Attachment_2_-_J&A_GECO2_Conversion_physical_to_virtural_July_24_2019_Fully_Executed.pdf

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL (J&A)

FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

FAR 6.302-1

For: Conversion of Physical Servers to Virtual Servers (GECO) 2 nChannel and Store Portal

Dated July 24, 2019

1. Identification of the Agency and the Contracting Activity.

This requirement is in support of GSA IT, GSA Supplies and Services located at

1800 F Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20405. The contracting activity is: Office of

Internal Acquisition, 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405.

2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved.

The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is implemented by FAR 6.302-1 and approval is sought herein to purchase Upgrades to GECO2 nChannel and Store Portal conversion physical servers to 2 virtual servers. GSA requires physical stores servers residing in seven (7) locations to be converted to virtual servers.

Each physical store will be replaced by 2 virtual servers, one for RMS and one for

SQL Server. GSA Network Services will be setting the servers up. All the existing virtual stores are set up either at Stennis Data Center or Fort Worth Data Center location.

GECO02 Existing Physical Servers Converting to 2 Virtual Servers are listed directly below:

GECO2 Store Host Name IP Address

Anchorage F10C0M-S95RMS01 192.168.42.57

Anchorage F10C0M-S95SQL01 192.168.42.59

Anchorage F10C0M-S95RMS02 192.168.42.58

Anchorage F10C0M-S95SQL02 192.168.42.60

Anchorage F10C0S-S95ESX01 192.168.42.50

Anchorage F10C0S-S95ESX02 192.168.42.52

Barstow F09D1M-RMHVM01 159.142.98.151

Barstow F09D1M-SQLHVM01 159.142.98.152

Barstow F09D1M-RMHVM02 159.142.98.150

Barstow F09D1M-SQLHVM02 159.142.98.155

Barstow F09D1S-S03ESX01 159.142.98.149

Barstow F09D1S-S03ESX02 159.142.98.154

Camp Butler F09ASM-S71RMS01 192.168.42.4

Camp Butler F09ASM-S71SQL01 192.168.42.6

Camp Butler F09ASM-S71RMS02 192.168.42.5

Camp Butler F09ASM-S71SQL02 192.168.42.7

Camp Butler F09ASS-S71ESX01 192.168.42.2

Camp Butler F09ASS-S71ESX02 192.168.42.3

Camp Lejeune F044LM-S73RMS01 192.168.216.246

Camp Lejeune F044LM-S73SQL01 192.168.216.248

Camp Lejeune F044LM-S73RMS02 192.168.216.247

Camp Lejeune F044LM-S73SQL02 192.168.216.249

Camp Lejeune F044LS-S73ESX01 192.168.216.242

Camp Lejeune F944LS-S73ESX02 192.168.216.244

Camp Pendleton F099MM-S65RMS01 192.168.216.102

Camp Pendleton F099MM-S65SQL01 192.168.216.104

Camp Pendleton F099MM-S65RMS02 192.168.216.103

Camp Pendleton F099MM-S65SQL02 192.168.216.105

Camp Pendleton F099MM-S65ESX01 192.168.216.98

Camp Pendleton F099MM-S65ESX02 192.168.216.100

Kaneohe Bay F09GKM-S10RMS01 192.168.42.38

Kaneohe Bay F09GKM-S10SQL01 192.168.42.40

Kaneohe Bay F09GKM-S10RMS02 192.168.42.39

Kaneohe Bay F09GKM-S10SQL02 192.168.42.41

Kaneohe Bay F09GKS-S10ESX01 192.168.42.34

Kaneohe Bay F09GKS-S10ESX02 192.168.42.36

Quantico F0330S-S21RMS01 192.168.216.230

Quantico F0330M-S21SQL01 192.168.216.232

Quantico F0030S-S21RMS02 192.168.216.231

Quantico F0030S-S21SQL02 192.168.216.233

Quantico F0030S-S21ESX01 192.168.216.226

Quantico F0030S-S21ESX02 192.168.216.228

● Contemplated Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP)

We are contemplating an (Open Market) Purchase Order

● Proposed Approach under Consideration:

An RFQ will be issued on FedBizOpps with the intent to sole source to nChannel, Inc., and, to see if other capable vendors exist. At this time, the unique services and the level of specificity to meet GSA’s minimum requirements is not available on GSA Schedule or on any Government-Wide

Acquisition Contract (GWAC). (See Section 5 below for details regarding the unique capabilities).

● Period of Performance is: 3-6 months/90-180 calendar days

3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs nChannel is the only contractor who has the clearances and expertise to perform this work. The General Services Administration (GSA), Office of the FAS General

Supplies and Services (GSS) Business Operations Division (BOD) manages an application named GSA Enhanced Check Out (GECO) 2/Store Portal (SP) herein referred to as G2/SP. GECO2 is the point of sale system used at the GSA physical stores and SP is a web based application to allow customers to shop and view products available for sale via the internet. This application is deployed to various locations throughout the United States and Asia and is used to procure office supplies and services. GSA is procuring the services to convert 7 physical servers to seven (7) virtual servers.

• Total Estimated (FFP) Value is: $80,622.99

4. An identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition.

The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 USC-

253(C)(l) and GSA has determined that there is only one responsible source and no other sources will satisfy agency requirements. Specifically, the basis for other than full and open competition is that the minimum need can only be satisfied by one supplier with unique capabilities in accordance with FAR 6.302-l(b)(l)(i).

5. A demonstration that the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited.

● nChannel contains intricate knowledge of the nChannel applications and servers residing on those applications.

● nChannel software is integrated within the point-of-sale systems (Microsoft RMS) at the

GSA GECO2 stores. Any code changes required within the nChannel software would need to be performed by nChannel personnel because of the proprietary nature of the software to nChannel.

● Anyone accessing the nChannel application would need HSPD-12 access with a knowledge of the GECO2 applications, systems, and security requirements.

● In addition, GECO2 required system administration access which requires an additional level of security.

● nChannel, through contract 47QFAA16C0001, provides operations and maintenance to the GECO2 / Retail Systems. Any work to the environment covered by this contract could over step the integrity and responsibilities of this contract. Because of this, contract 47QFAA16C0001 in PWS section 1.2 b (1) pg 19; limits access to the

GECO2 / Retail System environment.

6. A description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable, A Request for Quote will be publicized IAW FAR 5.2 on FedBizOpps with the intent to sole source to nChannel, Inc. and to see if other capable vendors exist.

7. A determination by the contracting officer that the anticipated cost to the

Government will be fair and reasonable.

Pricing will also be compared to the vendor’s commercial price list as well as to the

Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE).

8. A description of the market research conducted and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

Market research was conducted in accordance with FAR Part 10 which concluded that nChannel, Inc. is the only known provider, there are no other known companies that provide development resources for the enhancement to the GECO2/Store Portal physical servers and virtual servers.

The GECO2 functionality is based on nChannel, and the technical teams are subject matter experts for nChannel and its processes.

9. Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition.

No other known sources are available in the marketplace today that are capable of meeting GSA’s minimum requirements.

10. A listing of the sources, if any, that expressed, in writing, an interest in the acquisition.

nChannel, Inc.

11. 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 required.

GSA IT will conduct an assessment of the subject requirement described herein and also other viable technologies in the marketplace before any subsequent acquisition is made.

12. THE CONTRACTING OFFICER’S CERTIFICATION THAT THE

JUSTIFICATION IS ACCURATE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF

THE CONTRACTING OFFICER’S KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF.

By signing this justification the Contracting Officer certifies that the facts and statements made are accurate and complete.

Certification and Approvals

Program/Technical Official Certification

I hereby certify and accept the responsibility that any and all supporting data provided above or used to justify the above requested for a sole source procurement (e.g., verifying the Government’s minimum needs, schedule requirements, and/or other rationale for other than full and open competition) is accurate and complete to the best of my personal knowledge and belief.

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Monique Monroe

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)

Contracting Officer’s Certification:

I hereby certify that the information contained in this Justification and Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition, for the purchase of specific brand name/sole source (nChannel, Inc.) for GECO Server upgrades is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.

X___________________________

Denise Young

Contracting Officer

7/24/2019