BNJ CIO Adobe Renewal FY24_Signed.pdf

Control No: 24-006C

Version – February 2017 FOR OFFICIAL USE

Memorandum for Record – Limiting Competition at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold

1. Contracting Activity: MICC-Carlisle Barracks

2. Description of Action: Adobe Renewal FY24

3. Nature: ☐New Requirement ☒ Follow-on Requirement

Contract Vehicle: ☐ Purchase Order Number ☐ Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) ☐x Contract Vehicle (GSA/CHESS/etc.) SAM.gov ☐ Modification to existing action

Pricing/Contract Type: ☒ Fixed Price ☐ Cost Reimbursable ☐ Hybrid (insert percentage of each contract type)

Funds: ☒ Operations & Maintenance, Army (OMA) ☐ Other Funds:

FY: 24

Name of Proposed Contractor(s) and Address:

Adobe

Brand Name Buy: ☒ Yes ☐ No

4. Description of Services or Supplies: Renewal of Adobe Creative Cloud Subscriptions and Adobe ColdFusion Enterprise.

POP: Feb 24, 2024-Feb 23, 2025

Delivery Date: Feb 24, 2024-Feb 23, 2025

Total Value: $ xxx

5. Authority: Select the appropriate authority below:

☒ FAR 13.106-1(b)(1): For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), only one source reasonably available, urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization.

6. Reasons for Authority Cited:

Adobe Renewal FY24 - Licenses are required to maintain Adobe Creative Cloud licenses throughout the US Army War College.

Ongoing requirement to support the US Army War College COMPASS application.

Must be Adobe brand so applications can continue to run on portal format.

Changing platform licenses would require a complete change in our server environment and the mission could not be met.

7. Publicizing Contract Actions: For FAR Part 13 actions, the public display and synopsis requirements of FAR 5.101 and FAR 5.203:

☒ Apply and will be followed

Requirement to post Brand Name justification in accordance with FAR 8.405-6(b)(3), FAR 13.105(c), or FAR 16.505(a)(4)(iii)(A)

☒ Action is a brand name restriction, over $25K. It will be redacted and posted with the solicitation.

8. Market Research: This is a brand name requirement. Adobe Products are the standard for the Army and the CSA approved platform, there are no substitutes. There are numerous authorized resellers who can provide Adobe software and should be competed among qualified resellers for best price and value; however, the exact number of software licenses must be received. Market research was performed through Chess RFQ and one vendor replied with an authorized CHESS quote which was later determined to be invalid. Market research result reveals the product is not available via GSA for educational licensing. The item is available via SAM.gov.

9. Other Facts: N/A

10. Technical/Requirements Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in the justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Date: See electronic signature Business Operations Manager

11. Contracting Officer Certification/Approval:

I hereby determine that the anticipated cost or price to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable based upon price analysis

I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that completing this purchase as a sole source is in the best interest of the Government. Additionally, I approve this justification to limit competition subject to the availability of funds and provided that the services or supplies herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

Date: See electronic signature Contracting Officer

TREVENEN.DAHAL Digitally signed by

IA.KAMARA.123382 TREVENEN.DAHALIA.KAMARA.