04.04_SSJ_Brand_Name.pdf

OFFICE OF ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT

Sole Source Justification (SSJ)

For Simplified Acquisitions Above the Micro-purchase threshold and up to the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT)

FAR 13.106, including Brand Name

J&A-19-0096

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1. Agency and Contracting Activity.

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Acquisition Management, proposes to enter into a contract on behalf of HSI SAC San Diego on a basis of other than full and open competition for brand name.

2. Nature and/or description of the item/service being procured and anticipated cost.

(a) Type of action: Firm-fixed price contract

(b) Amount the current J&A is justifying: $35,000.00 base year, plus four (4) option periods, estimated total $175,000.00.

(c) Brief Description: OAQ intends to procure, on a brand name basis, one (1)-year (with up to five (5) user licenses) of PassiveTotal by RiskIQ which maintains a database of the Internet Protocol addresses and catalogs all links in a webpage, tracks campaign and publishes reports containing findings. The proprietary aspect of this brand is the indexed crawling data sets: Cookies, Components, Host Pairs, and Trackers- these data sets are proprietary and extracted from crawls conducted by RiskIQ and indexed for analysts to pivot on and use in investigations. The free limited Community Edition of RiskIQ PassiveTotal platform is currently being used by HSI San Diego Cyber Intrusion Group (CIG) but continued use it impractical due to the limitations of these accounts. The brand listed below is the only brand that can provide the required services for the investigations team for website breach investigations.

Brand Name Item: PassiveTotal RiskIQ 22 Battery St. 10th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111

3. Sole Source Justification Rationale in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) and (ii).

(Check one and explain below):

☐ Only one source reasonably available.

☐ Urgent and compelling circumstances exists.

☐ Exclusive licensing agreement exists.

☒ Brand name. If the brand name requirement applies to a portion of the procurement, please identify that portion.

☐ Industrial Mobilization

OFFICE OF ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT

Sole Source Justification (SSJ)

For Simplified Acquisitions Above the Micro-purchase threshold and up to the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT)

FAR 13.106, including Brand Name

J&A-19-0096

Page 1 of 2 December 2018

☐ Other. Explain:

4. The anticipated price will be determined fair and reasonable based on one or more of the price analysis techniques described below in accordance with FAR Part 13.106- 3(a)(2). (Check one and provide short explanation or description of action taken.)

☐ Market Research.

☒ Comparison of the proposed price with prices found reasonable on previous purchases.

☐ Current price List.

☐ Comparison with similar items in a related industry.

☐ Comparison to IGCE.

☐ Contracting Officer’s personal knowledge.

☐ Other. Explain:

5. Approval of the Contracting Officer:

Name Date

26 JUL 19