EXECUTED_LIMITED_SOURCE_JUSTIFICAITON_Redacted.pdf

LIMITED SOURCES JUSTIFICATION

Determination Memorandum for Acquisitions Over $3,500 but not Exceeding the SAT

All solicitations and orders shall be competed unless a justification to limit competition using an exception in FAR Part 8, 13, or 16, as applicable to the acquisition, is approved by the Contracting Officer. When the customer describes an item or service, which limits the availability to one source or a particular brand name, there must be a technical explanation describing why only that specific one will meet the government’s requirement. Statements must be detailed and identify the harm that would come to the government (e.g. lack of capability or safety impact). The customer MUST COMPLETE all questions below, as applicable.

PURCHASE REQUEST OR REQUISITION NUMBER ESTIMATED AMOUNT

1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND THE INTENDED USE.

2. THE CIRCUMSTANCE THAT REQUIRED LIMITING SOURCES TO A SINGLE MANUFACTURER OR SERVICE PROVIDER. (See FAR 8.405- 6(a)(1)(i) and (b)(1) for exceptions that apply to orders under GSA schedules. See FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) for open market purchase exceptions. See FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i) for exceptions that apply to orders against multiple award contracts.)

3. THE RATIONALE THAT SUPPORTS THE EXCEPTION NOTED ABOVE. (e.g., compatibility with existing equipment, specific performance criteria, proprietary data, only one capable, urgency, logical follow on, satisfy minimum guarantee, etc.).

4. WHY IS THE PROCUREMENT SO URGENT THAT TIME WILL NOT TO ALLOW FOR ADVERTISING? (FAR Part 13)

5. STATEMENT OF ACTIONS, IF ANY, THE GOVERNMENT MAY TAKE TO REMOVE OR OVERCOME ANY BARRIERS TO COMPETITION.

DATE

Customer Approval Levels Ech II ACOS/SA or Deputy Ech III Department Head or Above Ech IV CO, XO, or CMC

This form may be used in lieu of the determination described in FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i), 8.405-6(b)(2), 13.106-1(b)(1), or 16.505(a)(4).

N6886918RCFRR90

Intelligence testing supplies and associated materials required as part of the mandatory psychological screening for all incoming candidates at NSWCEN.

(Multi-dimensional Aptitude Battery II (MAB II) testing supplies and associated equipment. MAB Booklets - Verbal (25) Product Number (P/N) MAB803V;

MAB Booklets - Perf (25) P/N: MAB803P; MAB Performance Answer Sheets (25) P/N: MAB816P; MAB Verbal Answer Sheets (25) P/N: MAB816V and MAB Windows Scoring Coupons P/N: MABW810.

FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i)- one source reasonably available (Sigma Assessment Systems)

The Sigma Assessment Systems intelligence test is the only one capable of meeting the needs of NSWCEN.

Other test products cannot meet the requirement for tests to be group administered and have not been approved for use on the SOCOM network. Sigma Assessment Systems owns the distribution rights to the above listed testing materials and supplies. Additionally, NSWCEN has been using this testing system for the last three years and as a result, has established an extensive database of IQ scores. These data sets can only be used for predictive analytics and program improvements if we remain consistent with the tests we use. Use of other testing supplies or services would render data unusable.

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The Government will continue to survey the market to see in new sources in Intelligence testing become available. At such time as reprocurment the cost of integrating a new system into our current system and migrating all the historic data over will be assessed. It will also be reviewed to see if any new systems, if they are to arise, will be able to be approved to run on the SOCOM network.

21May2018

07AUG2018