JOFOC_9-26.pdf_fbo.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity

United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Headquarters, Office of Acquisition and Grants Management, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., E62-204, Washington, DC 20590.

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

The FHWA anticipates making a sole source award - Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract to the Caliper Corporation to develop methods and tools to perform the Freight Analysis Framework Version 4 (FAF4) National Truck Assignment Process. The contract will be for a 18-month period.

The objective of this contract is to develop a transparent, replicable and scalable modeling methods and model application tools for FHWA to perform national truck traffic assignment process. The developed modeling system will:

Utilize and enhance existing FAF4 base year 2012 network;

Establish a scalable commodity flow data disaggregation process;

Develop a base year 2012 and 2045 truck trip tables into suitable geographic resolutions for truck network assignment;

Perform 2012 and 2045 network assignment; and Develop a network assignment output post processing methods and applications to summarize and estimate network performance measures.

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

Services required to meet the agency’s needs include:

Project Management;

Data Identification, Collection and Review;

Development of Disaggregated Truck Trip Table;

Development Network Assignment Model, Model Validation and Network Post

Processing; and Model Documentation and Presentation;

The estimated cost of these services is $246,000.

4. 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) (1), FAR 6.302-l (b)(1) "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements." "When there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the agency’s minimum needs can only be satisfied by -- (i) Unique supplies or services available from only one source or only one supplier with unique capabilities."

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

Caliper possesses a unique expertise in the area of network assignment research and development, devising new methods to perform network assignment, and software implementation needed for this project.

Since 1997, FHWA Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) network assignment process has been maintained in TransCAD software developed by Caliper and competing to other offerors to perform the assignment development activities required for FAF would result in substantial duplication that would not likely be recovered through competition.

6. 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

The FHWA’s intent to sole source was posted on FedBizOpps on September 26, 2017.

Any interest or inquires to the Contracting Officer will be considered for this and any future related acquisitions. In accordance with FAR 6.305(a), this justification will be posted to FedBizOpps within 14 days after contract award.

7. Determination that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable

Caliper’s proposal will be subjected to a detailed cost-and-price analysis before any negotiations are conducted, and if that analysis reveals that any adjustments to the respective costs are needed, such adjustments will be made before any contract is awarded. Moreover, each invoice submitted during the life of the contract will be scrutinized for allowability, allocability, and reasonableness of billed costs. These procedures will ensure that the anticipated cost to the Government is, and will remain, fair and reasonable.

8. Description of the market research conducted and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted

Because of the highly specialized nature of the required work, and due to the unique qualifications needed for the contractors, this acquisition cannot be made commercially through a catalogue purchase. The agency knows of no other sources that have the specialized capabilities possessed by Caliper. The agency’s dissemination of an extremely broad notice concerning the proposed contract (as described in section 6 above) fully satisfies any requirements for market research.

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

No other facts are needed and none are known.

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

There were no inquiries or interest expressed in this acquisition.

11. 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.

The FHWA will continue to review vendors, inquire with key federal partners and with other organizations as to their activities and plans for development. Also, FHWA will review organizations that provide similar services on an ongoing basis and if/when appropriate, the FHWA will compete for this service.

12. Certification

I certify that the information provided in this justification is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.