REDACTED_Copyright_Clearance_Single_Source_Justification.pdf

Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

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Section A: General Contract Information

Is this a Bridge Action as defined in the AF Bridge Action Reduction Plan? Yes No

Contracting Activity: Department of the Air Force, Air Education and Training Command (AETC), 42nd Contracting Squadron, Maxwell AFB, AL 36112

Project/Program Name: Annual Copyright Clearance Licenses

Purchase Request / Local ID Number: F2XHC39106AW01

Estimated Contract Cost (including Options):

Section B: Description of the Supplies/Services Required

Under the contemplated contract, Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), Inc. CCC shall provide a single, comprehensive license that allows faculty, librarians, researchers, staff, and students to reuse copyrighted content for educational purposes, while respecting the intellectual property of others. The license was designed with input from hundreds of academic professionals from more than 50 colleges and universities. This requirement is funded with 3400 type appropriations that expire on 30 September 2020.

CLIN 0001 Annual Copyright Clearance Center Licenses for Air University

Quantity: 1; Unit Price: ; Total Price:

Period of Performance: 21 October 2019 - 20 October 2020

Section C: Justification for Soliciting from a Single Source or Brand Name

Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. is the only known provider of the services embodied in CCC's annual copyright license agreements, transactional and other services. They provide Annual Copyright License Agreements and transactional services by contracting thousands of rights holders, located in all 50 states and dozens of countries around the world, and negotiating the terms of licenses unique to each rights holder. CCC provides the convenience of minimizing the time and expense involved in determining which rights are needed, finding each of the necessary rights holders and conducting necessary negotiations and obtaining necessary individual permissions, all required in order to comply with the U.S. Copyright Law. CCC is the only known source making these rights available in "bulk" through the Annual Copyright License Agreements and permissions available with rights holders across industries through on-line transactions to comply with copyright compliance obligations.

The copyright license affords users an efficient and economical approach to share content and collaborate freely while respecting copyright property of others. The license provides ease and convenience of a single, multi-use license (i.e.

photocopying, learning management system, CDs).

Section D: Efforts to Obtain Competition

An Intent to Sole Source (ISS) notice was posted to the Federal Business Opportunity website on 24 September 2019 with a response date of 1 October 2019. There were no responses received from the ISS notice posting.

Section E: Steps to Preclude Future Single Source or Brand Name Awards

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There are no actions that can be taken by the Government to foster competition for future acquisitions, until other companies become available in the marketplace that can provide a similar service of providing a single, multi-use license for copyright name acquisitions of the same supplies/services (e.g., conducting a market survey to determine potential future sources).

Section F: Contracting Officer's Determination

I have determined, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), that the circumstances of this contract action deem only a single source is reasonably available.

Date

01-Oct-2019

Typed Name and Rank/Grade of Contracting Officer Ryan J. Schnepf, MSgt

42 CONS/PKA, (334) 953-6776

Signature of Contracting Officer