JOFOC_redacted.pdf

LJS DA Agricultural ~ Marketing -- Service

USDA, AMS, Public Affairs Office 1400 Independence Ave., SW

Washington , DC 20250

Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition United States Department of Agriculture

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Pa rt 6.3

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activitv.

Agency: USDA, AMS, Pub lic Affairs Office 1400 Independence Ave., SW Washi ngton, DC 20250

Contracting: USDA, AMS, Cotton & Tobacco Program I 00 Riverside Parkway Suite I 00 Fredericksburg, VA 22406

2. The nature and/or description of the action being approved.

The USDA, AMS, Public A ff airs Office has a requirement for Interact Software subscription including licensing, core appl ications, customer URL, Sandbox. and Gold Support. This requirement will include Interact Professional Services. USDA plans to award a contract to Carahsoft Technology Corporation, 11 493 Sunset I fills Road. Suite I 00, Reston. Virginia 20190 for a firm fixed price co~tract for _a ~ and four option years. The estimated dollar amount for the base year and four option years 1s

3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agencv's needs (including the estimated valu e).

The Interact Intra net Solution wil l deliver a subscription-based intranet to help USDA AMS reach the larger audience it desires, engaging employees with tools that will improve how they work, and they' ll want to use. Interact will provide the coll aboration USDA is seeking, unlocking co llecti ve intelligence by connecting people to people, and people to knowledge.

Interact will help to dri ve producti vity in all facets of the organization, empowering your employees and vo lunteers to work smarter.

4. The statutorv authoritv permitting other than full and open competitio n.

4 1 U.S.C. 3304(a)( I), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. titled "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or serv ices will satisfy agency requ irements."

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5. A statement demonstrating the unique qualifications of the proposed contractor or th e nature of the action requiring the use of the authoritv.

a. Interact Intranet completed the Proof of Concept, 508 Compl iance and security scans that demonstrates that it fully meet the acceptance criteria defined by

AM;

b. Interact Intranet fully integrates into the MRP J\zurc environment without the need for custom code:

c. Using Interact Intranet Solution will allow USDA AM to realize a Return on the Investment based upon the already committed time and effort expended to identify a solution that meets the case of use. Fed Ramp. 508 Compliance and cloud integration requirements; and

d. Following alternative analysis, Interact Intranet Solution provides a solution for an unlimited number of users at a minimal cost that meets the needs for: improved communications, centralized dashboard, removal of silos, and full integration with existing technology.

e. The professional services will be delivered by a Interact Intranet Solution consultant with expertise in the intranet product sets. The Interact Intranet Solution consultant will gather. analyze, develop, and deploy the Intranet environment using the User J\cccss product as specified by USDA MRP IT.

6. A description of efforts made to ensure offers arc solicited from as ma ny potentia l sources as is practicable.

USDA looked at several softv.arc licenses before choosing the Interact so lution. These included Jive Software. theEMPLOYEEapp b) APPrise mobile, and Simpplr.

a. J ive Software - lacked the critical capability to integrate with E-Auth and was more than 3 times the overall costs of the competing solutions.

b. theEMPLOYEEapp - lacked the critical capabil ity to integrate with E-Auth and requires customization for dashboards and integration with existing software.

c. Simpplr - lacked FedRamp Certification; 508 compliance and inability to integrate with E-Auth.

7. A determination hv th e Contract ing Officer that the an ticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

The Government has determined the cost to be fair and reasonable by reviewing pricing of the potential sources.

8. A description of the ma rket research conducted and the resu lts or a statement of the r.cason Market Research was not conducted . Sec Item 6 above.

9. Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition. None.

10. A listing of the sources, if any, tha t expressed a written interes t in the acquisition. Sec umber 6 above.

11. A statement of actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition if subsequent acquisitions arc anticipated. one

Certifications & Approvals

Supporting data that form the basis for and included in this justification are certified accurate and complete.

Digitally signed by /\SHLEY

ASHLEY GARRIGUS G/\RRIGUS

Date: 2019.09.10 1 S:38:21 -011'00'

Ashley Garrigus Deputy Director, Office of the Administrator

The information con tained in thi s Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition is cer1ified accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Digitally signed by BEVERLY

BEVERL y BROWN BROWN

Beverly Brown Contracting Officer

Date: 2019.09.10 15:21 :58 -04'00'

Additional Reviews & Approvals

Signatures are required al each threshold up to the total estimated dollar value <f the acquisition

Advocate for competition for the procuring activity (if over S700,000, but not exceeding S13.5 million). I have reviewed thi s justification and find it to be accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. Therefore, unless additional approvals are required as prescribed below. as advocate for competition for the procuring activity, I hereby approve thi s justification.

Digitally signed by LARRY

LARRY NELSON NELSON

Date: 2019.09.10 15:03:30 -05'00'

Larry elson, Mission Area Competition Advocate