Attachment 2 - Fair Opportunity Exception.pdf

Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity or to Use Brand-Name Restriction

CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION

1 Jan 2022 CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION Page 2 of 3 while maintaining provenance back to official records from their countries of origin. Sayari's proprietary technology is used to support financial crime analysts and investigators with broader data coverage, automation tools to navigate complex corporate hierarchies and ownership structures, machine translation at scale in critical languages to enhance cross-border network discovery, and a data model highly customized to financial crime typologies.

A sources sought was posted to SAM.gov in attempt to locate other brands of licenses that are similar in nature to Sayari Graph licenses. This sources sought was posted for one week, however no responses were received.

(5) Contracting Officer's determination that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable:

The contracting officer will determine price fair and reasonable IAW FAR 15.404-1(b)(2)(i), comparison of proposed prices in response to the solicitation.

The Government anticipates the multiple offers will be received through our solicitation to be posted on NASA SEWP, which establishes adequate price competition and fair and reasonable pricing.

(6) Other facts supporting the justification:

Sarari's record collection apparatus, data normalization architecture, user interface design, and subject matter expertise are proprietary and patent-protected.

(7) Actions the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to decreasing the use of brand-name items before any subsequent acquisition of the supplies or services:

JTF-N will perform market research prior to submission of new requirements packages to identify other products on the market similar to Sayari.

21 CONS will post this Exception to Fair Opportunity justification before solicitation, and after contract award in attempt to find other viable sources.

(8) Program Manager's certification that supporting data is accurate and complete:

As evidenced by my signature below, I certify that any supporting data contained herein, which is my responsibility, is both accurate and complete.

(9) Contracting Officer's certification that the justification is accurate and complete:

As evidenced by my signature below, I certify that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

(10) Approving Official's determination that FAR16.505(a)(4)(i) applies to the order:

As evidenced by my signature below, I hereby determine that the use of brand-name restriction applies.

Date

22 Feb 2022

Program Manager Elizabeth A. Orloski

NORAD-USNC JTF-N / 915-741-7642

Signature

Date

08 Mar 2022

Contracting Officer Justin W. Bowers

21 CONS/PKB / 719-556-3049

Signature

ORLOSKI.ELIZABETH.

ANN.1362891627

Digitally signed by

ORLOSKI.ELIZABETH.ANN.1362891627

Date: 2022.02.22 07:40:42 -07'00'

BOWERS.JUSTIN.WES

LEY.1244422116

Digitally signed by

BOWERS.JUSTIN.WESLEY.1244422116

Date: 2022.03.08 13:09:08 -07'00'

Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity or to Use Brand-Name Restriction

CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION

1 Jan 2022 CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION Page 3 of 3

Date

08 Mar 2022

Competition Advocate Kylie J. Hager

21 CONS/PK / 719-556-4835

Signature

Date

08 Mar 2022

Approval Authority Justin W. Bowers

21 CONS/PKB / 719-556-3049

Signature

HAGER.KYLIE.J.12414

52006

Digitally signed by

HAGER.KYLIE.J.1241452006

Date: 2022.03.08 13:22:42 -07'00'

BOWERS.JUSTIN.WES

LEY.1244422116

Digitally signed by

BOWERS.JUSTIN.WESLEY.1244422116

Date: 2022.03.08 13:46:07 -07'00'