Sole_Source_J A_Spain.pdf

JUSTIFICIA TION AND APPROVAL FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS

Spain Performing Rights License Agreement

1. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1 (b)( 1 ), I hereby determine that the Spain performing rights license agreement with Sociedad General De Autores de Espana, and the United States Government, as represented by Defense Media Activity, Contracting Office, in support of the American Forces Network- Broadcast Center, listed on HQ0030-5274-0004 is available from only one source, and competition is precluded for the reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available.

2. This acquisition is restricted to the following source:

SOCIEDAD GENERAL DE AUTHORES Y EDITORES

ISABEL IGLESIAS

CALLE PELAYO, 61-25 PLANT A

MADRID 28004

Phone (0 11) 34-91-3499734

3. The Spain performing rights license is estimated to cost per year for the base year and an approx. increase for each option year for a total contract value of

Contract period will be 1 Oct 2015 - 30 Sep 2020. ·

The Spain performing rights license is follow-on to an existing licensing agreement between Sociedad General De Autores de Espana, a Spanish organization whose registered address is Fernando VI, 4, Madrid, Spain, hereinafter referred to as SGAE, and the United States Government, as represented by Defense Media Activity, Contracting Office, in support of the American Forces Network- Broadcast Center, hereinafter also referred to as AFN-BC. We also have license agreements with Portugal, Belgium, Italy, and Germany per the Affiliation Agreements With Foreign Performing Rights Societies.

4. Check and fill in all that are applicable:

D The material or service must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit, and function) with existing systems presently installed. The current equipment is <insert description of current equipment>, and the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system by <insert description of how the new item/service must coordinate or interface>.

00 A patent, copyright, proprietary data, or licensing agreement limits competition.

The proprietary data are described as follows:

Sociedad General De Autores de Espana, a Spanish organization whose registered address is Fernando VI, 4, Madrid, Spain, hereinafter referred to as SGAE, warrants that it holds copyright, .copyright licenses, powers of attorneys, and other legal instruments

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Sole Source Justification for Simplified Acquisitions which give to SGAE the right to grant licenses, including the within release and license, to use literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works in Spain per the Affiliation Agreements With Foreign Performing Rights Societies and has exclusive authority to license performing rights within spain.

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

D Other information to support a sole-source buy:

CERTIFICATION

I certify that statements checked and information provided above are complete and correct to the best of my knowledge. In accordance with FAR 13.106-1 (b)( 1 ),the process ing of this sole-source justification precludes the use of full and open competition.

s T 0 v E R. sc 0 n. E Digitally signed by STOVE R. SCDIT.E.1152933351 ON: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=DoD, ou=PKI.

.1 1 5 2 9 3 3 3 51 ou=OSD, cn=5TOVER.SCOIT.E.11 52933351 Date: 2015.05.27 08:30:30 ·07'00'

Scott E. Stover Project Officer

MADRID.SUSAN.M.

1231748829 Susan Madrid Contracting Officer

Date:

Digitally signed by MADRID.SUSAN.M.1231748829 DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=DoD, ou=PKI, ou=OSD, cn=MADRID.SUSAN.M.1231 748829 Date: 2015.07.01 08:04:02 -07'00'

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