A15 - Competition Restriction Justification 12.102 SAP Commercial Acquisitions_Redacted.pdf

CRJ (Part 12) Control No. 26-12-10

Procurement Sensitive - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

For Official Use Only

COMPETITION RESTRICTION JUSTIFICATION

FAR 12.102 > SAT TO ≤ $15M

SAP COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS & SERVICES

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.102 (41 U.S.C. 1901, 1903, or other statutory authorities listed in FAR 6.103, as appropriate) decisions to restrict competition, including the use of brand-name descriptions without allowing for “equal” products shall be documented as follows:

1. Identification of the Agency, Contracting Activity, and Specific Identification of the Document.

a. Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration.

b. Contracting Activity: DEA Office of Acquisition.

c. Requiring Activity: Office of Investigative Technologies.

d. Document Identification: Sole Source Justification.

2. Nature and Description of the Action Being Approved: Concealments with Audio/Visual microphone

a. Contractor Name: Sandoval Custom Creations, Inc.

b. Estimated Amount: $

c. Recurring Requirement: Yes No

d. Delivery Date: 09/30/2026

e. Description: Concealments with Audio/Visual microphone

3. Description of Supplies or Services: Concealments with Audio/Visual microphone.

4. Identification of the Competition Restriction Justification (CRJ):

FAR 12.201-1, Simplified procedures > SAT, ≤ $9 million authorized by 41 U.S.C.§ 1901.

Simplified acquisition procedures —To promote efficiency and economy in contracting and to avoid unnecessary burdens for agencies and contractors, the FAR shall provide for special simplified procedures for purchases of property and services for amounts not greater than the SAT;

FAR 12.201-1, Simplified procedures, for acquisition described at 12.001(c) > $9 million, ≤ $15 million authorized by 41 U.S.C.§ 1901 and 41 U.S.C.§ 1903.

41 USC §1901. Simplified acquisition procedures —To promote efficiency and economy in contracting and to avoid unnecessary burdens for agencies and contractors, the FAR shall provide for special simplified procedures for purchases of property and services for amounts not greater than the SAT;

41 USC §1903. Special emergency procurement authority —Only available when the head of the contracting activity determines that the property or services are to be used for:

Contingency Operations: As defined under 10 U.S.C. § 101(a)(13);

Attack Response/Recovery: To facilitate defense against or recovery from cyber, nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attacks against the U.S;

International Disaster Assistance: In response to requests from the Secretary of State or

USAID; or

Major Disasters/Emergencies: Operations aligning with the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act

FAR 12.201-2, Other procedures in FAR Part 15 (RFPs) or FAR Part 14 (IFBs) > $9 million (>

$15 million for acquisitions described at FAR 12.001(c) for One statutory authorities cited in 6.301 as appropriate)

FAR 6.103-1, Only One Responsible Source. authorized by 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1)

FAR 6.103-2, Unusual and Compelling Urgency authorized by 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(2)

FAR 6.103-3, Industrial Mobilization authorized by 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(3)

FAR 6.103-4, International Agreement authorized by 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(4)

FAR 6.103-5, Authorized or Required by Statute authorized by 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(5)

FAR 6.103-6, National Security authorized by 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(6)

FAR 6.103-7, Public Interest authorized by 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(7).

5. A Demonstration that the Proposed Contractor’s Unique Qualifications or the Nature of the Acquisition Requires using the Authority Cited:

a. Name and address of the proposed contractor(s). Sandoval Custom Creations, Inc., 605 County

Line Rd., Ste A, Palmer Lake, CO 80133--9088.

b. Nature of the acquisition and proposed unique qualifications of the contractor(s). Sandoval Customs Creations Inc audio and video concealment products are highly reliable and secure, making them well-suited for the DEA’s covert surveillance and operational needs. These products offer advanced encryption, tamper-resistant features, and seamless integration with existing DEA systems, ensuring evidence of integrity and operational security. While other vendors provide similar technology, few small businesses can match SCCI’s level of security, technical capability, and law enforcement compliance. Based on this analysis, SCCI is the best source to meet DEA requirements, . The recommended vendor, Sandoval Custom Creations Inc is a designated small business and recommended authorized supplier of the SCCI equipment as well as many other federal law enforcement technologies and carries the support for those products as well.

6. A Description of Efforts Made to Ensure that Offers are Solicited from as Many Potential Sources as Possible, Including Whether a Notice was or will be Publicized as Required by Part 5 and, if not, Which Exception under Part 5 Applies: The Contracting Officer will post a Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source to SAM.gov.

a. Sources Sought Synopsis. A sources sought synopsis was not issued.

b. Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. The Contracting Officer will post a Notice of Intent of Intent to Award Sole Source to SAM.gov.

c. Other Actions. N/A.

d. Qualifying Country Sources. N/A.

7. Contracting Officer’s Determination that the that the Anticipated Cost to the Government will be Fair and Reasonable: Price will be compared to same or similar items in the market.

8. Market Research Conducted (See Part 10) and the Results or a Statement of the Reason Market Research was not Conducted: STVS is constantly surveying the marketplace for responsible and capable to support operations for Federal LEO's, GSA and open market searches were completed to find any other vendors that could provide similar item/s with limited success. Sandoval Customs Creations Inc audio and video concealment products are highly reliable and secure, making them well-suited for the DEA’s covert surveillance and operational needs. Sandoval Custom Creations, Inc., is the few manufactures to offer a wide choices of concealments, that incorporates audio and video surveillance.

9. Any Other Facts Supporting Using Other than Full a Open Competition. N/A.

a. When 6.103-1 is cited for follow-on acquisitions as described in 6.103-1(c)(2), an estimate of the cost to the Government that would be duplicated and how the estimate was derived. There will not be (i) unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency’s requirements.

b. When 6.103-2 is cited, data, estimated cost, or other rationale as to whether and how much the

Government would be harmed. N/A

10. A Listing of the Sources, if any, that Expressed an Interest in the Acquisition in Writing. N/A

11. A Statement of the Actions, if any, the Agency May Take to Remove or Overcome any Barriers to Competition Before any Subsequent Acquisition for the Supplies or Services Required. There are no future plans to acquire the same type of supplies.

12. Technical / Requiring Activity’s Certification: I certify that the technical data and operational requirements supporting this justification are complete, accurate, and reflect the minimum needs of the Government.

Signature Date

13. Contracting Officer’s Certification that the Justification is Accurate and Complete to the Best of the Contracting Officer's Knowledge and Belief. I certify that the information contained in this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

14. Approvals: The required levels of approval of this Justification depend on the estimated total value of the procurement. Approval must be obtained for that level and each previous level.

Contracting Officer (for actions ≤ $900,000)

Bureau Competition Advocate (for actions greater than $900,000 up to $20 million)

Bureau Procurement Chief (for actions over $900,000)

Head of the Contracting Agency of Designee (for actions of $20 million to $90 million)

Senior Procurement Executive (for actions over $90 million)