EFO - FLIS 2.0 Sustainment Support - Redacted.pdf

This document is a Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 16.5, authorizing a non-competitive task order award under a Multiple Award Contract (MAC).

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Headquarters, Information Operations division, is issuing a firm-fixed-price task order through its Contracting Service Office in Philadelphia to Accenture Federal Services for specialized technical and architectural support services related to the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS) Transformation program. The total estimated value is $33,307,392.00 for a base period from August 10, 2026, to August 9, 2027, with two one-year option periods extending through August 9, 2029. The task order is being issued as a logical follow-on to the competitively awarded SAP Platform Support Core Task Order (SP4709-26-F-0019), which explicitly authorized subsequent task orders to the core awardee. The exception to fair opportunity is justified under FAR 16.507-6(b)(3) based on economy and efficiency, as Accenture Federal Services possesses unique, non-transferable knowledge of the recently implemented FLIS architecture, custom configurations, and complex integrations that are essential for the critical post-go-live stabilization phase. The justification emphasizes that transitioning to a new vendor would require six to nine months of discovery and knowledge transfer, creating unacceptable schedule delays, cost duplication, and mission-critical risk during this sensitive operational period. Fair and reasonable pricing will be determined using pre-negotiated labor rates from the base contract, an Independent Government Cost Estimate based on the Performance Work Statement, and technical evaluation of the proposed effort level. The document indicates that competitive opportunities are anticipated to resume after the 18-24 month post-deployment support period as the system matures and documentation is completed.