Award Notice JOFOC REDACTED.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Description of Supplies or Services Required to Meet Agency's Needs:

Mentum Planet is a reliable and proven solution used by mobile operators, integrators and equipment vendors for wireless access network planning, optimization and network performance management. Mentum Planet supports all major wireless access standards, including GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSPA, HSPA+, LTE (TDD and FDD), Wi-Fi, WiMAX, cdma2000, EVDO, TDMA, FDMA, DVB-H, TETRA, P25 and generic TDMA/FDMA, and addresses every stage of the network lifecycle, from strategic planning to planning, management and re-planning / optimization.

Mentum Planet’s capabilities allow mobile operators to improve radio design quality, roll out next-generation networks faster, and ultimately improve network CAPEX and OPEX ef iciency. Planet Mentum As the only RF network planning and optimization tool that embeds MapInfo professional GIS, Mentum Planet users have easy access to worldwide data and an advanced GIS toolset that provides a foundation for managing all geographic data in the network planning environment. Engineers can harness the power of Mentum Planet quickly, with any level of expertise, and increase ef iciency.

In order to ful ill the current NPSBN IDIQ, Task Order 04 contractual obligations, which includes but are not limited to, coverage and capacity planning that are directly related to the NPSBN Radio Access Network being built, FirstNet requires a currently utilized digital mapping software product, InfoVista Mentum Planet, to have its licenses renewed. FirstNet currently owns the mapping software product and is installed on FirstNet's virtual machines. Furthermore, FirstNet's partner AT&T utilizes ile formats that are readable through InfoVista's Mentum Planet tool. The software purchase and licenses are only available from the manufacturer. InfoVista was initially the only company that provide the required software/data that is free from security risks and foreign entity concerns. In addition, FirstNet owns all the geodata required to perform the data analysis from the deliverables provided by AT&T.

The GeoData has been provided by the InfoVista in the format usable for the Planet. It is an item part of Planet package.

The purpose of renewing the existing licenses would provide the existing workforce the tools necessary to accomplish FirstNet’s mission and to satisfy its mandatory requirements for Task Order 04. Primarily it consists of utilizing those licenses to perform advanced geostatistical analysis on coverage maps and supporting data to verify and track both Band14 and Non Band14 deployment progress at every IOC milestones. In addition, the license extensions would allow FirstNet to perform additional tasks such as design, deploy and optimize the NPSBN.

FirstNet's deliverable review process for Coverage and Capacity (Task Order 4) is centered around Planet. Since 2014, FirstNet has developed Planet work low and processes that are being used to review and accept Task Order 4 deliverables. Also, federal employees and contractors have developed in-depth knowledge of the Planet software and all the necessary skills required for proper and accurate review and acceptance of Task Order 4 deliverables. Furthermore, to have a stable and reliable operating environment for Planet and all its processes and work lows, FirstNet deployed comprehensive, high-end virtual systems optimized with Microsoft for running Planet Software.

A Special Notice / Notice of Intent to Sole Source was posted in www.SAM.gov (Notice ID:

AA-NTI-SE-O-23-00640) to announce the government's intent to issue a sole source award to InfoVista Technologies Inc in accordance with FAR 6.305(a). No responses were received.

The government will post the Justi ication for Other than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) within 14 days after contract award.

Prior to award and to determine price reasonableness, the Contracting Of icer (CO) will ensure the quoted prices are fair and reasonable market price by comparing historical prices, Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) and most importantly it will negotiate additional discounts.

Market Research was performed to determine if the licenses required were available from third party resellers. Market research consisted of examining Internet searches, GSA Advantage, Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS), NASA SEWP, reviewing existing Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACS) and contacting knowledgeable individuals in the Business Unit (BU). It was determined that no other vendors can renew the licenses required to the existing planet software.

A listing of sources, if any, that expressed, in writing, an interest in the acquisition:

Other sources were not considered for this procurement. FirstNet Authority owns the current digital mapping software product and is installed on FirstNet's virtual machines.

InfoVista is the original manufacturer and is the only one authorize to renew the existing licenses for FirstNet. No responses were received from the Specialist Notice / Notice of Intent to Sole Source posted in www.sam.gov (Notice ID: AA-NTI-SE-O-23-00640).

The FirstNet Authority makes every effort to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the services required. If future solicitations for services are required, the government will continue to utilize www.sam.gov, GSA e-Buy and NASA SEWP V to promote competition to the maximum extent practicable. In addition, the Business Unit will continue to research the marketplace and communicate with other agencies, to determine if similar products and/or services can meet its needs in the future to remedy the restricted competition on future requirements of this technical nature. In the future, competition will most likely be dependent on whether the government intends to replace the existing software currently in use.