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FSS Sole Source Justification Summary
This is a Sole Source Justification for a 3-month extension to an existing Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) task order under GSA contract GS35F300GA. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Office of Contract Services, is seeking to extend the IPF Staff Support task order (HM047621F0272) originally awarded to Compass, Inc. on September 19, 2019. The extension runs from June 23, 2026 to September 22, 2026, with an estimated value of $649,286.24. The task order is being extended under GSAR 538.7104-3(b)(1) based on unusual urgency, as competing and awarding a new contract with transition activities would result in unacceptable delays in service for mission-critical support functions.
The IPF Staff Support task order provides Information Technology, Foundation GEOINT Subject Matter Expert, and program management support to the NGA Foundation GEOINT Integrated Program Office as a Time & Material contract. The extension is necessary to bridge the gap while the follow-on Mapping, Charting & Geodesy (MC&G) Staff Support contract undergoes quotation evaluation and source selection. The required staffing includes 2 FG Chief of Staff Support positions, with 5 optional positions including Cloud Subject Matter Expert, FG Subject Matter Expert #2, FG System Transition & Integration Specialist, Cost Estimator, and FG3D Subject Matter Expert. The justification emphasizes that Compass, Inc. is the only known source with sufficient OCI-cleared staff holding TS/SCI security clearances and the requisite skills to execute the work within the compressed timeframe without a service gap. Market research through an MC&G RFI issued December 20, 2024 yielded 15 industry responses, but no vendor other than the incumbent could perform without a transition period that would result in service lapse.
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UNCLASSIFIED
SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO FAR 8.401(b) AND GSAR 538.7104-3(b)(2) FOR ORDERS OR BPAS UNDER THE FEDERAL
SUPPLY SCHEDULE WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD
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THIS ACQUISITION IS CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE (FSS) PROGRAM. IN
ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 8.401(b), ORDERS PLACED UNDER THE FSS MUST FOLLOW THE ORDERING PROCEDURES
DOCUMENTED IN THE GENERAL SERVICES ACQUISITION REGULATION (GSAR) AT SUBPART 538.71.
CONTROL NUMBER: JA-FY26-074
1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE AGENCY AND THE CONTRACTING ACTIVITY.
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency / Office of Contract Services
2. NATURE AND/OR DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION BEING APPROVED.
This justification is for a 3-month extension to the IPF Staff Support task order (HM047621F0272), originally awarded to Compass, Inc.
The IPF Staff Support task order provides Information Technology (IT), Foundation GEOINT (FG) Subject Matter Expert (SME), and program management support to the NGA Foundation GEOINT Integrated Program Office (IPF). IPF Staff Support was originally competed on the General Services Administration (GSA) Information Technology (IT) Schedule 70 as a Small Business Set-Aside Fair Opportunity, with award made to Compass on 19 September 2019. The IPF Staff Support task order was awarded against the GSA’s Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract number GS35F300GA as a Time & Material (T&M) contract. The Period of Performance (PoP) for the current task order is from 23 September 2019 to 22 June 2026.
This justification is to extend the PoP to end on 22 September 2026 under the same terms and conditions of the GS35F300GA underlying GSA schedule contract and the current HM047621F0272 NGA task order. This extension action is necessary to complete the ongoing competition of the follow-on staff support requirement known as Mapping, Charting & Geodesy (MC&G) Staff Support. The MC&G Program Executive Office (PEO) is the successor organization for the reorganized Foundation GEOINT Integrated Program Office. The follow-on recompete is currently undergoing quotation evaluation and source selection / contract negotiations. Due to the need for priority support of critical mission systems and disruptions from world events, the timely completion of the quotation evaluations for the MC&G Staff Support follow-on contract was not completed as scheduled. As the award of the follow-on contract is delayed, and continued systems and integration engineering, program management support, and SME support to the MC&G office remains necessary for the daily operations of the office’s support of mission-essential functions, there is an urgent and compelling need to extend the current contract to prevent a lapse in service. Barring further disruptions from world events, the extension is expected to provide the necessary time to complete the competitive solicitation and award of the MC&G follow-on contract without an unacceptable gap in service.
3. ESTIMATED VALUE AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE OR PROJECTED DELIVERY SCHEDULE.
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a. ESTIMATED VALUE: $649,286.24
b. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING ALL OPTION PERIODS, OR PROJECTED DELIVERY SCHEDULE:
06/23/2026 – 09/22/2026
4. IDENTIFICATION OF THE AUTHORITY AND CIRCUMSTANCE UNDER GENERAL SERVICES ACQUISITION
REGULATION (GSAR) 538.7104-3(b)(1) OR 538.7104-4(b)(2)(ii) THAT JUSTIFIES AWARD ON A
SOLE SOURCE BASIS.
GSAR 538.7104-3(b)(i) -- The need is of such unusual urgency that following the procedures would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling that need.
5. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEET THE AGENCY’S NEEDS.
The Government requires a continuation of the staff support from Option Period 9 into the 3-month extension, as follows:
REQUIRED NUMBER OF POSITIONS
FG Chief of Staff Support 2
TOTAL FOR REQUIRED 2
OPTIONAL
Cloud Subject Matter Expert 1 FG Subject Matter Expert #2 1 FG System Transition & Integration Specialist 1 Cost Estimator 1 FG3D Subject Matter Expert 1
TOTAL FOR OPTIONAL 5
6. DEMONSTRATION OF THE CONTRACTOR’S UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED
SUPPLY OR SERVICE THAT REQUIRES USE OF THE AUTHORITY CITED.
The extension can only be completed by the incumbent contractor, Compass, Inc., without a break in service. Compass, Inc. is the only known source in sufficient quantities for OCI-cleared staff with the necessary TS/SCI security clearances and skills/experience/knowledge required to execute the tasks required in the SOW within the short period of performance specified. To compete and award a new contract and on-board a different contractor for the bridge period would require acquisition and transition tasks and knowledge transfer that is not possible within the time-frame available.
7. CONTRACTING OFFICER DETERMINATION THAT THE ORDER REPRESENTS THE BEST VALUE.
The order prevents a disruption in service at rates that were previously found to be fair and reasonable, as reviewed by the GSA contracting officer and the NGA contracting officer that awarded the base contract with options. The price lists used to price the orders were subject to competition and publicly published for review. The original solicitation that established the task order pricing was awarded through fair opportunity procedures that allowed for price competition. The CO is currently competing a
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8. DESCRIPTION OF THE MARKET RESEARCH CONDUCTED AMONG SCHEDULE HOLDERS AND THE
RESULTS OR A STATEMENT OF THE REASON MARKET RESEARCH WAS NOT CONDUCTED.
The MC&G RFI that was issued on 20 December 2024 resulted in 15 responses from industry. While there is expected competition for the follow-on, it was not apparent that a vendor other than the incumbent would be able to perform the 3-month extension without some transition period that would result in a lapse in support, while performing at the contracted price.
9. ANY OTHER FACTS SUPPORTING THE JUSTIFICATION.
While there is no expected duplication in cost in work product due to the nature of the work performed on a staff support contract, the cost and loss of service in the transition period that is expected in a switch of contractors would be unacceptable for a 3-month Period of Performance.
10. STATEMENT OF THE ACTIONS, IF ANY, THE AGENCY MAY TAKE TO REMOVE OR OVERCOME ANY
BARRIERS THAT LED TO THE RESTRICTED CONSIDERATION BEFORE ANY SUBSEQUENT ACQUISITION
FOR THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES IS MADE.
The extension is for the purposes of completing an on-going recompete of the requirements to a pool of small-business vendors via GSA eBuy. The extension is necessary due to the delay in the evaluation of quotations due to the unexpected urgent need to prevent a gap in service for a mission critical system that is needed to support current world events.
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CERTIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL
FSS ORDER OR BPA WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE EXCEEDING THE SAT BUT NOT EXCEEDING $900,000
PM/COR CERTIFICATION:
I certify that any supporting facts and data under my responsibility which form a basis for this Sole Source Justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.
SIGNATURE: DATE:
Ronda L. Haley Deputy Business Manager
PEO MC&G
CONTRACTING OFFICER’S CERTIFICATION AND APPROVAL:
I certify that this Sole Source Justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.
SIGNATURE: DATE:
Yue Ming Eng Contracting Officer
OCSG
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