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Active Strategy Enterprise Software Maintenance Renewal

JUSTIFICATION

Control Number: TAC-18-51143

FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Acquisition Operations Technology Acquisition Center 23 Christopher Way Eatontown, NJ 07724

2. Description of Action: The proposed sole source action is for a firm-fixed price contract with The Advisory Board Company (ABC), 2445 Main Street NW, Washington, DC 20037 for the renewal of Active Strategy Enterprise (ASE) software license maintenance and technical support.

3. Description of Supplies or Services: This proposed action shall renew the maintenance and technical support for 200 existing ASE software licenses currently in use at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT), and the Information and Technology Operations and Services (ITOPS) Enterprise Service Lines (ESL). ASE software is a strategic and performance management solution web-based software used to view, measure, and manage VHA and OIT organizational performance data for strategic goals. The ASE software allows for customized views of performance data, strategy maps, operational dashboards, balanced scorecards, key performance indicators, trend charts, portfolios of projects, performance improvement plans, and under performance reports. The Contractor shall provide software maintenance and technical support for the existing 200 ASE licenses which help to automate, focus and deploy the current VHA Chief Business Office (CBO) strategic objectives and associated metrics by measuring, viewing, and managing organizational performance to improve results through performance measurement and strategic performance management frameworks.

The aforementioned software maintenance and technical support required includes software updates, enhancements, bug fixes, published bulletins, use of software assistance via telephone, and technical support via telephone (Monday through Friday, 9:00AM through 5:00PM). The period of performance shall be a 12 month base period with two, 12 month option periods, and one, three month option period. The final three month option period is needed to line up with the anticipated end of life of the ASE software license agreement.

4. Statutory Authority: The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C.3304(a)(1) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1 entitled, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements."