CFIS Limited Source Justification_Redacted.pdf

Limited Sources Justification and Approval (J&A)

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Air Force District of Washington (AFDW/PKA) Contracting Directorate 1500 W. Perimeter Dr., Ste 2750 Joint Base Andrews, MD 20762

FA7014-18-F-3039

FA8732-13-D-0029

The following product fulfills the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) requirement for the acquisition of brand name licenses for CFIS:

Manufacturer Part #: MAINT-CFISDLXENT, CFIS Deluxe Enterprise annual license renewal for concurrent users, includes Maintenance, Support, Upgrade Assurance & IDA Library Subscription.

Manufacturer Part #: CFISDLXENT, CFIS Deluxe Enterprise license includes a CFIS License OCR Engine - 120,000 ppy, 1st year's MSUA & IDA Library Subscription.

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B), “Only one source is capable of responding due to the unique or specialized nature of the work”.

GSA has already determined and prices for products and services offered, under schedule contracts to be fair and reasonable. Therefore, ordering activities are not required to make a separate determination of fair and reasonable pricing.

However, the Contracting Officer should seek maximum discounts offered. By placing an order against a schedule contract using procedures in 8.405, the ordering activities has concluded that the order represents the best value and results in the lowest overall cost alternative to meet the government needs.

AFMAN17-1203 Information Technology (IT) Asset Management (ITAM) directs MAJCOMs, DRUs, FOAs, or equivalents to ensure all commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) license requirements are purchased using approved DoD/

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AF Enterprise Licenses Agreements (ELAs), DoD ESI or approved DoD/AF contract vehicles.

While AFMAN17-1203 directs the procurement of COTS license requirements through the aforementioned sources/ contract vehicles, CFIS Deluxe Enterprise Configuration licenses are not available through DoD ESI nor GSA's 2nd Generation Information Technology (2GIT). These licenses are only available for purchase through Actionable Intelligence Technologies (AIT), Inc.'s GSA Schedule GS-35F-502AA.

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The government will continue to evaluate the product(s) capabilities of other vendors and manufacturers through continuing market research and meeting with other vendors and the demonstrations of their products. Continued efforts in this regard will ensure that government is receiving the best value at a fair and reasonable price by ensuring the government utilizes the most efficient and economical means possible.

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