A15_Brand_Name_Justification_(SAM_posting).pdf

United States Department of the Interior

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

CONTRACTING OPERATIONS - CENTRAL

1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240

Justification for Brand Name Products

Date: January 27, 2025

Project: MWRO - CIS CAD Support and maintenance contract

1. Identifications

a. Agency: National Park Service

b. Contracting Office: ConOPS – Central, MWRO Major Acquisition Buying Office

2. Description of the action being approved:

The National Park Service (NPS) shall be soliciting for CIS CAD Support and maintenance. The documents included with the solicitation call for specific brand name products that are peculiar to one manufacturer. This written justification provides approval for limiting competition to the listed brand name products as authorized by the Federal Acquisition Regulations

(FAR).

3. Description of supplies and services: CIS CAD Software Maintenance and Support, National Park Service in the Midwest Region which includes 5-Dispatch Centers, purchased a Computer Information System (CIS) Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) (Gen6) System with State Interface in 2020. The 5-MWR Dispatch Center are at Cuyahoga NP, Indiana Dunes NP, Gateway Arch NP, Buffalo River NR and Mount Rushmore NM. MWR’s CIS CAD is currently running in a Virtual Environment housed on National Park Service Servers in the Omaha, NE MWRO Data Center. This requirement is for the CIS Support Service for maintenance and support of the CAD system through a Firm Fixed Price contract. A 1-year Base contract with 2 Option Years will be solicited. With First Year running 03/01/2025 to 02/28/2026.

4. Authority:

a. 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1): Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

b. FAR Part 11.105: The Brand Name products are essential to the Government’s requirements, and market research indicates other companies’ similar products do not meet and cannot be modified to meet the agency’s needs.

c. FAR 6.302-1: The use of the name brand products are essential to the Government’s requirements, thereby precluding consideration of a product manufactured by another company.

5. The description of the product’s unique qualifications or the unique nature of the acquisition: CIS CAD is currently in operation No other manufacturers are authorized to provide direct support or software updates for CIS CAD. This is a logical extension to the existing NPS MWR CIS Support and Maintenance Agreement. Transitioning away from CIS CAD would incur unnecessary cost and increased administrative overhead. The CIS CAD Software has a NPS Provisional Authority to Operate (ATO ) from the NPS ADIR. Moving to another Manufacture would require starting a new ATO, which would take at least 2-years and Approximately $100k, and purchase new equipment at a huge cost.

6. Efforts to obtain competition:

a. Efforts to ensure offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable:

For acquisitions over $25,000 the solicitation will be issued on the Government’s Point of Entry, sam.gov.

b. Presolicitation notice per FAR 5.2:

For acquisitions over $25,000 a presolicitation notice shall be posted on the Government’s Point of Entry, sam.gov unless the exception noted at FAR Part 5.202(a)(13) applies.

7. Determination that costs will be fair & reasonable: Price will be determined fair and reasonable in accordance with FAR Part 13.106-3.

8. Description of the market research conducted: CIS CAD is currently in operation No other manufacturers are authorized to provide direct support or software updates for CIS CAD. This is a logical extension to the existing NPS MWR CIS Support and Maintenance Agreement. CS contacted Computer Information Systems, Inc. to inquire about authorized resellers, CIS stated that they only allow one vendor (TribalCo) as an authorized reseller.

9. Other facts supporting other than full & open competition:

a. Reason why documents suitable for full & open competition have not been developed: No other manufacturers are authorized to provide direct support or software updates for CIS CAD.

b. Data, estimated costs or other rationale as to the extent or harm to the Government: Transitioning away from CIS CAD would incur unnecessary cost and increased administrative overhead. The CIS CAD Software has a NPS Provisional Authority to Operate (ATO ) from the NPS ADIR. Moving to another Manufacture would require starting a new ATO, which would take at least 2- years and Approximately $100k, and purchase new equipment at a huge cost.

10. Interested Sources: TribalCO and Computer Information Systems, Inc. are the only authorized resellers.

11. Actions to remove barriers to competition in the future for similar acquisitions: N/A - No other manufacturers are authorized to provide direct support or software updates for CIS CAD

12. Certifications:

Technical / Requirements Certification:

I certify that any supporting data that is the responsibility of technical or requirements personnel (i.e. verifying the

Government’s minimum needs or schedule requirements or other rationale for other than full and open competition) and which form a basis for the justification have been certified as complete and accurate:

(Signature)________________________________________ (Date) _______________________

(Type or Print Name): Andy Bilton__________________________________________________

(Title): IT Specialist

Up to $50,000

I certify that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief:

(Signature) _______________________________________ (Date) _______________________

(Type or Print Name): Adam Kircher__________________________________________________

Contracting Officer

Reviewed by MABO Lead (exceeding $50,000):

(Signature) _______________________________________ (Date) _______________________

(Type or Print Name): Tonya Bradley_________________________________________________ Lead Contracting Officer