1.5.1-FAR 13_SSJ_Below_SAT_April 2024-Redacted.pdf

OFFICE OF ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT

ICE Acquisition Manual 3006.301-90

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS

NOT EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

(INCLUDING BRAND-NAME)

J&A-24-0090

1. Agency and Contracting Activity.

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Acquisition Management, proposes to enter into a contract on behalf of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Technical Operations (TechOps) on a basis of other than full and open competition.

2. Nature and/or description of the item/service being procured and anticipated cost.

(a) Type of action: Firm-Fixed Price

(b) Amount the current J&A is justifying (must be $250,000 or less): $167,530.00

(c) Brief Description: OAQ intends to procure, on a sole source basis, cell phone locator equipment. The vendor listed below is the only company that can provide the required products.

Octasic US, Inc.

310 N. Wickham Rd, Suite 102 Melbourne, FL 32935

3. Sole Source Justification Rationale in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) and (ii).

(Check one and provide rationale below):

☒ Only one source reasonably available ☐ Urgent and compelling circumstances exists ☐ Exclusive licensing agreement exists ☐ Brand name - If the brand name requirement applies to a portion of the procurement, please identify that portion.

☐ Industrial Mobilization ☐ Other

Rationale:

TechOps has a requirement to obtain cell phone locator equipment. This equipment will be incorporated into a suite of products currently in possession by the program. This equipment is being procured to test and evaluate its capabilities against competitor

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS

products. Additionally, the following statements are in support of this sole source justification:

a. ICE requires specific equipment to meet new mission requirements. HSI has a need for its investigators to be able to locate targeted 5G mobile handsets for investigative purposes.

b. The government requires the capability to target and locate mobile handsets to track targeted mobile handsets and determine the location of targeted mobile handsets.

c. The equipment is proprietary to Octasic Inc. Octasic Inc holds all copyright and patents for the system. Octasic Inc also provides warranty repair and real-time assistance.

d. This equipment is vital to current investigations that require that Technical Operations personnel to quickly identify and locate mobile handsets. Delays in providing this equipments may hinder those investigations or harm enforcement activity under the responsibility of the Homeland Security Investigations program.

4. The anticipated price will be determined fair and reasonable based on one or more of the price analysis techniques described below in accordance with FAR Part 13.106- 3(a)(2). (Check one and provide short description of action taken.)

☒ Market Research.

☐ Comparison of the proposed price with prices found reasonable on previous purchases.

☐ Current price List.

☒ Comparison with similar items in a related industry.

☐ Comparison to IGCE.

☐ Contracting Officer’s personal knowledge.

☐ Other.

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS

Short description of how price was determined fair and reasonable:

The contracting officer has review pricing for this requirement against previous purchases for similar equipment. The previous purchases were for competitior/similar equipment. The purchase orders reviewed were, 70CMSD22FR0000167, 70CMSD20P00000104, and

70CMSD21P00000061.

5. Approval of the Contracting Officer:

Name Date