SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- SBIR Phase III Topic N07-034 Military Training Systems Acceptance Test & Evaluation
- Notice Date
- 4/12/2017
- Notice Type
- Justification and Approval (J&A)
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, Contracts Department, Hwy. 547 Attn:B562-3C, Lakehurst, New Jersey, 08733-5083
- ZIP Code
- 08733-5083
- Solicitation Number
- N68335-17-F-0049
- Archive Date
- 5/12/2017
- Point of Contact
- Elaine M Lovering, Phone: 732-323-5221
- E-Mail Address
-
elaine.lovering@navy.mil
(elaine.lovering@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- N68335-17-F-0049
- Award Date
- 4/12/2017
- Description
- SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE III JUSTIFICATION & APPROVAL FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION 1. Contracting Activity. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWC-AD) Lakehurst, NJ 2. Nature/Description of the Action Being Approved. This is a justification to award a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) order to Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT), LLC, Arlington, Virginia. IDT was awarded SBIR Phase I contract number N61339-07-C-0055 on 18 April 2007, resulting from Solicitation 07.1, Topic N07-034. Topic N07-034 was titled "Military Training Systems Acceptance Test & Evaluation." IDTwas subsequently awarded SBIR Phase II contract number N61339-08-C-0025 on 17 April 2008. IDT was awarded SBIR Phase III contract number N68936-11-D-0005 on 16 October 2010. IDT was awarded SBIR Phase II.5 contract number N68335-14-C-0314 on 12 July 2014. IDT was awarded SBIR Phase III BOA N68335-15-G-0039 on 8 August 2015, and seven orders to date have been placed against the BOA. Topic N07-034 sought the development of a standardized and automated approach to acceptance testing for the wide range of complex training systems planned for use in the Navy. The Navy's flight and maintenance training simulators systems were growing in complexity, becoming increasingly dependent on Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Hardware and Software, as well as the successful re-use of software developed from other programs. Despite the advances in development practices and tools, the goals of accelerating the rate at which training systems can be delivered, and accepted, while reducing their costs cannot be met without comparable improvement in the practices and tools for acceptance testing. Training system deficiencies that are not identified and corrected during testing have resulted in reduced performance and training effectiveness. 3. Description of Supplies/Services. This Phase III effort derives from the Phase I, II, and III efforts described in paragraph 2, and is to provide advanced test automation support for the Joint Mission Planning Systems (JMPS). JMPS provides a well-structured, flexible, scalable, and extensible programming environment for developing mission planning subsystems/components to support existing and future operational protocols and weapon systems. The JMPS Framework contains the core elements and functions that all military aviators and weapon planners will need in order to efficiently and effectively plan and execute missions. The primary objective of this order is to provide advanced test automation for JPMS. The contractor shall provide engineering support by continuing to build on the existing JMPS automated test program and implementing automated tests; provide onsite and remote engineering support for managing an automated testing center of excellence, which includes having all automated test models under configuration management control; manage Automated Test and Re-Test Tool (ATRT) Test Manager (TM) upgrades, which includes testing the upgrades with existing JMPS ATRT TM models; fix the high priority / showstopper bugs; and provide. This effort will be N68335-17-F-0049. 4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition. 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(5), as implemented by FAR 6.302-5: Authorized or Required by Statute. 15 U.S.C. 638(r)(1) states: "In the case of a small business concern that is awarded a funding agreement for Phase II of an SBIR or STTR program, a Federal agency may enter into a Phase III agreement with that business concern for additional work to be performed during or after the Phase II period." Furthermore, 15 U.S.C. 638(r)(4) states: "To the greatest extent practicable, Federal agencies and Federal prime contractors shall issue Phase III awards relating to technology, including sole source awards, to the SBIR and STTR award recipients that developed the technology." 5. Demonstration that Proposed Contractor's Unique Qualifications or Nature of Acquisition Requires Use of Authority Cited. The nature of the acquisition requires the use of the authority cited. The SBIR/STTR Programs are structured in three phases. Phase I (project feasibility) determines the scientific, technical and commercial merit and feasibility of the ideas submitted. Phase II (project development to prototype) is the major research and development effort, funding the prototyping and demonstration of the most promising Phase I projects. Phase III (commercialization) is the ultimate goal of the SBIR/STTR Programs. Because the Phase III work derives from, extends, or completes efforts performed under Phase I, II, and III, use of the authority cited is required. 6. Description of Efforts Made to Ensure Offerors Were Solicited From as Many Potential Sources as Practicable/Public Notification through Government Point of Entry (GPE). The topic for this effort was included in the Department of Defense Program Competitive Solicitation issued under the SBIRProgram. As described above, only IDT is being considered for Phase III award due to the nature of the acquisition. In accordance with FAR 5.202(a)(7), this proposed contract action does not require public notification to the GPE. 7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost. The Contracting Officer will determine prior to award that the negotiated price of the contract executed under this justification is fair and reasonable pursuant to FAR Subpart 15.4. This determination will be documented in a Business Clearance Memorandum, which will be included in the contract file. 8. Description of Market Research or Statement of the Reason Market Research was not Conducted. FAR 10.001(a)(2) indicates that market research appropriate to the circumstances must be conducted. SBIR Phase III procurements are such that traditional market research to identify alternative sources is generally unnecessary. As described above, the Phase III work derives from, extends, or completes efforts performed under Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III. 9. Any Other Supporting Facts. Not Applicable. 10. Listing of Interested Sources. Not Applicable. 11. Actions Taken to Remove Barriers to Future Competition: The Contracting Officer anticipates that competitors will enter the market once the product is commercialized. It is likely that future acquisitions will be competed using full and open competition and commercial item acquisition procedures. The Contracting Officer is not aware of any specific actions that would further remove barriers to competition. 12. Period of Performance. Base: 7 months Option(s): None 13. Total Estimated Dollar Value of the Acquisition Covered by this Justification, with Funding Specified by Year and Appropriation: 14. Actions Attempted to Make Immediate Acquisition Competitive and Cost/Benefit Analysis. No actions were attempted to make the immediate acquisition competitive; no cost/benefit analysis was performed. As described above, only IDT is being considered for Phase III award due to the nature of the acquisition.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Arlington, Virginia, 22203, United States
- Zip Code: 22203
- Zip Code: 22203
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