Contracts Sole Source Justification - Vehicle Investigation Training (SIGNED) redacted.pdf

DEPAR TM ENT O F T H E NAVY

HEADQUARTERS

NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE

27130 TELEGRAPH ROAD

QUANTICO VA 22134 - 2253

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION DOCUMENTATION

($5,000 to SAT/Open Market)

1. The service or supply listed on N6328522PR12023 is sole source and competition is precluded for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available for this service or supply.

2. Restricted to the following source.

Manufacturer: Berla Corporation - rjones@berla.co Mfr. POC & Phone #: Rose Jones, 443-333-9301 Mfr. Address: 445 Defense Highway, Suite M, Annapolis, MD 21401

Mfr. Dealer/Rep: N/A

3. Statutory Authority for Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C 3304(a)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii) - Only one responsible source in the case of follow-on for continued provision of highly specialized associated training and certification.

4. Identification of the justification rationale. This acquisition is being conducted under the procedures of FAR 13.106-1(b)(i), Soliciting from a single source. The justification for only one source is the Berla Corporation is the only known supplier of the Berla iVe vehicle forensic system and associated training and certification.

5. Description of the item or service required, statement that the requested material or service represents the minimum requirements of the government, the estimated cost, and required delivery date or performance period.

The required system must provide the following: 1) a mobile app that allows investigators to identify supported vehicles, determine which systems are installed, know what data can be retrieved, and how to acquire the data, 2) a collection of interface boards and cables used to acquire various supported vehicle systems and tools to help remove the systems from a vehicle when required, and 3) forensic software used to parse data, recover deleted information, view raw file systems as well as mapping, data export, search, and timeline analysis capabilities. The training must cover all aspects of the digital forensics system, cover the entire process of identifying, acquiring, and analyzing data from vehicle systems, and result in certification upon successfully passing certification exams.

Performance terms will 1 September 2022 thru 31 August 2023.

Estimated pricing is .