A2.05_Sole_Source_Justification_Redacted_26Q0123.pdf

This is a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Sole Source Justification document for a task order to be issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of Acquisitions.

The SEC intends to issue a firm-fixed-price (FFP) task order to Carahsoft Technology Corporation, a Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Acquia, under FSS Contract 47QSWA18D008F. The task order will provide continued web hosting services in support of the SEC's Drupal platform and applications, including the SEC's intranet, public website, investor website, and technology data catalog. The new task order commences July 1, 2026, and consists of a one-year base period with four one-year options. The contractor must provide a secure, cloud-based Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution with at least 99.9% availability, FedRAMP compliance at the Moderate level, and support for three distinct environments: Development, Testing, and Production. Services include cloud platform components such as Cloud Integrated Development Environment (IDE), cloud continuous delivery tools, and Technical Account Manager (TAM) support covering release planning, deployment assistance, and code reviews. The estimated total value of the new task order is redacted in the document. The justification for sole source acquisition cites 41 U.S.C. 152(3) and GSAM/R 538.7104-3(b)(1)(ii), asserting that Acquia is uniquely positioned as the sole source due to its purpose-built Drupal platform offering native integration, FedRAMP authorization, and specialized development tools that cannot be replicated by competitors. Market research was conducted through a Request for Information (RFI) issued February 17, 2026, to 154 NASA SEWP prime contract holders, which yielded four responses by the March 2, 2026 deadline; all respondents confirmed Acquia's brand-name product availability and authorized reseller status, but no alternative hosting solutions were proposed. The justification has been reviewed and approved by the SEC's Office of the General Counsel, Competition Advocate, and appropriate program and contracting personnel.