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CUI

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

CONTRACTING SERVICES OFFICE - PHILADELPHIA

700 ROBBINS AVENUE

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19111-5092

SP4709

Controlled by: DLA DCSO – Philadelphia (DCSO-P) CUI Category: PROCURE / SSEL Distribution/Dissemination Controls: FED ONLY

Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Source Selection Sensitive Information - See FAR 2.101 & 3.104

JUSTIFICATION FOR AN EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY

UNDER FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) SUBPART 16.5

Upon the basis of the following justification, I hereby approve the issuance of the contractual action described below using an exception to fair opportunity, pursuant to the authority cited herein.

1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE AGENCY AND CONTRACTING ACTIVITY:

Requesting Agency:

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Information Operations-J62

8725 John J. Kingman Road Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060-6221

Contracting Activity:

DLA Contracting Service Office – Philadelphia (DCSO-P) 700 Robbins Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19111

2. NATURE AND/OR DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION BEING APPROVED:

Request the DCSO award a one-month extension of the current SP4709-17-D-0041 TO SP4709-23-F-0046 contract which will allow for continues service until the new follow-on contract is awarded.

3. A DESCRIPTION OF THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEET

THE AGENCY’S NEEDS, INCLUDING AN ESTIMATED DOLLAR AMOUNT:

The contractor shall provide IT Audit support services, to include but not limited to consulting for: remediation of IT findings, preventing IT findings, FIAR compliance improvements, and gaining an understanding of options for various scenarios.

This contract covers the consulting, advising, knowledge transfer, and research related to IT audit issues for access control/user access, configuration management, security management/contingency planning, software development, segregation of duties, and FIAR compliance.

There are three major task areas included in this task order. These are Audit Readiness and Preparedness Activities, Audit Response Activities, and Project Management Activities. The contractor shall support J62D and J62H in reviewing current policies, procedures, and actions and make recommendations for changes to better position J62D and J62H for future audit requirements. Also, the contractor shall support J62D and J62H as we navigate through multiple audits throughout the Period of Performance.

The contractor is required to provide all the necessary management, services, personnel, and documentation required to accomplish the tasks described in this PWS that supports DLA J62D, DSS PMO, and DLA J62H, FLIS PMO.

The goal of this task order is to ensure comprehensive auditing expertise and consulting enabling timely, accurate and complete responses and support for DLA and Military Audit related requirements. J62D and J62H participate in several auditing actions each year. These audits include several areas including but not limited to Financial, Service Owned Inventory under DLA Custody (SOIDC), Inspector General (IG), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) A- 123, and DLA Internal audits, among possible others. These audits can occur annually, bi-annually or at other frequencies. The contractor shall be knowledgeable in various areas, including Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM) as well as other applicable industry standard IT audits and security audits.

This requirement is primarily aligned with JETS IDIQ Task Area10. A JETS contractor must be able to compete in IDIQ Task Area 10 to submit an offer.

TASK 1 – Information Technology (IT) Audit Readiness and Preparedness Support Task Area 21 – Information Technology (IT) Audit Readiness Support TASK 2 – Information Technology (IT) Audit Response Support Task Area 21 – Information Technology

(IT) Audit Readiness Support TASK 3 – Project Management Support Task Area 10 – Task Order Project Management Support

Total estimated dollar value for the proposed firm fixed- price (FFP) requirement is for one month base on pre-negotiated cost included in the existing contract.

Period of Performance (PoP) Estimated Cost

September 1, 2026, to September 30,2026, Total Estimated Life Cycle Cost:

4. IDENTIFICATION OF THE EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY AND

SUPPORTING RATIONALE, INCLUDING A DEMONSTRATION OF THE

PROPOSED CONTRACTOR’S UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS OR THAT THE

NATURE OF THE ACQUISITION REQUIRES USE OF THE EXCEPTION

CITED:

Pursuant to FAR 16.507-2 and FAR 16.505(b)(2), the action being approved is an exception to fair opportunity. This justification authorizes the use of other than full and open competition to award a one-month contract extension to for the continuity of the existing IT Audit contract.

Per FAR 16.507-6(b)(2) an exception to the fair opportunity process is justified because only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required in the required timeframe because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized.

The existing IT Audit environment provides critical, continuous oversight, monitoring, and compliance tracking that must remain fully operational while the new follow-on solicitation is being finalized and awarded. It is essential that continuous IT infrastructure support, system monitoring, and ongoing audit activities are maintained without disruption during this administrative transition period. A gap in service would result in immediate vulnerabilities, loss of critical audit trails, and significant mission disruption.

Expertise regarding the technical details, proprietary configurations, and functional state of the current IT Audit architecture is essential to ensure seamless operations over this bridging period. Only possesses the necessary active clearances, system access, and specialized historical knowledge that enables them to perform the required services on time and without delay. Transitioning to an alternative vendor for a one-month period is highly impractical and poses an unacceptable risk to the Government; standard onboarding, system access provisioning, and necessary knowledge transfer would far exceed the 30-day extension window, rendering any new vendor incapable of meeting the immediate timeline.

Therefore, only r, is capable of providing the required services at the level of quality required in the required timeframe because these continuous support services are highly specialized and time sensitive.

5. DETERMINATION BY THE ORDERING ACTIVITY CONTRACTING

OFFICER THAT THE ANTICIPATED COST TO THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE

FAIR AND REASONABLE:

Pre-negotiated cost was utilized for the IGCE and are considered to be fair and reasonable upon acceptance and consistent with award of the original bilateral contract.

6. ANY OTHER FACTS SUPPORTING THE JUSTIFICATION:

NA

7. A 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 IS

MADE:

DLA has and continues to exercise competition as often as possible and conducts ongoing reviews to keep abreast of new technology, both in industry and the Government. As a continuing effort DLA uses a variety of vendors, manufacturers, and contracts to fulfill its requirements and will continue its practice of surveying the market to ensure full and open competition whenever practicable.

8. CERTIFICATIONS:

Requirements/Technical Certification:

I hereby certify that the support data provided for which I am responsible, and which form a basis for this justification are complete and accurate.

Contracting Officer Certification:

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