DBA_JEFO.pdf

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

JUSTIFICATION FOR AN EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY (JEFO)

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD ($3,000-$150,000)

1. Requester:

Katrina Whittington, 202-622-0511

2. Estimated Cost:

$125,000

3. Requisition Number:

15TDP-DIR-0074

4. Company Name (Include Address):

CyberData Technologies, Inc.

455 Springpark Place, Suite 3000 Herndon, VA 20170

5. Period of Performance:

Award - November 15,

6. Description of Required Supplies or Services:

Purchase of:

This task order is issued under the U.S. Department of Treasury, Application Support Services Contract (ASSC) for Database Administration support, (DBA), systems administration and operational support for software application systems owned and operated by the Department Offices (DO) and other Treasury Bureaus.

The contractor shall perform DBA, systems administration and operational supports functions for those applications outside of the installed base, but are residing on the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) application servers and require database integration, systems administration and operational support with those applications currently within the ASSC O&M Task Order.

7. Authority Permitting a Fair Opportunity Exception Acquisition: FAR 16.505(b)(2)(ii)

(A) – The Contracting Officer (CO) shall document the basis for using an exception to the fair opportunity process. If the CO uses the logical follow-on exception, the rationale shall describe why the relationship between the initial order and the follow-on is logical (e.g., in terms of scope, period of performance, or value).

Check the appropriate FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i) exception to the statutory authority on the list below:

□ (A) Need is so urgent that providing a fair opportunity would result in unacceptable delays.

□ (B) Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies/services at level of quality required because they are unique or highly specialized; or brand name specification.

X (C) Order must be issued on a sole-source basis in the interest of economy and efficiency because it is a logical follow-on to an order already issued under the contract, provided that all awardees were given a fair opportunity to be considered for the original order.

□ (D) It is necessary to place an order to satisfy a minimum guarantee.

8. Describe why only one source can perform the required work.

CyberData-IDL Solutions was competitively awarded the O&M task (subCLIN 002-1), which includes DBA functions limited to the application list incorporated via order 0002. This requirement is for DBA, systems administration and operational support functions outside the scope of the O&M applications task order, but can be performed by the same staff on an “as needed” basis.

This staff has the background knowledge of the DO IT applications environment in which the DBA and Operational support is needed and perform at an acceptable risk level. In addition, if a separate vendor performed the BDA and impacted an application on subCLIN 002-1 it would negatively affect the performance standards associated with the O&M task order.

9. Describe the informal market survey and the results, or state why a market survey was not conducted.

Market research indicated that Cyberdata-IDL solutions is the only capable source able to accomplish the DBA and Operational Support integration at an acceptable risk level since they were competitively awarded the O&M subCLIN 002-1, which is directly linked to the O&M applications.

10.

Requisitioner's Signature and Title____________/s/_____________ Phone No.____________

Date____________

11. Contracting Officer’s (CO) Certification: I determine the circumstances of this acquisition deem only one source reasonably available:

CO Signature__________________________ Phone No.____________ Date_1/14/15____

12. Small Business Specialist’s (SBS) Certification, if over $25,000:

SBS Signature___________________________ Phone No.____________ Date____________

Rev. 8/2013