B8 Redacted SSJ.pdf

Subj: SOLE SOURCE MEMORANDUM TO NEDU LIBRARY MAINTENANCE SUPPORT

FROM PREMIER SOLUTIONS HI, LLC

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a “Sole Source Justification.”

This is a sole source justification. Contracting activity is the Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), 110 Vernon Avenue, Panama City, FL 32407-7001.

2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved.

This action will award a firm fixed price purchase order to PREMIER SOLUTIONS HI, LLC to provide annual NEDU Library Maintenance Support of the FACET system at NEDU.

3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs.

(including the estimated value). The contract effort is to acquire the following:

This action will award a firm fixed price purchase order to PREMIER SOLUTIONS HI, LLC to provide FACET software suite support and maintenance:

Product / Services Description Estimated QTY

BASE YEAR

FACET System Maintenance Support Services 12

OPTION YEAR 1

FACET System Maintenance Support Services 12

OPTION YEAR 2

FACET System Maintenance Support Services 12

OPTION YEAR 3

FACET System Maintenance Support Services 12

OPTION YEAR 4

FACET System Maintenance Support Services 12

This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures. The Government’s minimum needs have been verified by the certifying technical and requirements personnel. This memo does not authorize acquisition for other requirements. This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures with a total dollar value above micro-purchase levels, but not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000.00.

4. Identification of the justification rationale and, if applicable, a demonstration of the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications to provide the required supply or service.

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) [10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1)], Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, FAR 6.302-1(a).

As the developer/manufacturer of the FACET software suite, PREMIER SOLUTIONS HI, LLC is uniquely positioned to provide the software and maintenance support required by NEDU. No other vendor can provide software updates and intimate knowledge of the FACET system.

FACET is a DoD network ready solution. Replacing the system with an alternative would prove costly and time consuming. Therefore, it is imperative that this particular vendor be used to maintain the NEDU library.

As such, the Government does not expect significant savings through competition and does expects significant and unacceptable delays that will negatively impact this requirement.

Therefore, it is in the Government’s best interest to award on a sole source basis to PREMIER

SOLUTIONS HI, LLC.

5. A determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that the order represents the best value consistent with FAR 13.106-1(b).

The Contracting Officer has determined that the order represents the best value and results in the lowest overall cost alternative (considering price, special features, administrative costs, etc.) to meet the Government’s needs.

6. A description of the market research conducted among schedule holders and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

For the reasons specified in paragraph 4 above, PREMIER SOLUTIONS HI, LLC is the only source that can meet the Government’s needs. This requirement will be synopsized in the government point of entry SAM.gov.

7. Any other facts supporting the justification.

None

8. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers that led to the restricted consideration before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services is made.

As stated in paragraph 4 above, PREMIER SOLUTIONS HI, LLC is the only source that can meet the Government’s needs.