B01_Sole Source Justification under SAT (LynxOS) Redacted.pdf

distributor or technical representative holding a licensing agreement from the OEM.

Note: If there is more than one distributor / authorized technical representative for an OEM part, then select Brand Name instead.

OR

Identify the distributor(s)/authorized technical representative(s) for the item or service. Provide evidence of the exclusive licensing agreement as an attachment to this document; examples include an email or signed letter from OEM to licensee or Government, which outlines the agreement.

☐ Brand-Name Choose if only a brand-name product or feature of a brand-name product can properly fulfill the requirement. Brand-name items are available from more than one source including authorized distributors, authorized technical representatives for the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), or commercial suppliers. This basis is appropriate when the particular brand name, product, or feature is essential to the Government’s requirements, and market research indicates other companies’ similar products, or products lacking the particular feature, do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the agency’s needs.

Describe how the brand-name product or feature is essential to the Government’s requirement and explain why a brand name or equal basis cannot meet the need (see FAR 11.104). Summarize how market research shows similar products could not meet the need as is or be modified to do so.

Where a single source is identified to provide a portion of a purchase because that portion of the purchase specifies a particular brand-name item, the rationale must state that it only applies to the portion of the purchase requiring the brand-name item.

☐ Brand-Name or Equal Choose if there are additional sources besides the brand-name item that could provide the most relevant physical, functional or performance characteristic(s). Consider any firm requirement for the product to be a relevant characteristic.

Describe how the brand-name item meets the Government’s requirement. Give a general description of the relevant characteristic(s) that an “equal to” item must meet to be acceptable for award.

☐ 8(a) Sole Source Direct Award

Choose if the requirement has been identified for a sole source to an 8(a) company following the alternative procedures for direct award made under the Partnership Agreement (PA) between the SBA and DoD in accordance with 10 U.S.C.

3204(a)(5).

Provide a thorough explanation why the vendor is the only 8(a) company capable of meeting the requirements or otherwise explain why competition is not in the Government’s best interest.

☐ Other Choose if none of the other options apply to the requirement (e.g. Industrial Mobilization, International Agreement).

Provide a thorough explanation why competition is not in the Government’s best interest.

Rationale for Selected Basis:

Vendor is required to provide support for LynxOS 7.0 – Support – Premium – PPC – Project Specific targets to include all licensing options specified in the requirements of this request, for the current version of the software application for the customer to install on their network licensing server or PC.

Requiring Activity Certification I certify that the facts and representations under my cognizance which are included in this justification are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Requirement Owner Name Signature Date

Contracting Officer’s Approval

Contracting Officer Name Signature Date