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PR Number: 2014-S82-WCF-PR-0118

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

TO PROCURE USING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Upon the basis of the following justification, I, as Contracting Officer, hereby approve the use of other than full and open competition of the proposed contractual action pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements

JUSTIFICATION

1. Agency and Contracting Activity:

U.S. Department of Transportation OST/Office of the Chief Information Officer Information Technology Shared Services (S-82) 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC 20590

Contracting:

U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Procurement Services 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.

Washington, DC 20590

2. Nature/Description of Action(s): (FAR 6.303-2(a)(2)). This action is for the issuance of a Firm Fixed Price contract to 1 Source Consulting, Incorporated (1 Source). This bridge IDIQ contract is a logical follow-on to work performed by 1 Source under IDIQ, DTOS59-13-D-00502 for support of Information Technology Initiatives. The IDIQ contract currently expires February 28, 2014.

3. Description of Supplies/Services: (FAR 6.303-2(a)(3)).

The acquisition of 1 Source Consulting’s support services is for DOT’s Common Operating Environment (COE) which requires varies levels and types of support. The total estimated cost for Task Orders issued against this IDIQ is $2,151,224.96. Support provided on this contract will be funded by various Working Capital Fund organizational segments to include: Logistics & Support Services (1702001000), Voice Cable & Wireless Services (1702004000) and Desktop Services (1704001000).

1Source Consulting, Inc. Task Order Support includes:

• The Contractor shall, on a task order basis, provide some or all of the following support services to OCIO, ITS organization, or other DOT components for OCIO IT Initiatives.

1. Administrative support for Voice, Cable, and Wireless Services.

Contractor shall provide technical, administrative, business, analytical and development support services necessary to augment the services provided by the ITS Technology Operations Telecommunications Operations and Services, employees and other Contractor staff to the DOT's agencies in the metropolitan Washington, DC area.

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2. Web Development and Maintenance Services support.

The Contractor shall provide development of custom design services, graphic design, software development and maintenance of Internet / Intranet Web sites and Web applications. All development work will be initiated by the Government and approved by the Government prior to delivery to the customer. The Contractor shall provide all programs and documentations including source and object code to the Government.

3. IT Operations Consulting.

4. Identification of Statutory Authority: (FAR 6.303-2(a)(4); Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(1). (FAR 6.302-1).

5. Demonstration of Contractor’s Unique Qualifications: (FAR 6.303-2(a)(5)).

Sourcing directly with 1 Source Consulting, Inc. will allow the government to leverage the highly specialized services and avert unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency’s IT Initiative support requirements.

6. FedBizOpps Announcement/Potential Sources: (FAR 6.303-2(a)(6)). This Bridge IDIQ Contract announcement will be posted to Federal Business Opportunities.

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost: (FAR 6.303-2(a)(7)). The Contracting Officer will conduct the appropriate level of analysis to determine costs fair and reasonable.

8. Description of Market Research: (FAR 6.303-2(a)(8)). Not applicable. Market research was conducted at the contract level.

9. Any Other Supporting Facts: (FAR 6.303-2(a)(9)). 1 Source Consulting, Inc. is the incumbent Contractor with expertise in providing the Administrative support for Voice, Cable, and Wireless and Web Development and Maintenance Services support utilized by the COE. DOT requires a bridge contract for continuity of services in order to avoid unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency’s requirements. The time and cost required to establish said support services from another source could detrimentally impact DOT operations.

10. Listing of Interested Sources: (FAR 6.303-2(a)(10)). Not applicable. This is a bridge contract.

11. Actions Taken to Remove Barriers to Competition: (FAR 6.303-2(a)(11)). The award of a new IDIQ contract on a full and open competition basis is anticipated in the future. In the interim, it is anticipated that the resultant bridge contract will serve as a viable vehicle to satisfy the Government’s requirement.

12. Statement of Period of Performance and/or Delivery Schedule: (DARS 6.303-2(a)(S-90)).

The period of performance shall be for twelve (12) months commencing 03/01/2014 through 02/28/2015.

13. Reference to the Approved Acquisition Plan (AP)/Program Plan (PP): (DARS 6.303-2(a)(S- 91)). Not applicable.

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