FAR13 SoleSource-IDEA1_Redacted.pdf
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- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Federal contract opportunity
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- HE125420Q9051
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- Department of Defense Education Activity
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This justification document outlines a sole source contract award for software maintenance and support services. The Department of Defense Education Activity intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order to Audimation Services, Inc. from September 30, 2020 through August 31, 2021, with an option to extend an additional year. The requirement is for continued maintenance, updates, and technical support for IDEA Data Analysis software used across the Defense Department Office of Inspector General. Despite market research efforts, Audimation Services remains the only authorized reseller for this proprietary software. The contracting officer deemed the anticipated costs for this sole source award to be fair and reasonable based on historical pricing.
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FAR Part 6 Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition
SOURCESELECTIONINFORMATION SEEFAR2.101AND3.104
FOR OFFICIAL USEONLY
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY
6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: Despite every effort to seek further competition, however due to the proprietary software, it has considerably reduced the ability to increase competition. Efforts to remove barriers will continue to be sought in future buys.
7. Determination by the Contracting Officer of Fair and Reasonable Cost: The contracting officer has a reasonable expectation that the anticipated costs will be fair and reasonable based on the comparison of historical prices paid for previous acquisitions and current market price for this product.
8. Description of the Market Research: Market research was conducted by reviewing historical acquisition information and looking for other resellers via web searches. However, CaseWare IDEA, Inc.
informed the government that Audimation Services, Inc. was the only authorized reseller of IDEA Data Analysis software.
9. Other Supporting Facts: None.
10. Interested Sources: At this time no other vendor has expressed interest in this requirement. The incumbent Audimation Services, Inc.is the only know interested source.
11. Effort to remove barriers to/increase competition: The program office will continue to monitor the market to identify other products that can meet the Government’s needs and will look at opportunities to compete the maintenance support in the future through extensive market research. The current market research revealed the software support services requested would only be available from one sole source, Audimation Services Inc.
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