A17_JA26-00152_1.pdf

SINGLE SOURCE DETERMINATION AND FINDINGS

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD (SAT)

AUTHORITY: FAR 12.102(a)

Requirement Title / Name:

Purchase Request Number:

Originating Office (Customer):

Division / Unit / Branch:

1. This is a justification for other than full and open competition.

Agency:

IA Acquisition Office:

2. Description of supplies or services required to meet agency needs.

3. Identification of the single source to be solicited.

Name of Proposed Contractor:

Street Address:

City, State, Zip:

UEI:

4. Reason for authority cited. The Contracting Officer has determined the circumstances of the contract deem only one source reasonably available.

Urgency: The nature of the requirement has been deemed urgent and following competitive procedures would result in unacceptable delays.

Only One source: Highly specialized supply/service (for example technological/ specific training requirements) contractor must possess unique qualifications.

Exclusive Licensing Agreement

Other:

J&A Control Number

5. Rationale. Provide an explanation that supports the reason cited in #4.

6. A description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable, including whether a notice was or will be publicized as required by FAR part 5 and, if not, which exception under part 5 applies.

7. Originating Office Attestation:

I certify that the technical data which forms a basis for this determination is complete and accurate and meets the Government’s minimum needs.

8. Contracting Officer certification that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of the contracting officer’s knowledge and belief:

I hereby determine that this action is justified under applicable statute or regulation.

Contracting Officer

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Amount: $ Anticipated Period of Performance: April 20, 2026 - September 30, 2026

Ink Impressions, Incorporated (DBA) Automated Election Services (AES) based in Rio Rancho, NM is the only provider for direct Tribal Secretarial Election Support Services in the BIA Great Plains Region serving the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.

AES will provide all design, printing, and mailing services to facilitate issuance of Notice/Registration packets, receive and document all Registration Forms and compile the Registered Voters List, provide daily activity reports, provide all design, printing, and mailing services to facilitate issuance of BallotPaks, provide automated ballot tabulation for executed ballots, and provide Election management database for management Notice/Registration mailing and tracking as well as the Vote by Mail Ballot issuance and tracking.

Text13: Based on the information provided in #5 Rationale, this requirement will not have a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation. This justification will be made publicly as an announcement by being published on SAM.gov at the time of award IAW FAR Subpart

5.2 defined at FAR 5.101(a)(1). See FAR 5.201(b)(1)(i).