A16_Sole_Source_Justification_NOI_1.pdf
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This is a Single Source Justification (SSJ) form under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Joint Administrative Operations, Acquisitions Operations division for the Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office (AFWO).
The contract objective is to acquire specialized technical capabilities from Real Time Research, Inc. (RTR) to support the AFWO's Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation Program in conducting scientific studies on anadromous salmonids in the Klamath Basin. The specific work includes updating the Klamath Basin Fish Monitoring (KBFM) data management system, updating IT security requirements, and ensuring data accessibility to all parties providing input data. RTR created and has operated the KBFM system since 2021, which comprises Android and iOS mobile applications, a centralized SQL Server database, and a secure web-based data management console hosted within USFWS's FedRAMP-compliant Azure tenant. The justification identifies RTR as the sole capable source because no other companies possess a Klamath Basin Fish Monitoring data collection and management system that is both FedRAMP-compliant and integrated with the required Azure tenant. Switching contractors would be cost-prohibitive and time-prohibitive due to staff retraining costs, partner system retraining costs, and the need to complete work before the next field season when the database is required for water management decisions. Pricing is determined fair and reasonable based on previous similar purchases. The Program Officer (Vicky Ryan) and Contracting Officer (Melissa Niemi) have certified and approved the use of sole source acquisition procedures under FAR Part 13.
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FWS Form (Rev. 2020) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS
Acquisitions Operations
No other companies have a Klamath Basin Fish Monitoring data collection and management system, let alone one that is Fed Ramp-compliant and using our Azure tenant required by IRTM.
Research was not conducted due to the history in working with RTR and the historic investment in the database they have assembled for this area that is commonly used by our agency and various partners throughout the basin. To switch to a different company at this point would be a waste of federal tax dollars by starting that work all over again with an alternative company.
The objective of this contract is to acquire the highly specialized, technical capabilities of Real Time Research, Inc. (RTR) to assist the Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office’s (AFWO) Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation (FAC) Program in conducting aspects of scientific studies intended to describe and quantify the abundance, survival, and mortality of anadromous salmonids in the Klamath Basin. Work specified under this contract includes updating the data management system for salmonids in the Klamath watershed, updating IT security requirements, and ensuring the data is accessible to all parties providing the input data.
The cost and the amount of AFWO staff time that would be required to get a new contractor up-to-speed with the tasks required are prohibitive. The cost required to re-train all our partners using this system to a new system would also be cost prohibitive and we would not have time to complete both these tasks prior to the next field season when this database is required to support water management decisions.
Program / Project Officer
Contracting Officer
Price is determined to be fair and reasonable based on previous similar purchases.
Digitally signed by VICKY RYAN Date: 2026.07.24 15:29:45 -07'00'
MELISSA NIEMI Digitally signed by MELISSA NIEMI Date: 2026.11.04 11:55:41 -06'00'
RTR created the now commonly used Klamath Basin Fish Monitoring (KBFM) data collection and management system which has been in operation since 2021. It includes Android and iOS mobile applications, a centralized SQL Server database, and a secure, web-based data management console. The system is hosted within the USFWS’s FedRAMP-compliant Azure tenant and is maintained and supported by Real Time Research (RTR).
The AFWO has requested a series of enhancements to the KBFM system to improve its features, expand
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