JOFOC-_InVision.pdf

Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition

Pursuant to the requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) as implemented by FAR Subpart 6.3 and in accordance with the requirements of FAR 6.303-1, the justification for the use of the statutory authority under FAR Subpart 6.3 is justified by the following facts and rationale required under FAR 6.303-2 as follows:

(1) Agency and Contracting Activity—The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice

Programs (OJP), Acquisitions Management Division (AMD), proposes to enter into a contract on a basis other than full and open competition.

(2) Nature and/or description of the action being approved. – OJP has a requirement on a sole source basis to upgrade and maintain proprietary software with the InVisionApp Inc. located at 41 Madison Avenue, Fl. 25, New York, NY 10010

(3) Description of Supplies/Services— The requirement is to provide upgrades and support for the InVision tool implemented into OJP’s Information Technology (IT) infrastructure.

The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) is requesting to upgrade from the InVision Consumer Team to the InVision Enterprise (Core and Reviewer Licenses).

InVision Enterprise offers teams the ability to collaboratively design, review, and use test products—all without a single line of code. With intuitive tools for prototyping, task management, and version control, InVision Enterprise is the entire design process, all in one place. InVision Enterprise is used by OCIO developers for website design across the OJP software control center. InVision is the sole provider and proprietor of the InVision Enterprise plan.

Period Unit Price Total Base Year 12 mo

(4) Identification of Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition

The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 USC 2304(c)(1) implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1 entitled “Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements”.

(5) Demonstration That the Nature of the Acquisition Require Use of the Authority Cited.

This requirement is for an upgrade to existing software. The InVision Consumer Plan was purchased in July of 2016 for five (5) seats. However, the requirements for web development, web development pool and redesign has grown for OJP. It is necessary for the web development team to collaborate as one team, and the InVision Consumer Plan does not allow for integrated collaboration beyond 5 members. However, the InVision Enterprise Plan has this capability with no limit of team members. In addition, the five existing Consumer Plan licenses will seamlessly migrate over the Enterprise Plan licenses without a loss to the development efforts of the Government.

(6) Description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable. A FedBizOps notice was not publicized in accordance with the exception under FAR 5.202(a)(13).

(7) Determination by the Contracting Officer that the Anticipated Cost to the Government will be Fair and Reasonable. The contracting officer determines that the anticipated price(s) are fair and reasonable based on prior acquisition history.

(8) Description of Market Research. Market research has been conducted for this acquisition in accordance with FAR Part 10 based on historical acquisition information, GSA Schedules and Internet research. The market research revealed that only InVisionApp Inc. could provide the upgrade that would allow the seamless transition of the current web design prototyping library. The InVision App Inc. is the sole provider of InVision products/services, the InVision products/services are proprietary to InVision, and there are no other distributers or authorized resellers of this product.

(9) Any Other Facts Supporting the Use of Other Than Full and Open Competition.

OCIO currently has established libraries for web design within the InVision Consumer Team Plan. However, there is a need to add additional users, and only the InVision Enterprise Plan supports all the requirements needed by the OCIO web development team for web design collaborative prototyping without the loss of the current libraries. The InVision Enterprise Plan allows the web development team to adequately support the 20+ web projects undergoing re-design efforts, and collaborate enterprise-wide among them all. It also provides these unique features:

• Facilitates reuse of work products across all the web projects

• Provides cross-project collaboration among multiple teams

• Team Organization and Management features provide greater team performance/efficiencies

• Unlimited storage ensures that all work products and related documentation are accessible from central repository

• Extended help desk support facilitates product-related issue resolution outside normal working hours

The effectiveness of OJP’s grant application processing, which the public relies heavily upon, depends on the continued operations and enhancements to its critical web development work.

(10) A Listing of the Sources, if Any, that Expressed, in Writing, an Interest in the

Acquisition. No sources expressed interest in this requirement.

(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 Supplies or Services Required. Any subsequent requirements will be solicited and provided updated Market Research to seek other providers of these services.

(12) Contracting Officer’s Certification I certify that the data supporting the recommended use of other than full and open competition is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Contracting Officer/Date

(13) Technical/Requirements Personnel Certification I certify this requirement meets the Government’s minimum need and that the supporting data, which forms a basis for this justification, is complete and accurate.

Technical Representative/Date

APPROVAL:

Contracting Officer/Date

LARRIEKA KNOX

Digitally signed by LARRIEKA

KNOX

Date: 2017.08.01 11:31:28 -04'00'

Metrica C. Brown Digitally signed by Metrica C.

Brown Date: 2017.08.01 12:02:41 -04'00'

JOFOC- InVision-signed.pdf