FSS Sole Source Justification BELOW SAT - Meltwater redacted.pdf

Source Selection Information – FAR 2.101 and 3.104

FSS SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

(MPT to < SAT)

Identification of Requiring Activity and Contracting Activity.

The requiring activity is the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) N00Z1 Public Affairs and Outreach (BUMED-N00Z1 PAO) Falls Church, VA; the contracting activity is NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk, Contracting Dept., BUMED/FMC Directorate.

Nature and description of contract action.

The acquisition of the supplies described below is a sole source action to be awarded as a new Federal Supply Schedule order to, The Winvale Group, an authorized reseller of Meltwater News US, Inc. The placement of a firm-fixed-price order is anticipated.

This procurement action represents a follow-on to a non-competitive requirement of Meltwater News US, Inc., a supply that is currently provided under delivery order number N0018922FZ297 under GSA contract number GS-35F-0074S. Delivery order N0018922FZ297 was awarded on a sole source basis to The Winvale Group, a large business; the existing order expires on 14 May 2026.

Restricted to the following source.

☐ Service:

Contractor:

Cage Code:

☒ Supply:

Original Manufacturer Name:

Meltwater News US, Inc.

Contractor: (if different) The Winvale Group Cage Code: 35RS6

Description of the supplies or services required, the estimated price/cost, and required delivery date or period of performance.

BUMED-N00Z1 PAO requires access to the Meltwater Comprehensive Media Intelligence Suite (5 users), access to global news (print and broadcast) and social media content, to include unlimited searches and results, Mira AI Capabilities, Social Media Engagement Platform with connection to up to 10 owned social media accounts, and competitive benchmarking. Access to Meltwater’s Media Monitoring and Social Listening platforms will be delivered on a subscription basis at a total estimated cost of $294,599.47, which includes a 12-month base period with three (3) 12-month option periods consecutively following the base period to begin 15 May 2026.

These subscriptions are listed in the table below.

Part Number Description

STE-CONFIG LEVEL 3

Media Intelligence Suite Configuration: 5 Users, Unlimited Searches, 20 Engage Profiles. Module Requires access to Meltwater Comprehensive Media Intelligence Suite. Users: Access by up to 5 Authorized Users (defined herein) to the Meltwater platform as outlined in the Configuration Level.

"Authorized Users" means those specific employees or consultants located in area that Customer has authorized to use the Meltwater platform solely for Customer's own internal business purposes. Searches: The ability to save Unlimited Searches. A "Search" is a string of keywords used to find matching results from online news or social media sources in the form of articles or posts. Results are displayed in the Meltwater platform and contain a hyperlink to the original source article or post. Engage: Manage and connect up to 20 owned social media accounts. Competitive Benchmarking for up to 50 connected public social account

BROADCAST_GLOBAL

Searchable Global Broadcast content database within the Meltwater Platform.

Transcript and recording displayed in online portal. Clips can be edited and shared with colleagues. Streaming with monitoring coverage in North America, Europe, Middle East and Australia. Broadcast content can be added to widgets for analysis and benchmarking.

MW_EXP SEU Meltwater Explore: Social Engagement Upgrade (Module Requires EXP- SEU Configuration Level) Global Editorial & Access to the social media information environment Meltwater Engage, Social Media Management.

Sources: Global online news monitoring, and full social listening across numerous networks and channels, with access to Twitter. Dashboards: Create and save unlimited dashboards on the Meltwater platform. Dashboards are customizable and display analytics and results from saved Searches. Each Dashboard can be configured and customized using pre-populated templates or widgets from the widget library. Dashboards can be shared via email or password-protected link. Alerts: Create and save custom alerts that can be accessed via email, the Meltwater mobile app, or collaboration tool such as Slack and Microsoft Teams. Alerts types include (but are not limited to) Daily Digests, Every Mention, Sentiment Shift, Spike Detection and Twitter Influencers.

The requirement periods and costs are as follows:

Performance Period $ Amount Base Period 15-May-2026 to 14-May-2027

Option Year 1 15-May-2027 to 14-May-2028 Option Year 2 15-May-2028 to 14-May-2029 Option Year 3 15-May-2029 to 14-May-2030

Total

In conclusion, the requested supplies represent the minimum requirements of the government.

Describe in detail why only this source can furnish the requirement to the exclusion of other sources in accordance with GSAR 538.7104-3(a).

The statutory authority which permits restricting consideration of schedule contractors to fewer than that required in FAR 8.405-1 (Ordering procedures for supplies and services not requiring a statement of work) or 8.405-2 (Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work) and 8.405-3 (Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs)) is 41 U.S.C. 251, as implemented by FAR 8.405-6.

The justification for limiting sources is:

(iii) The item is peculiar to one manufacturer. (A brand name item, available on various schedule contracts, is an item peculiar to one manufacturer)

☒ The supplies must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit and function) with existing systems presently installed/performing. Describe the equipment/function you have now and how the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system.

☐ A patent, copyright or proprietary data limits competition.

☐ These are "direct replacement" parts/components for existing equipment.

Provide a description of the market research conducted among schedule holders and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

Meltwater’s Media Monitoring & Social Listening Platforms are the only known subscriptions able to provide a comprehensive platform as a single provider which supports news and social media monitoring, media analysis, retroactive analysis and media research, internal communications, website integration of news content, media outreach, social media influencers, and unlimited training and customer support. Meltwater News US Inc. is available through the Federal Supply Schedules, specifically GSA e-Buy which are a preferred source of supply. The Winvale Group is the only authorized vendor on GSA to offer Meltwater subscriptions under their schedule contract GS-35F-0074S.

The contract specialist verified the requiring activitiy’s market research that there is only once source of Meltwater subscriptions by querying “Meltwater subscriptions” through GSA e-buy’s search feature. The only result is The Winvale Group as a single source of supply.

TECHNICAL/REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION:

I CERTIFY THAT THE FACTS AND REPRESENTATIONS UNDER MY COGNIZANCE

WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN THIS JUSTIFICATION, WHICH FORM A BASIS FOR THIS

JUSTIFICATION, ARE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE.

Signature Date

CONTRACTING OFFICER

I certify that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. I hereby determine that the circumstances justifying only one source is reasonably capable as cited herein applies to the order.

Signature Date