hamilton (BAH), ha s over five yea r s of experience w ith MDA and h as d eve l oped s peciali ze d sk ill s and intimate knowledge of MDA's information t ec hnology practice s. BAH ha s also pla ye d a s u bs t antia l ro l e i n program l evel Cy ber sec uri t y/I nformation Assurance planning and int egrat i on as we ll as impl e m e n t in g co mput e r n etwork defen se and ver ific at i o n of i nformation sys t e m s s upporti ng the BMDS. Approva l of thi s so l e so u rce brid ge con tr act wou ld a l so e lim i n ate the n ee d t o orient a n ew contrac t or t o the Agency's mi ss ion, thereb y reducing any n ega ti ve i m pact to t h e Agenc y ' s abil it y to conduct it s miss i on of develop in g and maintainin g th e BMDS. T hi s wou ld a l so be cost effective, as the ramp up time that wo uld be n eeded for a new contrac t o r to become profic i e nt w ith th e Agency's in fo rm at i on technology practice s wo uld be elim i nated. T h e r efo r e, the recommended bridge contract nee d s to be approved to h e l p e n s ur e a n ord e r l y tran s iti on t o th e Age n cy ' s n ew TEAMS acqu i s iti o n construct over th e n ext two years. •7. De sc ription of Market Re sea rch Conducted (FAR 6.303-2(b)(6)(8) and (10)). T h is so l e so ur ce actio n i s fo r co nti nu ation of exist in g work for wh i c h market research was co ndu cted at t h e tim e of initi a l con t ract award. How eve r, t h e fo ll ow-o n TEAMS program cond u cted m arket re sea rch for future A&AS work. Ba se d o n the r es ult s of th e TEAMS mark e t r esea rch, extens i ve competition i s expected with the TEAMS BMDS CSM / CND contract which will be Full & Open competit i o n. A so ur ces so u g ht sy nop s i s wa s po s t e d t o th e Fed BizOpps webs it e to in form pro s pective so urc es of MDA's int ent i o n t o award a so l e so ur ce bridg e co nt ract on Marc h 1 8, 20 1 6. No r es pon ses were recei ved from indu stry expressing an int e re st in, or que s tionin g, th e acqu i s i tion. Any add i t i ona l re spo n ses recei ved wi ll b e assessed but sources exp r es s ing int e re st a r e not a v i ab l e co mp e tit or. Per FAR Part 6.305(a), MDA wi ll e l ectronic a l l y pos t a copy of th i s ju s tification t o the Fed Bi z Opps webs i te stat i n g the Agency's i ntent t o award a so le sou r ce br id ge contract to th e ex i s tin g co nt ractor to provide mi ss i on - esse n tia l profe ss i o nal, sc i ent i fi c, engineering, technical, and s upport services. •8. Determination of F a ir and Rea s onable Cost (FAR 6.303-2(b)(7)). The Government r e t a i n s d e tail ed data on th e incumb e nt contrac t or's p e rformanc e on curre nt contract s a nd h as access to cost/p ricin g dat a o n ot h e r contractors w h o p e rform s imi l a r serv i ce contracts u s in g comparab l e l abor catego ri es. T h oro u g h price ana l yses of propo se d price s for the b rid ge p e riod s wi ll b e conducted. T hi s ana l ys i s wi ll include compar i so n s of proposed pric es t o pric es previous l y incurred under th ese co nt racts, as we ll as m arket a n alyses for s i mil ar serv i ces p e r fo rm e d b y o th e r co nt racto r s. In acco r da n ce w ith F A R 15.403 - 4 a nd 1 5.406 - 2, th e co nt rac tin g office r w ill ob t a i n ce rtifi e d cost/ pri c i n g d ata. Th ese e ff o rt s w ill provi d e th e Co n t r acti n g Of fi ce r w i th suffic i e n t d ata t o d e t e rmin e overa ll pri ce r easo n a bl e n ess of th e i nt e nd ed so l e so ur ce awa r d. •9. Actio n s Taken to Remove Barriers to Competition (FAR 6.303-2(b)(l 1)). T h e r e are n o k n ow n ba rri e r s t o futur e co mp e ti ti o n. MO A wi ll co mp e t e thi s effo rt u s in g co m p e ti ti ve p roc ur e m e nt p roce dur es und e r th e TEA M S ac qui s iti o n s t rategy b efo r e th e e nd of th e brid ge c ont ract's p e ri o d of per fo rm a n ce. T h e effo rt p ro p ose d in thi s J& A e n s ur es mi ss i on criti ca l n ee d s ar e m e t throu g h o ut th e Age n cy. Th e TEA M S a cq ui s i t i o n i s o n go in g a nd th e p os iti ve f eed b ac k fr o m over 4 0 0 p a rti c ip a nt s in th e Fe bru a r y 20 15 indu s t ry day i n d i ca t es an un de r s t a nd in g of a nd s upp o rt fo r t h e TEAMS ac qui s iti o n s t rateg y. Approved for Public Release 1 6-MDA-8704 (8 June 1 6)
 

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Place of Performance

Address: 5222 Martin Road, Attn: VBII, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, 35898, United States

Zip Code: 35898
 

Record

SN04149074-W 20160616/160614234842-b2b13c9dcdc2b1b73f6e46302b5bd9a5 (fbodaily.com)
 

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