A12 Single Source Justification.pdf

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

TO PROCURE USING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

BRAND NAME

1. Agency and Contracting Agency:

Agency:

USDA, MRPBS, IT

1400 Independence Avenue SW, South Building Suite 1752 Washington, DC 20250

Contracting Activity:

USDA, AMS, Cotton and Tobacco Program 100 Riverside Parkway Suite 101 Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406

2. Nature/Description of Action(s): USDA requires the sole source accreditation for the maintenance licenses renewal of Sisense Elasticube Server and Design Tool for Specialty Crops Program Custom Averaging Tool (CAT) which managed by MRPBS\ITD\AMD and ITD\ISD\DAB. The Renewal Maintenance and Support services will be provided by:

SISENSE

1359 Broadway 4th Floor New York, NY 10018

3. Description of Supplies/Services: This Support Renewal contract will authorize USDA\MRP-ITD AMD and ISD Database Management teams to perform free upgrade(s), initiate support tickets at Sisense technical support services for the CAT web applications heavily used by public users who access the Market News Specialty Crops Program Portal website.

4. Identification of Statutory Authority: The statutory authority permitting the sole sourcing of services is Far 6.302-1, 41 USC 3304(a)(1), “ Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements”.

5. Reason for Authority Cited: Sisense delivers great performance, agility and value, eliminating much of the costly data preparation traditionally needed with business analytics tools and providing a single tool to analyze and visualize complex data without IT resources. Their design tools make Sisense one of the best business intelligence software that lets users easily prepare, analyze and visualize both big and disparate datasets. Sisense also provides annual upgrades for its product suites and allowing AMS to modernize the technologies with the Windows Operation Systems and network topologies that AMS has invested.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: Sisense is the manufacturer of the Sisense Elasticube

Server and Design Tools that AMS purchased back in 2012. No other vendor in the United States can provide this service.

7. Market Research: As stated in paragraph 7, Sisense is the manufacturer of the Sisense Elasticube Server and Design Tools that AMS purchased back in 2012. No other vendor in the United States can provide this service.

8. Other Factors:

a. Procurement History: AMS has procured accreditation support services through Sisense since 2012.

b. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost: Fair and reasonable pricing was determined using historical data.

9. Listing of Interested Sources: N/A

10. Statement of Delivery Requirement: The proposed acquisition is required to be in force no later than March 31, 2024.

11. Total Estimated Dollar Value of the Acquisition Covered by this J&A: The total estimated value for this support and maintenance contract renewal period shall not-to-exceed $27,860.61.

2/16/2023 Vincent Tong Date

Application Management Directorate Deputy Director MRPBS IT Division

Jeremy Pouliot Date

Contracting Officer