Justification_-_NetCOBOL_675129.pdf

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the ChiefFinancial Officer National Finance Center

Justification for other than Full and Open Competition (Brand Name: NETCOBOL FOR .NET)

This document contains the justification required by Section 6.3 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations, and is submitted in the format specified in Section 6.303-2, Content.

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Identification

a. Agency/Contracting Activity

U. S. Department of Agriculture Office of Chief Financial Officer National Finance Center 13800 Old Gentilly Road New Orleans, LA 70129

Action

The National Finance Center (NFC) requires authority to purchase NETCOBOL FOR .NET products. By purchasing NETCOBOL FOR .NET products, NFC will avoid addi tional maintenance costs associated training and product testing.

3. Description

NFC needs to acquire NETCOBOL FOR .NET products in support of NFC's IT infra structure. Currently, NFC staff utilizes NETCOBOL FOR .NET products for its network infrastructure and staff is certified to support the NETCOBOL FOR .NET products.

4. Statutory Authority

FAR Part 6.302-1 provides authority when "Only one specific make and model and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements."

5. Unique Qualifications

The National Finance Center uses NETCOBOL FOR .NET products. NFC staff is trained in and certified for NETCOBOL FOR .NET products to facilitate servicing of the envi ronment. NFC staff is familiar with the NETCOBOL FOR .NET products and how the product operates within the NFC environment and it is currently used to provide con sistent performance in the NFC infrastructure.

Management monitors the business market to ensure knowledge of other less expensive, technically superior, or more quickly responsive vendors that can provide maintenance.

We will continue to review publications and talk with other customers in order to remove barriers when future acquisitions are required. As NFC identifies new requirements every effort will be made to compete new acquisitions. The current requirement is the only one that will satisfy government's needs at this time

6. Solicitation

Due to short deadlines, solicitation will be expedited. The acqulSltlon of NETCOBOL FOR .NET products is essential to the Government's requirements of providing immediate technical support at minimal cost and to mitigate existing security vulnerabilities.

7. Market Survey

NFC has conducted a market survey and determined that the NETCOBOL FOR .NET product is available from multiple sources.

8. Acquisition Interest

NFC has identified multiple sources to provide NETCOBOL FOR .NET products.

9. Barriers to Competition

We must purchase product which is compatible with both the infrastructure and maintenance strategy.

10. Certification

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

~L~ riCaJalll~ IT Acquisitions Computer Resources Management Branch Information Technology Service Division National Finance Center

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I hereby certify that this justification IS accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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