Sole_Source_Justification.pdf

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION - SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS (OPEN MARKET)

(1) Requesters:

(2) Estimated Cost:

GCMS

World Congress

GCMS

World Congress

(3) Requisition Number:

(4) Company Name (Include Address):

Network Media Partners, Inc.

Executive Plaza 1, Suite 900 11350 McCormick Road Hunt Valley, MD 21031

(410) 584-1900,

(5) Period of Performance:

GCMS Dec 12 – 13, 2016 World Congress July 23-26, 2017

(6) Description of Required Supplies or Services:

Provide comprehensive event registration services for sponsorship and training purposes for the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) and the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) including coordination of 20’ x 20’ exhibit space split evently (10’ x 20’) between FAI and FAS for the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) Government Contract Management Symposium (GCMS) December 12 – 13, 2016 and the (NCMA) World Congress 2017 to be held at Navy Pier, July 23-26, 2017. Four full conference registrations and eight booth staff registrations are included for the GCMS event. Four full conference registrations and eight booth staff registrations are included for the World Congress event.

See attached Exhibitor Prospectus and “GSA 2016-2017 NCMA Event Participation” attachment for each event.

(7) Authority Permitting a Sole Source Acquisition:

FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) - Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.

Check the appropriate authority from the list below:

_X_ Only one responsible source; or brand name specification ____ Unusual and compelling urgency ____ Industrial mobilization, engineering, developmental, or research capability; or expert services

(8) Describe why only one source can perform the required work.

Network Media Partners, Inc. is contracted by the NCMA to serve as the event coordinator for the NCMA GCMS and the NCMA World Congress annual events. The FAI will be an exhibitor at these events to ensure that civilian agency participants at the conference can gain valuable information about FAI and what services FAI provides to their acquisition professionals. The FAS will be an exhibitor at these events to promote FAS product offerings and to educate on Category Management and Acquisition Gateway.

Network Media Partners, Inc. is the sole authorized representative for NCMA for these events. No other company is authorized to handle these services.

(9) Describe the informal market survey and the results, or state why a market survey was not conducted.

No market research was conducted as Network Media Partners, Inc. is the only firm authorized by the NCMA to serve as the conference manager for these events.

(10)

Requisitioners Signature and Title Telephone No. Date

(11) I determine the circumstances of this acquisition deem only one source reasonably available:

Contracting Officer’s Signature Telephone No. Date