A02 -s-AAG65FY21 DNN EVOQ License LSJ_Redacted.pdf

CCAP-SCD DotNetNuke Software License Renewal Control No.:

Memorandum for Record – Limiting Competition at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold

1. Contracting Activity: US Army Contracting Command -- ACC-APG 6515 Integrity Court, BLDG 4310, APG, MD 21005-3013

2. Description of Action: The Department of the Under Secretary of the Army Analytics Group (DUSA-AAG) requests a Firm Fixed Price contract to procure DotNetNuke Software License renewal ( ). The required products address the entire analytical process, from planning to data collection to analysis, reporting and deployment which is integral to the mission success of AAG. The Government projects award for September 2021 and Fiscal Year 21 (FY21) Operations and Maintenance, Army (OMA) funding will be used.

3. Description of Supplies/Services: DUSA-AAG requires the following items as necessary to fulfill mission requirements:

Item Description Qty

1 Evoq Content On-Premise Production License, Platinum Success Plan 1

2 Evoq Content On-Premise Non-Production License, Platinum Success Plan 1

3 Evoq Basic On-Premise Production License, Platinum Success Plan 1

Total Estimated Cost:

Period of Performance: 29 September 2021 – 28 September 2022

4. Authority Cited: FAR 6.302-1(c) – Restricting consideration to an item peculiar to one manufacturer (e.g., a particular brand-name, product, or a feature of a product that is peculiar to one manufacturer). Brand name specifications shall not be used unless the particular brand name, product, or feature is essential to the Government’s requirements, and market research indicates other companies’ similar products lacking the particular feature, do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet the agency’s needs.

5. Reason for Authority Cited: The brand name licenses identified above are essential to the Government’s requirements for necessary patches that keep the software protected against vulnerabilities. DotNetNuke (DNN) is a proprietary product. DotNetNuke (DNN) is a powerful Web Content Management System (CMS) and a Web application development framework. This DNN software is currently running on a number of programs within AAG. No other company or similar products has the particular features that meet the agencies requirement without substantial duplication of costs and unacceptable delays. Replacing current software would require

. DNN is a proprietary product of DNN; and only DNN can provide the necessary patches that keep the software protected against vulnerabilities.

Maintaining IT systems and support hardware/software is mandated by AR 750-1 Army Material Maintenance Policy and AR25-1 Army Information Technology and AR 25-2 Information Assurance.