ID09170095_LSJ_081017.pdf

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FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

1. Identification of the agency and contracting activity

CONTRACTING ACTIVITY:

U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Contracting Division (CD) 50 United Nations Plaza 2nd Floor North San Francisco, CA 94102

REQUIRING AGENCY:

U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS) Acting in support of: U.S. Department of State (DOS)

2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved

This Limited Sources Justification is made for the solicitation and award of a sole source award for continued technical support currently in use by the DOS. This procurement is for continued support of the existing security / criminal investigations management and reporting system.

This procurement will be a Firm Fixed Price and Labor Hour task order under GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), IT Schedule 70, 132-51 (services) for continued support of the SIMAS security incident reporting system. The limited source task order will be issued to Customer Value Partners (CVP) via their GSA schedule contract GS-35F-0227P.

3. Description of the supplies/services required (including the estimated value)

The interim bridge task order will provide the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (DS/EX/CTO) continued technical support for the development and deployment of enhancements to the Security Incidents Management and Analysis System (SIMAS), a security incidents reporting system, to include the following tasks:

Task 1: Provide Program Management

Subtask 1: Prepare Monthly Status Report

Subtask 2: Convene Technical Status Meetings

Subtask 3: Prepare Project Management Plan (PMP)

Subtask 4: Update the PMP

Subtask 5: Update Quality Control Plan (QCP)

Task 2: Integration and Development of Enhancements to a Security Incidents Reporting System

LIMITED SOURCES JUSTIFICATION

(EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY - IAW FAR PART 8.405-6)

FOR

CLIENT ORDER ID: ID09170095

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Subtask 1: Production System Migration to New Data Center

Subtask 2: Integration of External Security Incident Data

Subtask 3: Software Development

Subtask 4: Innovation and Future Considerations

Subtask 5: Support Documentation

The period of performance of the interim bridge task order is four (4) months, from August 12, 2017 through December 11, 2017.

The estimated value of this procurement is $649,943.66.

4. Identification of statutory authority and supporting rationale

The acquisition is to be conducted under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 8.4 Federal Supply Schedules Program (FSS), in accordance with the limited sources procedure 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B) – Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized.

CVP is the only source capable of providing support for the Security Incidents Management and Analysis System (SIMAS) security reporting system, because the required services are highly specialized. CVP developed and maintained the SIMAS system under Call Orders 3, 6, and 10 of the DS/EX/CTO services Blanket Purchase Agreement, GS00T13AJA7007. SIMAS is a uniquely designed system built by CVP for DS that interfaces with several Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products in use by DS, as well as other custom applications. CVP has developed uniquely designed IT applications to support critical law enforcement, intelligence and threat analysis, reporting and case management functions for DS. A primary and highly specialized component of these applications is a core data / case management analytic processing and reporting structure and associated database storage and retrieval capacity.

DOS is working on a strategy that would allow the support and maintenance of SIMAS to be less specialized and acquired through a competitive acquisition; however, due to the highly specialized requirements associated with supporting and maintaining SIMAS, CVP is the only source that can provide these highly specialized services at the level of quality required.

This task order will provide highly specialized services for temporary application maintenance support, deployment, and enhancement support of SIMAS and will avoid a break in service while a competitive long term solution is developed. Any service or support gap would bring about significant risk to American citizens and the U.S. Government. In order to mitigate the risk of a burdensome, cost-extensive delay, a sole source bridge to CVP has been determined to be the only short term procurement solution.

5. Determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that the order represents the best value consistent with 8.404(d)

Pursuant to FAR 8.404(d), GSA has already determined CVP’s FSS 70 rates to be fair and reasonable. Discounts to these rates will be sought. Prior to the issuance of the bridge task order, CVP’s proposed labor categories and labor rates will be reviewed and verified to ensure compliance

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10. GSA Project Manager’s Certification

I hereby certify that the facts and representation under my cognizance which are included in this justification document and which form a basis for this justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

JOHN STEPHENS Date GSA Program Manager Assisted Acquisition Services – Region 9 U.S. General Services Administration

11. Contracting Officer’s Certification

I hereby certify that the facts and representation under my cognizance which are included in this justification document and which form a basis for this justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

ALBERTO GOMEZ Date Contracting Officer Contracting Division U.S. General Services Administration