A02-S-LSJ DNN_Redacted.pdf

CCAP-SCD JA-20-D-477

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

1. Contracting Activity: US Army Contracting Command 6515 Integrity Court Building 4310 Aberdeen Proving Ground MD 21005 (ACC-APG)

2. Description of Action: The Army Analytics Group (AAG) requires the procurement of a DotNetNuke Software License renewal (AAG32FY20/ SPS PR #: 11457642). 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 August 2020, and Fiscal Year 20 (FY20), Operations and Maintenance, Army (OMA) funding will be used.

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

Item Description Qty

Evoq Content OnPerm Production Licenses with Platinum Support (12 Months) CS-POP: 9/29/2020 to 9/28/2021.

Evoq Content OnPerm Non-Production Licenses with Platinum Support (12 Months) POP: 9/29/2020 to 9/28/2021.

Evoq Basic OnPrem – Production POP: 8/29/2020 to 9/28/2021

Evoq Platinum Support POP: 8/29/2020 to 9/28/2021

Total Estimated Cost:

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 license identified herein is essential to the Government’s requirements for necessary patches that keep the software protected against vulnerabilities IAW AR 25-2. DotNetNuke (DNN) is a proprietary product. No other company or similar products has the particular features that meet the agencies requirement without substantial duplication of costs and unacceptable delays.

CCAP-SCD JA-20-D-477

(41 U.S.C. 251, et Seq.) and Title 40 U.S.C 501, Services for Executive Agencies, as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(c). Additionally, I approve this justification to limit competition subject to the availability of funds and provided that the services or supplies herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.