FY26_PY364_Single Source Justification - Redacted.pdf

This is a Single Source Justification document from the U.S. Department of State's Office of the Procurement Executive for a sole source acquisition below the simplified acquisition threshold. The National Foreign Affairs Training Center (NFATC), under the Directorate of Diplomatic Tradecraft and Emerging Technology, is requesting approval to award a Purchase Order to Social Media Examiner (13025 Danielson St. STE 260, Poway, CA 92064-8852) for registration of 32 all-access conference tickets to the Social Media Marketing World (SMMW) 2026 conference in Anaheim, California. The conference will be held April 28 – May 1, 2026, as part of the NFATC course "The Social Media Forum (PY364)."

The justification establishes that Social Media Examiner is the only reasonably available source because registration and admission to the SMMW 2026 conference is exclusively available through the conference host. NFATC has determined that SMMW 2026 is the appropriate conference for providing required professional development content for PY364 students, as it is the only conference offering suitable content on digital and social media topics for the Spring 2026 course offering. The Contracting Officer has made a determination that the anticipated cost to the government is fair and reasonable. The estimated total contract value is redacted in the document.