Brand_Name_Justification.docx

BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

Limited Sources Justification and Approval Purchase Request Number 10318160006

FSI/SPAS/CSD

1. FSI/SPAS/CSD

2. Description of Action being approved: Renewal of Prezi 50 licenses This is for the renewal agreement of pre-existing Prezi 50 licenses.

3. Description of Product, Supplies or Services required to meet the Agencies needs SPAS/CSD currently has 50 licenses that need yearly maintenance coverage. Prezi’s presentation software lets you choose between the freedom of the cloud, the security of your desktop, or the mobility of the iPad or iPhone. In addition, because Prezi is 3D, you can guide your audience through a truly spatial journey. Zoom out to show the overview of your Prezi, zoom in to examine the details of your ideas, or simply move freely through the Prezi and react to your audience’s input. SPAS/CSD currently has 50 licenses that need yearly maintenance coverage.

Prezi for Desktop has a simplified top menu, new transformation tool to select, manipulate, and edit text, images, and other content. Prezi for Desktop allow users the ability add sound to each path step or background music. There are many new templates. Change template and reorganize your content during the editing of Prezi. Prezi supports the following languages: English, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. Prezi is a presentation application similar to MS Power Point, however; Prezi technology is more robust and provides superior interaction between your audiences.

4. An identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition. (Requesting Office completes with assistance of Contract Specialist) The Statutory Authority for this action is 11.105(a)(1) The particular brand name, product, or feature is essential to the Government’s requirements, and market research indicates other companies’ similar products, or products lacking the particular feature, do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the agency’s needs.

5. Identification of the Justification Rationale:

Prezi Licenses Renewal - Prezi for Desktop, manipulate, and edit text, images, and other content. Prezi for Desktop allow users the ability add sound to each path step or background music. There are many new templates. Change template and reorganize your content during the editing of Prezi. Prezi supports the following languages: English, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. Prezi is a presentation application similar to MS Power Point, however; Prezi technology is more robust and provides superior interaction between your audiences.

6. Best Value Determination:

Multiple products were evaluated against one another to see if there was a product that could meet all of the necessary requirements outlined earlier, but Prezi was the only one that met all of the requirements. There are many presentation products available, but none of them meet the compatibility requirements, as well as, the compatibility with existing presentations and licenses. Therefore, OMIS has come to the conclusion that Prezi does, in fact, provide the best value to the government.

7. Market Research conducted Extensive research has proven that Prezi outpaces other presentation solutions when it comes to their long and outstanding track record. Prezi has continued to meet our needs for presentation consistency, where others have not been tested or approved for use within Department of State. Other solutions may also require additional cost to compete for the same functionality or additional hardware. Additional training on newer products and a lack of required features leaves OMIS with Prezi as the only reasonable choice, as outlined in the table below.

License cost (estimated)

8. Statement of actions, if any to remove barriers to competition in the future.

As Employee software needs continues to evolve or FSI requirements change. We will continue to review new products at the Enterprise level that can support or compete with our current product.

9. Any other facts supporting justification:

None As the technical or requirement personnel, I certify that the evidence of the supporting data that forms the basis of this justification is complete and accurate.