A.02 J A AMTI DASHBOARD JA Redacted.pdf

CUI//SP-PROCURE

Control Number: 23-RHCO-A-369 Solicitation Number: W91YTZ23Q0094

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Sole Source Determination for Actions under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (Currently $250K)

1. Contracting Activity:

Medical Readiness Contracting Office-East (MRCO-E)

Liberty Health Contracting Branch 9275 Doerr Road, Bldg. 1221 Fort Belvoir, VA 22060

2. Description of Action:

Requirement: New Repeat Pricing: Firm-Fixed Price Time & Materials Cost Funds: OMA Other Funds: Total Dollar Value: XXXXX

Period of Performance: 1 July 2023- 1 June 2024

Name of Intended Contractor: University of North Carolina at Charlotte Street Address: 9201 University City Blvd City, State, Zip: Charlotte, NC 28223

Phone: 704-687-1742

3. Description of Supplies/Services: The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to research and build a software program that will provide a software tool for Military Commanders to review heavily invested Mosquito areas prior to taking Soldiers to the field for training purposes.

4. Authority Cited:

(a) FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i): Only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreement, brand name or industrial mobilization); OR

(b) FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(ii): Only one source can provide a portion of the purchase that is a particular brand-name item; OR

(c) FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(A): An urgent and compelling need exists, and following the procedures would result in unacceptable delays; OR

(d) FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B): Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized; OR

(e) FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(C): In the interest of economy and efficiency, the new work is a logical follow-on to an original Federal Supply Schedule order not previously issued under sole-source or limited-sources procedures.

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5. Reason for Authority Cited: WAMC and NCSU initiated their collaborative research in September 2019. Since that time, the parties have worked together to generate potential Entomological Projects that benefit the state of North Carolina and Fort Liberty. The two parties will continue to identify Entomological Research pursuits that can benefit both the Fort Liberty military community, as well as the greater North Carolina area. Additionally, UNC Charlotte’s Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks (CIPHER), the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) of Chapel Hill, NC, and Tuple, LLC a data science consultancy in Charlotte are uniquely suited to build an Entomological Surveillance Dashboard and help derive value from Entomological Data collected at Fort Liberty. If the data is not researched and captured, then the software program would not be built and the Military Commanders and their Soldiers would not benefit from this potential life-saving research.

Additionally, no other contractor could perform services at this stage of the program study, as no other contractors have the resources and teams to replicate all the facts.

6. Actions to Increase Competition: There are no practical alternatives to increase competition for this requirement. However, this action will be posted on the (https://sam.gov) to increase competition.

7. Market Survey: Market Research conducted in accordance with and FAR Part 10. I researched the following areas indicated below using the GSA eLibrary with multiple keywords as well as the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 541715. I also researched using the Small Business Administration (SBA) Quick Market Research with multiple keywords as well as the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 541715.

Search using NAICS code “541715”

Economic Group Number of Firms Found Currently SDB Certified 240 Service – Disabled Veteran 5506 Currently 8(a) Certified 3108 Woman or Women Owned 9639 Veteran 8342 Currently HUBZone Certified 1568

Search using key words and NAICS codes “541715” and Keywords “Entomological Dashboard”

Keyword Search Number Found Currently SDB Certified 0 Service – Disabled Veteran 0 Currently 8(a) Certified 0 Woman or Women Owned 0 Veteran 0 Currently HUBZone Certified 0

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8. Procurement History:

Previous Contract or Purchase Order Number: or N/A Previously competed? N/A No Yes Previous authority for less than Full & Open Competition: N/A

9. Technical / Requirements Certification: I certify that the support data under my cognizance which are included in this sole source determination are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. I certify the required supplies are not available using mandatory sources.

I certify this product/service is not available using mandatory sources or delivery cannot be made by the required delivery date.

Signature:

Submitted By: Kaye Miles Position Title: 0011929423Business Manager/ COR

Email address: kaye.l.miles.civ@health.mil Date: 4/24/2023

10. Contracting Officer Certification and Approval: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Signature:

Typed Name: DONNA L. BLOSSOM Position Title: Contracting Officer

Email address: Donna.l.blossom.civ@health.mil Date:

mailto:Donna.l.blossom.civ@health.mil