Single Source FAR 13.106-1(b) Determination.pdf
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This document is a Memorandum to the Contract File for a single-source purchase order (70LGLY25PGLB00198) from Blue360° Media for the HSI Special Agent Law Handbook. The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) conducted market research and determined that no alternative publications exist to meet their needs for Center Basic (CB) courses for ICE, specifically CITP, UPTP, and LMTP training programs.
Blue360° Media exclusively maintains the copyright for the Homeland Security Investigators Handbook, which includes a custom compilation of federal laws, rules, and regulations specifically designed for law enforcement agents. The publication features a proprietary electronic copy, additional CFR components, a guide to search and seizure, and laws of confession, all of which are updated annually by the company's legal experts. The contracting officer determined that this single-source award under FAR 13.106-1(b) is in the best interest of the government, with the purchase covering 350 handbooks for the 2024 edition, including a book, eBook, and app.
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405-146 (MRSD/PRO)
MEMORANDUM TO THE CONT RACT FILE
PURCHASE ORDER: 70LGLY25PGLB00198
SUBJECT: FAR 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a single source
1. IAW FAR PART 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a single source (1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. (i) Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization).
2. Market Research was conducted by contacting vendors and using the internet to determine if there are any similar publications that cover the information provided in the requested books. Currently there is no other like item/book available for purchase that would meet our needs in conducting FLETC’s multiple Center Basic (CB) courses CITP, UPTP, AND LMTP.
3. The HSI Special Agent Law Handbook has been identified as being an essential text to be disseminated or used as reference to the officers and agents who attend FLETC’s Center Basic (CB) courses for ICE. HSI Special Agent Law Book is an essential element for law enforcement officers participating in FLETC courses.
4. Blue360° Media maintains copyright of the Homeland Security Investigators Handbook, and creates a custom compilation of federal laws, rules, and regulations designed specifically to meet the needs of agents. Our publication includes a proprietary, electronic copy of the content contained within the publication along with additional select components of the CFR.
The electronic version will also include a guide to search and seizure, and the laws of confession, which is original Blue360° Media analysis created and updated annually by our legal experts. Blue360° Media alone determines the pricing of all its products.
5. It has been determined by the undersigned that this award under FAR 13.106-1(b) is in the best interest of the government.
Jeffrey E. Redecker Glynco Operations Branch (GOB) Procurement Division (PRO) Mission and Readiness Support Directorate (MRSD) Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)
| 2025-08-01T15:28:58-0400 | |
| JEFFREY E REDECKER |
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