FBO_JOFOC.pdf

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION—SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS (OPEN MARKET)

1. Requester: Carla Goodwin 2. Estimated Cost: 3. Requisition No.:

4. Company Name (include address):

TBD

5. Performance Period: 10/01/2015 – 09/30/2016

6. Description of Supplies/Services:

BEP, Office of the CIO needs to purchase Commvault Premier Support for the period of 10/01/2015 – 09/30/2016. CLIN 0001-#F4303, CLIN 0002- #F7A0B and CLIN 0003- #F74F8

7. Authority Permitting a Sole Source Acquisition: FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)—Contracting Officers (COs) may solicit from one source if the CO determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.

Check the appropriate authority from the list below:

[ X ] Only one responsible source; or brand-name specification.

[ ] Unusual and compelling urgency.

[ ] Industrial mobilization, engineering, developmental or research capability, exclusive licensing agreement, or expert services.

8. Describe why only one source can perform the required work.

Commvault plays a crucial and primary role in the BEP’s Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) efforts as well as routine and mission critical data recovery, backup and archiving services. Commvault Premier Support ensures the BEP has the support needed to renew annual licenses, upgrade software, and maintain and repair the Commvault system, which ensures the BEP has the ability to backup, recover and archive mission essential data. It is absolutely crucial that Commvault Premier support comes directly from Commvault or a Commvault partner/reseller that provides a level of support equal to or better than Commvault Premier Support. Awarding a Commvault Premium support contract to a vendor not associated with Commvault could negatively impact BEPs ability maintain and sustain a data backup, recovery, and archive mission readiness state.

9. Describe the informal market survey and the results, or state why a market survey was not conducted.

Market research was conducted on GSA Advantage, Google and also via communication from the manufacturer, which revealed that there are several small businesses that are capable of providing this service on the Open Market. This requirement will be solicited via FBO as a total small business set-aside.

10. Requester Signature & Title:

Natalie I. Alston, Management and Program Analyst

Phone No.:

Date:

Requester Signature

11. CO Certification: I determine the circumstances of this acquisition deem only one source reasonably available.

Aleta Dust

CO Signature

12. Small Business Specialist (SBS) Certification (if over $25,000):

Latonya Bowman

SBS Signature

Rev. 2/2015