A04 FAR 13.5 J&A Memo - ProQuest_Redacted.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES

1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON

WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1155

ACQUISITION

DIRECTORATE

JUSTIFICATION UNDER SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES

FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS

UNDER FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) 13.5

1. AGENCY AND CONTRACTING ACTIVITY: The Department of Defense (DoD), Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), Acquisition Directorate (AD), Enterprise Security and Services Division (ESSD). The Requiring Agency is Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Defense Institute of Security Cooperation Studies

(DISCS).

2. DESCRIPTION OF ACTION: WHS/AD proposes to issue a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) purchase utilizing Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Operations and Maintenance (O&M) funding.

The estimated cost of the requirement is .

3. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES: This service will provide global access to the world’s largest online content repository that provides content combined with the proprietary platform for the following specified products: ABI/INFORM Global;

Australia & New Zealand Database; East & South Asia Database; East & Central Europe Database; Continental Europe Database; Middle East & Africa Database; Latin America & Iberia Database; Turkey Database; India Database; UK & Ireland Database;

Culturegrams Online; Global Breaking Newswires; and Military Database.

This procurement is requested for a base year of 12 months, plus four 12-month option years.

Performance Periods Performance Period Dates Amount Base Period 7/1/2020 – 6/31/2021 $ Option Period I 7/1/2021 – 6/31/2022 $ Option Period II 7/1/2022 – 6/31/2023 $ Option Period III 7/1/2023 – 6/31/2024 $ Option Period IV 7/1/2024 – 6/31/2025 $ Base + All Options 7/1/2020 – 6/31/2025 $

4. AUTHORITY CITED: This action is under the procedures of under the procedures of

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.5 under the authority of:

☒41 U.S.C. 1901, Simplified Acquisition Procedures ☐41 U.S.C. 1903, Special Emergency Procurement Authority

5. REASON FOR AUTHORITY CITED: As part of DSCU, the Defense Institute of Security Cooperation Studies (DISCS) requires database expertise that leverages and delivers the education and training required to develop an agile, certified, and experienced security cooperation workforce ready to meet the current and future global security cooperation mission. DISCS also requires access deep and critical information and data in order to inform how it will create and advance a comprehensive-level understanding of security cooperation principles, processes, resources, and tools to respond to U.S. and partner nation shared challenges and ProQuest has uniquely provided the level of data that will help DISCS achieve its goals. DISCS's faculty members and students require direct and immediate access to research literature and teaching/learning research all in one source and ProQuest provides this more efficiently, faster, and quantitatively more broader than others. DISCS requires access to the best available data and information in the market from a matured source that understands academia and that allows for access to deep databases via multiple devices and equipment and from a source that have developed and leveraged partnerships with greater sources of data and information. These are the factors DISCS needs to create a premier security cooperation learning environment with unlimited unified ability to source authoritative information and data that only ProQuest can provide.

6. EFFORTS TO OBTAIN COMPETITION: The government will continue to evaluate the market and research alternatives for a lifecycle refresh.

7. FAIR AND REASONABLE COST DETERMINATION: I hereby determine that the anticipated price for this order will be fair and reasonable. The techniques identified at FAR 13.106-3(a), “Basis for Award,” will be used to ensure award will be at fair and reasonable prices. Certified Cost and Pricing Data will not be obtained.

8. MARKET RESEARCH: Per FAR 10.002 - Querying the Government-wide database of contracts and other procurement instruments intended for use by multiple agencies – DoD ESI, NASA SEWP, NAVAIR, GSA, and the open market were utilized in conducting market research for this requirement. As a result, it was determined that the following company is the only company that can meet the needs of the government for this acquisition due to the unique specifications for DISCS’ library database.

Additionally, ProQuest is the proprietary owner of the on-line platforms that form a substantial part of the ProQuest®, Alexander Street™, RefWorks®, and its other on-line information and research services. ProQuest’s business size and social economic standing is listed, as applicable.

ProQuest LLC

789 E Eisenhower Pkwy Ann Arbor, MI 48108

TIN: 39-2053855

DUNS: 118717529

CAGE Code: 3E922 Large Business: Yes

Estimated Employees: 1,300

9. ANY OTHER FACTS SUPPORTING THE USE OF SOLE SOURCE: Failure to procure this proprietary library internet database access service will result in unnecessary cost and unacceptable risk to the Government.

10. INTERESTED SOURCES: ProQuest LLC

11. ACTIONS TO INCREASE COMPETITION:

☐No. This acquisition was conducted on a competitive basis.

☒Not Applicable. This is a new requirement.

APPROVAL

I, hereby, certify that the supporting data under my cognizance included in this justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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