Attachment 3 - JA Restriction of Competition_Redacted.pdf

This document is a Decision to Restrict Competition under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold filed by the United States Department of Agriculture.

The requisition (1163225) is for the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) National Operations Division to procure preventative maintenance, service, and repair of agency-owned Rival Inserter equipment under an annual service maintenance contract. The contracting activity is the Contracting Operation Branch located in Beltsville, Maryland. The requesting activity is the Print Mail Center in Olivette, Missouri. Competition is being restricted to a single source: DMT Solutions Global Corporation d/b/a BlueCrest, located at 37 Executive Drive, Danbury, Connecticut 06810 (SAM UEI: CBT6FCKA3543). The justification for sole-source restriction centers on BlueCrest's proprietary Direct Connect operating system, which uniquely integrates mail insertion system components including barcode scanners, Master Track motion control, and in-line ink jet printers. BlueCrest maintains exclusive authorization to provide maintenance and copyrighted software updates for systems controlled through its proprietary Direct Connect software. The document includes technical and contracting officer certifications confirming that the requirement meets the government's minimum need and that supporting data are complete and accurate. Specific response and award dates are redacted from the available document pages.