A04 JA Brand Name JustificationREDACTED_Redacted.pdf

BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES

FAR 13 ACQUISITION PROCEDURES

1099 Pro Corporate Suite Software

IAW FAR 13.106-1(b) Soliciting from a single source. (1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold.

(i) Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization)

(ii) Where a single source is identified to provide a portion of a purchase because that portion of the purchase specifies a particular brand-name item, the documentation in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section only applies to the portion of the purchase requiring the brand-name item. The documentation should state it is covering only the portion of the acquisition which is brand-name.

This justification serves to document the basis for using the “Brand-name” specification as identified within FAR 13.103-1(a)(1):

(i) The nature of the article or service to be purchased and whether it is highly competitive and readily available in several makes or brands, or is relatively noncompetitive.

DFAS Tax Office requires the 1099Pro tax software application to provide a standard toolset to create tax statements (W2, 1098, 1099, etc) for tax reportable payments issued outside of

DFAS currently utilizes several different desktop applications to create tax statements for a variety of expenditures in vendor pay and travel. The tax statements contain The storage of tax information inhibits timely support for customer service and IRS inquiries. Further these tax statements are delivered via . The software also contains

Web services will eliminate the need for storing the tax data in multiple environments by responding to electronic web calls requesting the tax statement.

The 1099Pro . The required procurement actions to include the product comparison were fulfilled at that time. The application fulfilled all requirements and all updates and enhancements fulfilled the needs for our mission. This application contains additional functionality no other application has that includes out of the box web service capabilities which will give DFAS web service capabilities to allow for the electronic delivery of tax statements.

. No other software manufacture has the ability to provide web services to allow for the electronic delivery of documents.

The renewal applies to the purchase of (1) 1099Pro Corporate Suite 2016 (100k forms). The estimated cost of the twelve (12) month maintenance renewal is . The period of performance will be from August 15, 2021 through August 14, 2022 with four (4) option years for a total estimated contract value of .

(ii) An electronic commerce method that employs widespread electronic public notice is not available;

This requirement will be posted via the Government Point of Entry Contract Opportunities to ensure the widest distribution.

(iii) The urgency of the proposed purchase.

This is not an Urgent requirement.

(iv) The dollar value of the proposed purchase.

provided Market Research in the form of a priced estimate for a Base and 4 Option Years.

Base Year (08/15/2021-08/14/2022) Total:

Option Year 1 (08/15/2022-08/14/2023) Total:

Option Year 2 (08/15/2023-08/14/2023) Total:

Option Year 3 (08/15/2024-08/14/2023) Total:

Option Year 4 (08/15/2025-08/14/2023) Total:

(v) Past experience concerning specific dealers’ prices.

This requirement is currently being fulfilled via Purchase Order for the amount of to include a base year and 4 option years for a total performance period of 8/15/16 through 8/14/21.

Technical requirements personnel certification

I hereby certify that this justification is made in good faith, that the supporting data and information are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that I would not be making this request if it were feasible to fully compete this requirement. I further certify that this request is not the result of lack of advanced planning or a desire to expend funds while those funds are still available.

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Contracting Officer’s certification

I hereby certify that this justification is made in good faith, that the supporting data and information are accurate and complete to the best of my

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