140D0420Q0080_ LSJ GSA FSS Over SAT FAR 8 REDACTED_1.pdf

United States Department of the Interior

INTERIOR BUSINESS CENTER

Washington, DC 20240

LIMITED-SOURCES JUSTIFICATION

AUTHORITY: FAR 8.405-6 and 40 U.S.C 501

Solicitation # RFQ 140D0420Q0080

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Multiple Award Schedule Program.

1. Identification of the agency and contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a “Limited-Sources Justification.”

Department of the Interior, Interior Business Center, Acquisition Services Directorate, Division 1, for the Business Operations Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

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

A sole source, logical follow-on task order under GSA schedule to a previously competed Task order

(D17PB00240).

Vendor: The North Star Group, LLC 701 8th Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20001

GSA Schedule: GS-10F-0205U Professional Service Schedule (PSS) 00CORP Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services (MOBIS)

3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value).

The scope of this requirement is specific to the vendor providing Project Management support services to Divisions within the OCIO. The vendor shall provide support for planning, design, implementation, and management to the OCIO in the following ten (10) task areas:

OCIO Project Management Task Areas in Scope of this Requirement:

1. Technology Analysis

2. Technology Advisory Services

3. Tactical Management Planning

4. Business and Financial Analysis

5. IT hosting advisory services related to hardware, software and storage

6. DOI organizational management advisory services

7. Technology advisory tasks in support of DOI initiatives

8. Organizational Change Management

9. Customer Relationship Management

10. DOI SLMF processes and deliverables for projects within the OCIO

Estimated value: $1,228,260.60

Solicitation # RFQ 140D0420Q0080

5. A determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that the order represents the best value consistent with FAR 8.404(d).

The contracting officer determines that the anticipated price(s) will be fair and reasonable based on the current GSA schedule rates, reviewing the IGE and reviewing the prior task order and all price quotes received under that action.

6. A description of the market research conducted among schedule holders and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

Market research was conducted under the recompete BPA’s for Program Management Support. The BPA market research supports the fact that there are many, capable small businesses that can successfully compete and support the PM requirement for the OCIO under GSA schedules.

The outcome of the BPAs will result in small business set-aside, multiple award BPAs. Reference RFQ 140D0419Q0038. The market research conducted for the recompete BPA’s is provided below and is current and directly related to this logical follow-on task order requirement. Additional market research for this logical follow-on task order was not conducted.

1. Prior acquisition history reviewed

2. Other recent market research reviewed (RFI 1356459)

3. Government databases reviewed

4. Reviewed existing DOI-wide Enterprise-wide Contract Vehicles

Through market research, the results have shown that the recompete BPA requirement can be solicited under two GSA Federal Supply Schedules; GSA Professional Service Schedule (PSS) 00CORP Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services (MOBIS) and GSA PSS under Financial and Business Solutions (FABS).

The GSA PSS MOBIS vehicle maximizes competition, as there are 785 eligible Small Business vendors. GSA PSS MOBIS hosts vendors that can provide the professional services needed to complete the requirement successfully, such as:

Management and Strategy Consulting Research, Studies, and Reports Acquisition Planning and Management Support Educational Courses (Instructor-Led and Web-Based) Teaching Simulators and Medical Models

The BPA requirement can also be competed using the GSA PSS FABS SIN 520-21 Program Management Services. There are 110 eligible small business vendors under FABS.

After conducting market research, it has been established that a total small business set aside requirement is suitable and in the best interest of competition and small businesses, to compete the BPA requirement utilizing GSA PSS 00CORP, under the MOBIS schedule. Taking advantage of the MOBIS vehicle increases the opportunity to drive competition, as there are 785 eligible small vendors as opposed to the 110 small eligible vendors identified under the GSA PSS FABS schedule. By utilizing MOBIS, the Government is using best practices to ensure adequate competition and obtain competitive pricing for the BPA requirement.