JA CP000272EBM redacted.pdf

Sole Source Rationale For all Requirements under $250K

1. REQUIRING AGENCY AND CONTRACTING OFFICE:

Requesting Agency:

Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) 2743 Defense Boulevard SW Washington, DC 20373-5815

Contracting Activity:

DISA/Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO) Telecommunications Division (PL8212) 2300 East Drive, Building 3600 Scott AFB, IL 62225

2. Procurement Title: DISA Transparent LAN Services (TLS) - CP000272EBM

TSR Number: DO02FEB150111B Contract Number: HC101315M0747 - CP000272EBM

Task/Delivery Order Number: N/A Estimated Value: $$$$$$$$

3. Regulatory Authority: Soliciting to a single source, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1) .

4. Description of Action: DISA has a requirement to continue services on a commercially leased TLS network. Commercial Service Authorization (CSA) CP000272EBM provides an ethernet connection to the TLS network. The contract was awarded to Verizon Washington, DC Inc. in July 2015 with a period of performance end date of July 22, 2020. The follow-on requirement was solicited in October 2019 and a firm fixed price award was made to OneVoice Government Solutions, LLC. On 19 Feb 2020, it was determined that the new awardee would not be able to install the TLS network replacing the existing network by the current contracts’ expiration date. The TLS network is critical to DISA’s mission and service cannot be interrupted. This procurement is to extend the existing contract in order to provide service continuity until the newly awarded contractor delivers the follow-on services. This contract extension will not exceed 12 months.

5. Proposed Sole Source Contractor: Verizon Washington, DC Inc.

6. Market Research: This is an extension of CSA CP000272EBM to ensure continued support until the reaward action is complete and follow-on service is fielded. DITCO competitively reawarded this service to a small business pursuant to a small business office-approved market research report and DD2579 in accordance with Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DARS) Part 10.

Based on current market research, dated March 2020, it has been determined that only the aforementioned TLS services provided by Verizon Washington, DC Inc., can fully support the Governments need while the follow-on services are being installed.

7. Upon the basis of the following justification, I, as the Contracting Officer, hereby approve this sole source justification for the proposed contract action pursuant to the authority cited above as the particular TLS services are essential to the Government's requirements, and market research indicates that based on the current circumstances, only one source is reasonably available.

Based on the justification provided by DISA, a determination has been made to issue a contract modification to extend the period of performance without competition for the above described requirement.

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