SoleSourcejustificaiton.pdf

Control No: JA16273

Sole Source Justification (SSJ) in accordance with FAR subparts 13.106 or 13.5 using Simplified Acquisitions Procedures (SAP)

1. Contracting Activity: US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), 820 Chandler Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702

2. Requiring Activity: US Army Public Health Center (Provisional)(APHC (prov)), 5158 Blackhawk Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 2110-5403

3. Nature of Action:

X Commercial Item Non-Commercial Item New Requirement Follow-on Requirement Mod to Existing Purchase Order/Contract Number

Pricing: X Firm-Fixed Price* Time & Materials** Cost*

* See FAR 12.207(a) ** See FAR 12.207(b).

For Hybrid Contracts, list percentage of each type of pricing:

* Firm Fixed Price:

**Time & Materials:

*Cost:

Funds: RDT&E Operations and Maintenance, Army(OMA) X Other Funds: Defense Health Program (DHP) O&M

Fiscal Year of Funds: _FY2016

Estimated Total Dollar Value including Options: $ _410,064.00

4. Contractor Name:

Name of Proposed Contractor(s): MasterControl Street Address: 6330 South 3000 East, Suite 200 City, State, Zip: Salt Lake City, Utah 84121 Phone: 801-942-4000

DUNS: 809528300

Cage Code: 3RCC1

5. Description of Supplies/Services: This contract is to provide the US Army Public Health Center (Provisional) with unlimited technical and customer support, product upgrades, critical notices, access to the MasterControl customer site and self-service portal, a Project Corrrdingator when new features are added, and discounted rates for user summits.

6. Authority Cited: x 41 U.S.C. 1901 OR 41 U.S.C. 1903

X (a) FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i): Only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreement, brand name or industrial mobilization); OR

(b) FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(ii): Only one source can provide a portion of the purchase that is a particular brand-name item; OR

(c) FAR 13.501(a)(1)(i): Only one source reasonably available (including brand name); OR

(d) FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii): Only one source can provide a portion of the purchase that is a particular brand-name item.

7. Reason for Authority Cited: The MasterControl Company is the sole supplier and authorized service company for the MasterControl Quality Management System (QMS).

Additional software and or services relating to this system are not available from any other supplier source. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(2) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(iii), "Only one responsible source and no other suppliers or services will satisfy agency requirements”.

The MasterControl Quality Management System was solicited as an unrestricted competitive action and is already in place at the US Army Public Health Center (Provisional). MasterControl uses proprietary software, and they are the only company that can provide the annual maintenance agreement support for their own product. They are also the only company that can provide licenses and additional business enterprise units for the QMS.

8. Efforts to obtain Competition: The initial procurement for an Enterprise Level Quality Management System was original competed and the MasterControl Company was determined to be the LPTA bidder. Subsequent awards for Annual Maintenance Agreements, training events, licenses and business modules have all been sole source given the proprietary nature of the MasterControl System.

The Contracting Officer shall publish the notices required by FAR 5.

9. Actions to remove or overcome barriers Competition: If the US Army Public Health Center desires a new Quality Management system at some future time, or if the MasterControl system supports becomes open and available from other vendors, the government would be happy to entertain and explore competitive actions.

10. Market Survey: Market Research that was conducted identified that the MasterControl System is proprietary and only available through the MasterControl Company. No third party vendors are able to support this requirement.

11. Interested Sources: Include listing of sources, if any, which expressed, in writing, an interest in the acquisition.

To date, no other sources have written to express interest in the acquisition.

12. Procurement History and any other facts:

Contract: W91ZLK-16-P-0057 Contractor: MasterControl Inc Award Date: 1 March 2016 Competitive Status: Unrestricted RFQ

Contract: W91ZLK-15-P-0171 Contractor: MasterControl Inc Award Date: 14 April 2015 Competitive Status: Unrestricted

Contract: W91ZLK-15-P-0078

Award Date: 12 Feb 2015

Contract: W91ZLK-14-P-0999

Award Date: 21 Feb 2014 Competitive Status: Small Business Set Aside

Contract: W91ZLK-13-P-0344

Award Date: 22 May 2016

Contract: W91ZLK-12-P-0764

Award Date: 15 September 2012 Competitive Status: Unrestricted, RFQ

Contract: W91ZLK-12-P-0628

Award Date: 25 August 2012

Contract: W91ZLK-12-P-0145

Award Date: 31 Jan 2012

Contract: W91ZLK-10-F-0267

Award Date: 23 September 2010

13. Technical / Requirements Certification: I certify that the support data under my cognizance which are included in this SSJ are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Submitted by Signature:

TAYLOR.HEIDI.LYNN.1228977264

Digitally signed by TAYLOR.HEIDI.LYNN.1228977264 DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=DoD, ou=PKI, ou=USA, cn=TAYLOR.HEIDI.LYNN.1228977264 Date: 2016.07.13 13:44:12 -04'00'

Printed name: Heidi L. Taylor Agency/Position/Title: USAPHC (Prov) COR E-Mail Address: Heidi.L.Taylor10.civ@mail.mil Date: 12 July 2016

14. Contracting Officer Certification and Approval: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. Based upon the facts described herein, I hereby determine that the anticipated price/ cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable, and a determination of price reasonableness will be documented and placed in the contract file.

Anthony Petrore 07/19/2016

Contracting Officer

15. I hereby determine this SSJ to be Legally Sufficient.

Typed Name: Date:

Title: Signature:

mailto:Heidi.L.Taylor10.civ@mail.mil