IA01-JEFO- FINAL-Redacted.pdf

(Source Selection Information - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104-4)

MAY 2024

Justification Review Document for an Exception to Fair Opportunity – FAR 16.505

Program/Equipment: LifeRay Digital Experience Platform (DXP) software renewal in support of the US Army Human Resources Command (HRC), Fort Knox, Kentucky.

Authority: FAR 16.505(a)(4)(i) – Restricting consideration to an item peculiar to one manufacturer (e.g., a particular brand-name, product, or a feature of a product that is peculiar to one manufacturer)

Amount: $

Prepared by:

PHONE: - -

Title: ARISS Team Lead Date: 29 May 2024 Email:

Contracting Officer:

JoDeen M Cuffe DSN: 464-3513 Contracting Officer Date: 29 May 2024 E-Mail: jodeen.m.cuffe.civ@army.mil

Technical Representative:

PHONE:

Title: ARISS Lead Date: 29 May 2024 Email:

Requirements Representative:

PHONE:

Title: Branch Chief Date: 29 May 2024 Email:

Control Number: Knox-2024-30

(Source Selection Information - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104-4)

MAY 2024

Reviews

I have reviewed this justification and find it adequate to support the justification for an exception to fair opportunity.

Legal Counsel

DSN: -

Signature: Date: See Electronic Signature

Small Business Professional

DSN: -

Signature___ _ Date: See Electronic Signature

Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity Under FAR 16.505

1. Contracting Activity: Mission Installation Contracting Command- Ft. KNOX (MICC- KNX), 199 6th Ave, Ste 250, Fort Knox, Kentucky 40121

2. Description of Action: HRC requests a Fixed-Firm-Price contract for the LifeRay DXP Software Renewal. The Government projects award for September of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. Operations and Maintenance, Army (OMA) funding of will be provided by purchase request for this contract action. An acquisition plan is not required because this procurement does not meet the threshold at Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 207.103(d)(i)(B).

3. Description of Supplies/Services: LifeRay DXP software supports the Recruiting Services Network (RSN). This procurement provides the USHRC the necessary software subscription to utilize the existing LifeRay DXP implementation. LifeRay DXP software is the framework the Integrated Knowledge Resources Online for Me (IKROME) application is built upon.

Period of Coverage: 28 September 2024 to 27 September 2025

Total Value:

4. Authority Cited: FAR 16.505(a)(4)(i) – Restricting consideration to an item peculiar to one manufacturer (e.g., a particular brand-name, product, or a feature of a product that is peculiar to one manufacturer).

5. Reason for Authority Cited: This is the annual subscription to support the existing LifeRay DXP servers that are used within the HRC supported IKROME system. LifeRay DXP subscription is required to provide patches and technical support. LifeRay DXP is the framework that the IKROME system was developed upon. The developed product will only work within this LifeRay DXP framework. The LifeRay software provides critical patches, updates, and permissions for managing a user experience for both internal and external users. No other application can be integrated into the current framework without significant redevelopment, which would require significant time and cost for a reasonable return on investment from a cost-benefit perspective. Therefore, the procurement of the software renewal is critical. Failure to renew would prevent the

Description Serial No. QTY Extended Premium Support - LifeRay DXP 7.1 LR-EPS 1 LifeRay DXP Subscription – Gold Non-Prod Sizing

DCPGNP1-2

LifeRay DXP Subscription – Gold

Prod Sizing

DXPGP1-2 8

ability of users to authenticate and access the Accessioning applications and systems.

This would negatively impact the ability of the US Army, US Army Reserve and Army National Guard to recruit solders. It will also impact the cybersecurity posture of the IKROME application and violate AR 25-2, Army Cybersecurity, which requires vendor provided security patches for applications be available.

The IKROME application is a Government off-the-shelf (GOTS) product built upon the LifeRay DXP framework. LifeRay DXP is custom developed software providing many of the capabilities that IKROME provides. This custom software cannot be easily or quickly rewritten to run on a new framework. In addition to the time and cost of rewriting the software, a new framework will need to be researched and procured. There is a modernization effort being driven by Program Executive Office Enterprise Information System (PEO EIS) to replace this capability by the PEO EIS Accession Information Environment (AIE) Program. This modernization effort will be implemented in the FY25 through FY28 time frame. This current software will be replaced by the AIE program.

6. Actions to Increase Competition: The products to be acquired with this acquisition support a larger system, therefore, no other brands were considered. A review of Army’s Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS) ITES-SW2 indicates that more than one authorized CHESS vendor should be capable of satisfying this brand name support requirement. HRC will continue to monitor advancements in commercially available information technology products and services, particularly those listed within the existing enterprise-related contracts under CHESS to determine other opportunities.

7. Market Research: Information Technology hardware and software is required to be purchased through the CHESS program unless a waiver is approved. The software renewal for LifeRay DXP is available on CHESS through the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions- Software 2 (ITES-SW2). A request for quote (RFQ) was submitted via CHESS on 11 March 2024, and closed on 25 March 2024. The RFQ received market research quotes from vendors of varying business sizes The above research supports competition is likely and requirement may be procured through the ITES-SW2 CHESS platform.

8. Other Facts:

Procurement history

a. Name and CAGE code: FEDBIZ IT Solutions LLC / 6ETQ1 Socioeconomic Categories of the Awardee: Large

PIID: W9124D23F0529

NAICS Code and Size Standard: 513210 / $47 million Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price Period of Coverage: 28 September 23 through 27 September 24 Total Contract Value: $273,468.33 Competition Status: Exception to Fair Opportunity `

Authority Cited: FAR 16.505(a)(4)

b. Name and CAGE code: DH Technologies, LLC/ 6XKC9 Small Business Socioeconomic Categories of the Awardee: Small

PIID: W9124D22F0445

NAICS Code and Size Standard: 511210 / $41.5 million Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price Period of Coverage:

Total Contract Value:

Competition Status: Exception to Fair Opportunity Authority Cited: FAR 16.505(a)(4)

c. Name and CAGE code: DH Technologies, LLC/ 6XKC9

Small Business Socioeconomic Categories of the Awardee: Small

PIID: W9124D22F0351

NAICS Code and Size Standard: 511210 / $41.5 million Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price Period of Coverage: 2 September 2022 through 23 July 2023 Total Contract Value: $170,649.60

d. Name and CAGE code: Carahsoft Tech Corp./ 1P3C5

Small Business Socioeconomic Categories of the Awardee: Large

PIID: W52P1J21F4038

NAICS Code and Size Standard: 511210 / $41.5 million Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price Period of Coverage: 19 July 2021 through 18 July 2022 Total Contract Value: $168,489.00

9. Technical Certification:

I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance, which are included in the justification, are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Date: See Electronic Signature

ARISS Lead

CUI//SP-PROCURE//FEDCON

(Source Selection Information - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104-4)

MAY 2024

10. Requirements Certification:

I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance, which are included in the justification, are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Branch Chief

11. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination:

I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable. This determination will be made using one or more of the following: competitive prices, historical prices, market prices, and/or comparison to the independent government estimate. As part of this basis, certified cost and pricing data will not be required and the following exception applies (FAR 15.403): Prices that will be agree upon are based on adequate price competition, a commercial item is being procured.

Date: See Electronic Signature JoDeen Cuffe Contracting Officer

12. Contracting Officer Certification:

I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Date: See Electronic Signature JoDeen Cuffe Contracting Officer

Approval

Based on the foregoing justification, I hereby approve the procurement of Liferay DXP for U.S. Army Human Resources command using an exception to fair opportunity pursuant to the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation 16.505 (a)(4)- “Restricting consideration to items peculiar to one manufacturer.” The estimated value of the contract is with delivery by September 2024. The approval is subject to the availability of funds, and provided that the services or supplies herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

JoDeen Cuffe Contracting Officer