36 MSG/DET 1 Land Mobile Radio System Maintenance

Justification for Exception to Fair Opportunity / Brand-Name Restriction

This document justifies awarding a sole-source Task Order to Motorola Solutions for support and sustainment services for the Enterprise Land Mobile Radio (ELMR) system at Diego Garcia. The ELMR system is critical for U.S. military, allies, and partner nations for flight line, port operations, and public safety communications.

• Preventative and corrective maintenance for existing ELMR hardware and software.

• Maintenance for radios, RF repeaters, dispatch and management equipment, and subscriber units.

• Includes "Recurring Maintenance Support" (e.g., RF repeater maintenance, network updates, security monitoring) and "Non-Routine Maintenance Support" (e.g., battery replacement, engineering support).

• The requirement is for an initial one (1) year basic period, three (3) subsequent one (1) year option periods, and an option to extend services for up to six (6) months.

• The current contract (FA524020P0021) had a period of performance from 08 September 2020 through 07 September 2025, with an extension to 08 March 2026.

• This document is a justification for an exception to fair opportunity, not a solicitation.

• The Contracting Officer will determine price fairness and reasonableness at the order level.

• This is a sole-source justification based on proprietary technology and the unique nature of the ELMR system.

• Motorola is identified as the only capable vendor due to proprietary hardware, software, and firmware.

• Awarding to another source is deemed to result in substantial duplication of costs and risks mission impact.

• Market research was conducted, including a Sources Sought and RFI, which substantiated the need for a sole-source award.

• The government plans to conduct market research for future acquisitions to identify opportunities for competitive sourcing, potentially by replacing Motorola equipment with components that do not have proprietary software/hardware.

• The justification will be made publicly available on SAM.gov.

Justification for Exception to Fair Opportunity / Brand-Name Restriction

This document is a justification for awarding a Task Order under the Tactical Communications Equipment and Services II (TacCom II) Multi-Agency Contract on a sole-source basis to Motorola Solutions. The purpose is to procure support and sustainment services for the Enterprise Land Mobile Radio (ELMR) system deployed and used by 36 MSG DET 1 at Diego Garcia. The services include maintenance for ELMR hardware, software, infrastructure, and subscriber units.

• Preventative and corrective maintenance for existing ELMR hardware and software.

• Maintenance for radio frequency (RF) repeaters, dispatch and management equipment, and associated subscriber (portable and mobile LMR) units.

• "Recurring Maintenance Support" includes network monitoring, technical support, infrastructure repair, remote security patch installation, quarterly preventative maintenance, network updates, security monitoring, annual system management training, and comprehensive radio repair.

• "Non-Routine Maintenance Support" includes subscriber battery replacement, UPS battery replacement, engineering support, and emergency support services.

• The requirement consists of an initial one (1) year basic period, three (3) subsequent one (1) year option periods, and an option to extend services for up to six (6) months under FAR 52.217-8.

• The current contract (FA524020P0021) had a Period of Performance from 08 September 2020 through 07 September 2025, with an extension to 08 March 2026.

• The contract type is Firm Fixed Price.

• This document is a justification for an exception to fair opportunity, not a solicitation. Therefore, proposal submission instructions and evaluation criteria are not applicable here.

• This is a sole-source justification due to the proprietary nature of Motorola's ELMR and ASTRO 25 system components.

• The justification cites FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B) - "Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized."

• Market research was conducted, including a Sources Sought and RFI, which indicated limited vendor capability and potential for duplicated costs and mission impact if alternative solutions were pursued.

• The government believes that procuring from Motorola is the most advantageous and cost-effective solution due to standardization, interoperability, and cost savings.

• Future acquisitions will explore opportunities to procure equipment with non-proprietary software/hardware to enable future competition.