AWARD
54 -- The contract will serve to provide the IJC with a fully equipped communications systems container. The container will provide an acceptable area for planning and conduct of operations across Afghanistan.
- Notice Date
- 9/23/2009
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Contracting Office
- ACA, Fort Richardson, Regional Contracting Office, Alaska, ATTN: SFCA-PRA-A, PO Box 5-525, BLDG 600 2nd FL, Fort Richardson, AK 99505-0525
- ZIP Code
- 99505-0525
- Solicitation Number
- W91B4M-09-P-5097
- Archive Date
- 10/23/2009
- Point of Contact
- Jason Pitts, 907 353-4527
- E-Mail Address
-
ACA, Fort Richardson
(jason.r.pitts@wainwright.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- W91B4M-09-P-5097
- Award Date
- 9/23/2009
- Awardee
- SFC Jason Pitts<BR>KRCC Afghanistan
- Award Amount
- 167,950
- Line Number
- 0001
- Description
- This contract action was accomplished using other than competitive procedures because there is only one responsible source due to a unique capability provided, and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements (FAR 6.302-1). See posted J&A for further information. Justification and Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition SUBJECT: Kabul Regional Contracting Center (KRCC) Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan, APO AE 09356. 1. Contracting Activity: This justification for other than full and open competition is submitted by the Department of the Army, Joint Contracting Command Iraq/Afghanistan (JCC I/A). 2. Description of Action: KRCC proposes to execute a new full fixed-price contract of one 40-foot STO-certifiable container, using OMA funds, for an estimated $167,950 by means of other than full and open competition. This requirement will support the stand up of the IJC in Afghanistan. 3. Description of Supplies/Services: The contract will serve to provide the IJC with a fully equipped communications systems container. The container will provide an acceptable area for planning and conduct of operations across Afghanistan. The container is a custom designed facility that provides the IJC a stand alone mobile tactical sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF) that is guaranteed to meet all DCID 6/9 and any other SCIF accreditation requirements for ongoing operations and training requirements. The SCIF is capable of being deployed into any environment and must be ready to be shipped to Afghanistan within 4 weeks. The container is an 8 foot by 8 foot by 40 foot container capable of accommodating 8 personnel and all office equipment comfortably. 4. Authorities Cited: The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is the test program for commercial items (section 4202 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), which states: When the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source, or for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, from only one or a limited number of responsible sources, and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirements, full and open competition need not be provided for. 5. Reason for Authority Cited: The circumstances that justify the restrictions to a COI Enterprises STO-certifiable container are that COI Enterprises is the only firm currently identified capable of producing a 40-foot STO-certifiable container to a CONUS location within four-to-six weeks of award of a contract for immediate movement by military airlift to Afghanistan. In order to operate the STO facility in Afghanistan, the National Security Agency (NSA) will travel to Afghanistan and certify that the container meets all SCIF and the additional STO security provisions. COI currently has an operational 20-foot STO container operating at the CJTF-82 in Bagram that was certified by NSA. Additionally, COI is producing a 20-foot STO certifiable container for the II MEB in Regional Command South. COI has a proven track record of producing a container that meets the technical and NSA security requirements for a STO container and they have a track record of providing the technical support for their existing products. Failure to provide a COI container will delay the standup of the STO facility at the IJC and prevent STO planning and support from being conducted at the IJC. a. Compatibility. The COI container currently in use at CJTF-82 in Bagram has met the technical and day-to-day requirements of the Army and the security standards required by the NSA. Due to the mission critical support being conducted in these containers it is imperative the container be purchased and delivered to Afghanistan via military airlift. The operational planning and mission execution that can be conducted only in a STO facility will be essential to the success of the IJCs mission of controlling the operational fight across the whole of Afghanistan. b. Reliability. The CJTF-82 STO container has been utilized in training exercises in the United States and has been deployed to Afghanistan and has been operational for over three months and has encountered no issues. c. Replacement support. COI has a proven track record of supporting their products and have provided appropriate product support for any issues presented by the CJTF-82 personnel. Only COI has a track record of conducting business in over 75 countries and being able to meet the NSA security requirements of a STO facility. Providing a STO-certifiable air-transportable container that has a proven record of operating under harsh environmental conditions of extreme heat and dust and providing a work environment that is suitable for sensitive computers is a unique capability. COI has a track record of product reliability and if needed, customer support that has allowed its products to be utilized in Afghanistan successfully. d. Longevity. COI has been in the construction service business since 1992. The IJC needs to rely on the fact that the company who built the container has supported projects in Afghanistan and over 75 other foreign countries. COI is well versed in building a STO-certifiable container and has the ability to support their products globally. 6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: Because only COI products can satisfy the IJC requirements discussed herein, competition must be limited to vendors capable of a STO-certifiable container and have a track record of providing support globally given longer production schedules. 7. Actions to Increase Competition: None 8. Market Research: Market research has revealed that COI has supplied the U.S. Army with two working SCIFs in theatre recently. The custom designed SCIF that COI provided served to be extremely reliable. The CJTF-82 STO container has been utilized in training exercises in the United States and has been deployed to Afghanistan and has been operational for over three months and has encountered no issues. In addition, COI can provide the IJC with the custom designed SCIF in 4-6 weeks after contract. This meets the needs of the IJC to become operationally ready as soon as possible. 9. Interested Sources: There are numerous contractors capable of providing containers or relocatable buildings, however, COI is the only contractor capable of shipping a custom built certifiable STO container within 4-6 weeks into Afghanistan. 10. Other facts: USFOR-A is charged with conducting Title 10 STO to support operations at the IJC. There are currently no facilities at North Kabul International Airport (NKAIA) to conduct STO planning and mission execution. This 40-foot container will provide an eight-desk, STO certified work area to conduct missions supporting Computer Network Operations (CNO), space planning, and Information Operations (IO). The personnel assigned to operate in this facility are scheduled to arrive in theater on or about mid October 2009 to serve as the USFOR-A STO Chief and will oversee IJC STO. The IJC will not be able to plan and conduct STO operations at NKAIA unless the STO container is purchased and located at NKAIA. COI Enterprises built the 82nd Airborne Divisions container, which has been certified for use in Afghanistan by the National Security Agency (NSA) and COI is currently constructing the II MEBs STO container. The IJC needs the STO container to plan and execute STO missions at the IJC. There are currently no other operational STO facilities in Kabul.
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