A15 - Sole Source Documentation over MPT under SAT FAR PART 13 - Redacted.pdf

November 2022

SOLE SOURCE DOCUMENTATION

FAR PART 13

Purchase Orders Over $10,000 but not Exceeding $250,000

Acquisitions that do not allow for competition to the maximum extent practicable must be documented in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). A Limited Sources Justification is required when soliciting fewer than three sources per FAR 13.104, or when using brand name descriptions per FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). A Limited Sources Justification is not required for brand name or equal procurements. Follow procedures at FAR PART 11.104.

Type of action: sole source acquisition brand-name

DAC Number: D-25-L9-0041 Estimated total amount:

$28,935.66

Recurring Requirement: YES NO

Delivery Date: Period of Performance: 09/01/2025 – 08/31/2025

Brief description of supplies or services required and the intended use:

Intella Investigator Annual - Intella is the only and primary source for indexing and hosting digital evidence for review. Intella is utilized by SFL9 Early Case Assessment (ECA) as the main source for providing digital evidence to the field investigators for review and export.

Summary of the facts and circumstances that support the determination that only one source is reasonably available to supply the required supplies or services, or only the specified brand-name items can satisfy the Government’s need:

This vendor is the only company that produces software, provides ongoing maintenance & upgrades for the software & produces the templates that allow the governent to review & filter large volumes of electronic data to produce summary tables of the data.

Describe in detail any market research conducted. Include results and state whether any vendors expressed interest:

Vound is the sole source provider of annual maintenance agreements and Intella training for all Vound software products.

The Contracting Officer hereby determines that, due to the circumstances of this procurement:

Only one source is deemed to be reasonably available.

Only the specified brand-name item will satisfy the Government’s need. For orders exceeding $25,000, this Limited Source Justification shall be made available together with the solicitation and posted on the Contract Opportunities page on the Governmentwide Point of Entry (SAM.gov) in accordance with FAR 5.101(a)(1).

The Contracting Officer certifies that an order for the supplies or services will not be placed unless the price is found to be fair and reasonable.

Signature and title of customer Office Code Telephone Number Date

Signature and title of contract specialist Office Code Telephone Number Date

Signature of contracting officer Office Code Telephone Number Date https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-13#FAR_13_104 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-13#FAR_13_106_1 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-11#FAR_11_104 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-5#FAR_5_101