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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Office of Procurement, Acquisition and Logistics (OPAL)

Strategic Acquisition Center (SAC) 5202 Presidents Ct, Suite 103

Frederick, MD 21703

Justification and Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition

6.302-5 -- Authorized or required by statute

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity.

This Justification and Approval (J&A) for Other Than Full and Open Competition is executed by the Strategic Acquisition Center (SAC), on behalf of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Enterprise Integration (OEI), Office of Data Governance and Analytics (DGA).

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

This activity proposes to negotiate a non-competitive award (sole-source) with ReefPoint Group LLC. (a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business), for the procurement of Data Analytics and Visualizations support for the DGA office.

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

DGA seeks support in program and project management and the development of data analytics and visualizations. Analytics and visualization tasks will consist of supporting Key Analytic Questions, developing dashboards and reports for leadership, providing overlay services and operational decision support. The vendor will also provide support for Open Data, support for data stories and the Evidence Act, as well as the NCVAS webpage.

The estimated value for this acquisition is $1,487,452.00 and the period of Performance is 12 months.

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

The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C.

§ 3304(a)(5) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302- 5 entitled, “Authorized or required by statute”. The applicable statute is Public Law 109- 461: “Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006” specifically, the “Veterans First Contracting Program” outlined in 38 USC § 8127(c).

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

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VAAR 819.7007 states explicitly, “A determination that only one SDVOSB can meet the requirement is not required,” and that using this authority, the following must be verified:

(1) The anticipated award price of the contract (including options) will not exceed $5 million;

The estimated value is $1,487,452.00 and does not exceed $5M.

(2) The justification prepared pursuant to FAR 6.302-5(c)(2)(ii) is posted in accordance with FAR subpart 5.301(d);

This J&A will be posted on SAM.gov's "Contract Opportunities".

(3) The SDVOSB concern has been determined to be a responsible source with respect to performance; and ReefPoint Group LLC is a registered and verified SDVOSB. This vendor is a verified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business. It is in the Government’s best interest to award a sole source to ReefPoint Group LLC.

(4) In the estimation of the contracting officer, contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price that offers best value to the Government.

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 Subpart 5.2 and, if not, which exception under 5.202 applies.

IAW VAAR § 819.7007 Sole source awards to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns (b), “The contracting officer’s determination whether to make a sole source award is a business decision wholly within the discretion of the contracting officer. A determination that only one SDVOSB concern is available to meet the requirement is not required.”

A notice will be publicized as required by Subpart 5.2.

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

No award shall be made until the Contracting Officer determines the cost to the Government to be fair and reasonable. This determination will be based on a comparison of current contract pricing, past proposal submissions (if available), other information made available, and an Independent Government Cost Estimate.

https://www.acquisition.gov/content/part-6-competition-requirements#i1119843 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/part-5-publicizing-contract-actions#i1120562

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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.

Market research was conducted, and ReefPoint Group LLC has been determined to be a responsible source with respect to performance. They are registered and verified in VetBiz.gov as a SDVOSB with the NAICS code 541611 for this requirement which in accordance with Public Law 109-461 Section 502(c) meets the requirements of this statute to sole source to a SDVOSB. In addition, a review of their Representations and Certifications was conducted in the System for Award Management (SAM) and ReefPoint Group LLC represented that they are an SDVOSB.

In addition, the Federal Awardee Performance, and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) was reviewed and FAPIIS shows no reports for ReefPoint Group LLC that would indicate defective pricing, instances of contractor fault or recipient not-qualified, terminations for cause, default, or material failure to comply, or non-responsibility of the contractor.

9. Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition.

In accordance with Public Law 109-461, codified at 38 USC § 8127, in order to increase contracting opportunities for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans and small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans with service-connected disabilities, contracting officers of the VA are given specific statutory authority to award a contract to a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans using procedures other than competitive procedures (i.e. a “sole source” contract). The contracting officer may do so in accordance with VAAR 819.7007.

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

Name: ReefPoint Group LLC Address: 3168 Braverton Street, Suite 280 Edgewater, MD 21037

11. A statement of the 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.

All future requirements will be handled on a case-by-case basis. Toward the expiration of this contract, consideration will be given as to whether the future acquisition should be competitive.

12. Certifications / Signatures.

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Technical Representative Certification:

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

Digitally signed by ANDREW J BICKEL

ANDREW J BICKEL 108840 108840

Date: 2021.09.02 09:50:10 -04'00'

Andrew Bickel Date Management Analyst Office of Data Governance and Analytics

Contracting Officer Certification:

Pursuant to (FAR 6.303-2(b)(12)), I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

David S. Rupert 112363 Digitally signed by David S. Rupert 112363 Date: 2021.09.02 07:55:59 -04'00'

David Rupert Date Contracting Officer Strategic Acquisition Center- Frederick (SAC-F)

Competition Advocate Approval:

Competition Advocate Approval

Upon the basis of the above justification, I hereby approve, as advocate for competition for the procuring activity, the solicitation of the proposed procurement described herein using other than full and open competition, pursuant to the authority of 38 U.S. Code 8127(c).

Digitally signed by Adam M Spacht 131344 Date: 2021.09.02 13:09:11 -04'00'

Adam Spacht Date Competition Advocate Strategic Acquisition Center (SAC)

Digitally signed by Adam M Spacht 131344