Brand_Name_Justification_9-3.pdf

BRAND NAME ONLY JUSTIFICATION

Requirement Title / Name:

Purchase Request Number:

Originating Office (Customer):

Division / Unit / Branch:

6. A description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable, including whether a notice was or will be publicized as required by part 5 and, if not, which exception under part 5 applies.

1. This is a justification for other than full and open competition.

Agency:

IA Acquisition Office:

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

Requirement:

Pricing:

3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value):

IGE:

4. An Identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition:

AUTHORITY:

5. A demonstration that the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited.

J&A Control Number

Updated 8/27/2026

7. A determination by the contracting officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable. This determination is based on the following:

8. A description of the market research conducted (see Part 10) and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

9. Any other facts supporting the use of justification of other than full and open competition, such as:

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

11. A statement of any actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services required.

Originating Office Attestation:

I certify that the technical data which forms a basis for this justification is complete and accurate and meets the Government’s minimum needs.

12. Contracting Officer certification that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of the contracting officer’s knowledge and belief:

I hereby certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Contracting Officer

ADDITIONAL APPROVALS:

CCO or One Level Above the CO (if the CCO is the signing CO)

(>$SAT)

I hereby provide concurrence that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

IA Competition Advocate (>$900k)

I hereby provide concurrence that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

IA Competition Advocate

Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA) (>$20M)

I hereby provide concurrence that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Head of the Contracting Activity

Senior Procurement Executive (SPE) (>$90M)

I hereby provide concurrence that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Senior Procurement Executive

This is a follow-on contract to 140A1624C0009. Software maintenance renewals are necessary for Software AG Development Products acquired 7/17/2012 and 9/30/2012 that support the re-platformed NIIMS V1.9.1 production environment. Annual maintenance for the following: NaturalOne Standard Edition, Test & Production, Natural for Ajax, Natural Security, Natural, ADABAS and Entire Access. Base Year and four option years.