Sole_Source_Determination_(Smart_Benefits).pdf

Defense Threat Reduction Agency 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Stop 6201

Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6201

SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION

1. Contracting Organization: Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir.

2. Description of Action: The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has established a need to add value within an automated account for Smart Benefits from Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The Smarat Benefits will support the Agency’s mission by providing smart trip cards to DTRA employees traveling locally on official business utilizing the metro transportation system. WMATA provides Smart Benefits to employers to provide transit and parking benefits to their employees for commuting within the NCR. This program offers an automated process to load value on SmarTrip Cards A plan has been proposed to procure these benefits, with a projected funding of approximately . DTRA will provide funding to WMATA via contract.

3. Description of Services: The purpose of this contract is to establish an automated account that will allow funds to be loaded for Smart Benefits. By providing metro fare cards to employees traveling within the NCR on offical business, employees can save time and costs associated with traveling withing the national captial region. The Washington Metropolitian Area Transit Authority will be responsible for loading value and tracking the allocated funds through an automated account in support of the program.

WMATA will allow DTRA to set up an online portal to register existing fare cards and load value on cards.

4. Authority: The statutory authority permitting the sole sourcing of supplies is FAR 6.302-1, 10 USC 2304 ( c ) (1), “ Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements”.

5. Estimated Value:

6. Basis for this Action: Due to the unique nature of the requirement and based on market research, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is the sole and only source for this service of Smart Benefits for official travel.

7. Actions to Take: Approval to purchase directly from the WMATA, the only supplier for this service within the NCR.

8. Technical Certification: I certify that the data and information in paragraphs 1 through 7 above are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Contracting Officer Certification

I determine that the above circumstances of this contact action deem only one source reasonably available to satisfy the Government’s requirement.

Contracting Officer Date

03/09/2017

Digitally signed by

AWANNA.ANINZE.1018856847

DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=DoD, ou=PKI, ou=DTRA, cn=AWANNA.ANINZE.1018856847 Date: 2017.03.09 12:56:04 -05'00'