12Twenty Sole Source Justification 02042021.pdf

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Justification of Limited Source or Other Than Full and Open Competition

JUSTIFICATION OF LIMITED SOURCE

OR OTHER THAN FULL & OPEN COMPETITION

(FAR Sections 6.303)

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity.

Contracting Activity:

Eric Schnitzler

Contract Specialist USDA, FSIS, Administrative Services Division Procurement Management Branch 4700 River Rd.

Riverdale, MD 20737

Requesting Activity:

Jeremy Roper, Technical Contact USDA, FSIS, Office of Management Room 347-E, Whitten 1400 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20250

2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved.

This will be an order to 12Twenty, Inc. for Option 3 (up to 10 user seats) of 12Twenty for Employers. This is an order for supplies/services not requiring a statement of work.

3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs.

10 user seats of the 12Twenty on-line hiring application venue, to be used by recruiting supervisors and their support staff for acquisition of employees to FSIS as part of a pilot program of broadening outreach efforts and improve Agency recruitment and retention.

4. Identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition.

FAR 6.302-1 – Only One Responsible Source and no Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

Citation: 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1).

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5. Demonstration that the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited.

12twenty is the only technology that allows employers to recruit directly from the world's top MBA programs, top law schools, as well as many other graduate and undergraduate programs.

12twenty is the only platform that allows employers to expand higher education partnerships across our partner universities using a single database and login.

Additionally, with 12twenty’s Premium level of service, employers are uniquely empowered to realize many common recruiting initiatives including:

1. Build and manage a digital early talent pipeline

2. Expand university recruitment footprint digitally outside of core schools

3. Increase the diversity within early/entry-level talent pipeline

6. Description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable.

This sole source justification along with an intent to sole source notice will be posted to beta.sam.gov to satisfy the required posting/competition regulations of the FAR.

7. Determination by the contracting officer that the anticipated cost to the government will be fair and reasonable.

The contracting officer will make a price reasonableness determination at the time of contract award.

8. Description of the market survey conducted.

Internet search of common (on-line) hiring applications, and outreach to subject matter experts in FSIS and USDA as well as responses from colleges and universities on the tools that they or their alumni associations used as their talent management and recruiting tools, as some used more than one at the same college/university.

9. Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition.

This is a pilot program meant to determine if additional recruitment systems (outside those already in use by the Agency and the Federal government) are effective in broadening recruitment outreach; and if so, which features are most effective for which audiences. The goal is to increase the share of highly qualified, diverse applicants and decrease the share of "casual applicants" for Agency vacancies, especially in STEM positions through piloting and expanding use of the top social media job marketing and recruitment used successfully by private-sector and school/university alumni associations.

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10. A listing of the sources, if any, that expressed, in writing, an interest in the acquisition.

N/A

11. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services required.

The agency will continue to monitor available recruitment applications to identify those with the capabilities needed by FSIS.

12. CERTIFICATION

I certify that this Justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Digitally signed by JEREMY ROPER Date: 2021.01.13 17:47:01 -05'00'

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Justification of Limited Source or Other Than Full and

STATUTORY AUTHORITIES

FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

March 25, 2005

FAR 6.302-1 – Only One Responsible Source and no Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements

Citation: 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1).

When the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, full and open competition need not be sought.

Examples:

• Laboratory equipment to meet a specific objective that is produced by only one manufacturer may be procured without competition.

• The existence of patent rights, copyrights, or secret processes.

• An acquisition that uses a brand name description or other purchase description to specify a particular brand name, product, or feature of a product, peculiar to one manufacturer does not provide for full and open competition regardless of the number of sources solicited. Such circumstances must be justified and approved (This does not apply to “brand-name or equal” descriptions).

• Contracts for supplies or services that result from acceptance of an unsolicited research proposal.

• Follow-on contracts may be deemed available from only one source when it is likely that award to any other source would result in substantial duplication of cost or unacceptable delays.

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