A04 Micro Focus Renewal JA (Redactedl)_Redacted.pdf

This is a Limited Sources Justification (FAR 8.4) document from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) Contract Services Directorate for the acquisition of MicroFocus software licenses and maintenance. The requirement covers Rumba+, Net Express, and Reflection licenses with a base period of 12 months and four 12-month option years, with delivery required by 10/1/2024.

The justification cites FAR 8.405-6(b) for brand name restriction, as MicroFocus is identified as an ESI mandatory source according to DFARS 208.74. Market research via NASA SEWP (NAICS 541519) identified two BPA agreement providers on ESI (Carahsoft & EC America) as authorized resellers. The document justifies the sole-source approach by noting that switching to different products would require significant user retraining, reprogramming of interfaces, and creation of new hotkeys/reports, estimated to take 8 years and incur substantial duplicate costs. Additionally, the software provides critical terminal emulation capability for DFAS users of IBM and Unisys mainframe systems, with active maintenance needed to prevent security vulnerabilities.