B08_-_JOFOC_Redacted_1.pdf
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This document is a Limited Sources Justification for the National Park Service (NPS) seeking sole source procurement from Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri) for the Esri Enterprise Advantage Program (EEAP) advisory and IT Professional Services Support. The procurement focuses on advanced technical GIS consulting services and technical support, specifically to assist NPS in visioning and geospatial technical enablement across their organizational strategy.
The specific services include investigating technical solutions for sustaining NPS's national geospatial infrastructure, leveraging specific GIS technology support, and conducting a geospatial assessment to identify priorities and develop a sustainment plan. Esri is justified as the sole source because they are the developer of the ArcGIS family of geographic information system (GIS) products, which is the standard software used by NPS nationally. The document emphasizes that Esri is the only company with access to the proprietary coding and development of the software, and offers a unique consulting program designed specifically for enterprise GIS customers. The procurement is being conducted through the Department of the Interior's Enterprise License Agreement (ELA), with Esri being the default enterprise GIS software provider for NPS.
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8.405-6(a)(1)(B) Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized;
This requisition is for advisory and technical support for the ESRI Suite of GIS software through the EEAP and Extended Services for IT Professional Support. Through the Department of the Interior's Enterprise License Agreement (ELA), the NPS default enterprise GIS is ESRI's suite of COTs software in which the NPS has invested heavily and implemented throughout the bureau. Esri is the only company that offers the EEAP, which is a consulting services support and premium support offering designed to meet the unique needs of Esri's enterprise GIS customers. The program offers customers focused account and technical management, a flexible spending program for consulting services support, training and premium support services, plus other exclusive advantages.
See attached proprietary letter. Services under this requirement require coding and working of this software that no other source may provide.
5. Circumstances: This requirement is for sole source procurement with Environmental Systems
Research Institute, Inc. (Esri), 380 New York St., Redlands, CA 92373. Esri is the developer of the ArcGIS family of geographic information system (GIS) products that is the standard software used by NPS nationally. Esri is the only company that can address these issues in a comprehensive and integrated manner. Esri is the only company that will have access to the research and development programming staff responsible for creating and implementing the next iteration of advances to the ArcGIS family of GIS products. With direct access to Esri product management and core development teams, Esri technical consulting specialists can leverage a unique depth of product technology, strategy, implementation best practices knowledge, and training.
6. A determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that the order represents the best value consistent with 8.404(d).
Price reasonableness will be determined using Price Analysis.
7. A description of the market research conducted among schedule holders and the results, or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.
This requisition is for advisory and technical support for the ESRI Suite of GIS software through the EEAP and Extended Services for IT Professional Support. Through the Department of the Interior's Enterprise License Agreement (ELA), the NPS default enterprise GIS is ESRI's suite of COTs software in which the NPS has invested heavily and implemented throughout the bureau. Esri is the only company that offers the EEAP, which is a consulting services support and premium support offering designed to meet the unique needs of Esri's enterprise GIS customers. The program offers customers focused account and technical management, a flexible spending program for consulting services support, training and premium support services, plus other supported requirements.
Esri is the creator of ArcGIS family of geographic information system (GIS) software and only their technical consultants have access to the proprietary coding and working of the
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