JA FY25 Maritime Portal Sub_Redacted.pdf

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SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

Controlled by: USTRANSCOM Controlled by: Directorate of Acquisition CUI Category/ies: SSEL Limited Dissemination Control: FED ONLY

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JUSTIFICATION FOR AN EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY

FY25 Maritime Portal Subscription

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Control Number: 25-03

1. CONTRACTING ACTIVITY:

United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) Directorate of Acquisition (TCAQ), IT Programs and Support Services Division 508 Scott Drive, Building 1900W Scott AFB IL 62225-5357

2. DESCRIPTION OF ACTION BEING APPROVED & DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR

SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEET THE AGENCY’S NEEDS:

The United States Transportation (USTRANSCOM) Command, Control, Communications, and Cyber Systems Directorate (TCJ6) has a requirement for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Maritime Portal (Gold) Subscription – 35 Concurrent Users (P/N 2000024934). Anticipated award of a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) task order will be issued against the Library of Congress FEDLINK contract LCFDL23D0052 for an exception to fair opportunity in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 16.505(a)(4)(i).

Award of a FFP task order is anticipated with a period of performance of 23 October 2024 through 22 October 2025. The total estimated value of the task order is $

3. AUTHORITY & SUPPORTING RATIONALE:

FAR 16.505(a)(4)(i) – Item Peculiar to One Manufacturer, Standard & Poor’s Global (S&P Global)

4. JUSTIFICATION/BRAND NAME:

In accordance with FAR 16.505(a)(4)(i), “The contracting officer must justify 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). A brand-name item, even if available on more than one contract, is an item peculiar to one manufacturer. Brand-name specifications shall not be used unless a particular brand-name, product, or feature is essential to the Government’s requirements and market research indicates other companies’ similar products, or products lack a particular feature(s), do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the agency’s needs.”

This is a Brand Name Only requirement. Only S&P Global, the service provider, and its authorized resellers have the capabilities required for global operational sealift mission planning using their AISLive and SeaWeb Portal. The purchase of AISLive and SeaWeb subscriptions including the Ports, Distance Tables, and commercial shipping information are the industry standard, providing real time port, shipping data, and ship positioning information along with detailed commercial vessel information.

The integration of a vast array of industry leading reference data and business rules for global ocean shipping capabilities available on the portal site provide an essential means for achieving timely sea lift mission planning from a single source. The information/data available on the site is continuously updated

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(real-time), giving the mission planning community confidence in the ability to execute the courses of action which are developed and presented to senior leadership for decision making.

Examples include: detailed pier data (identifying whether there is support for a ship’s ramp for roll on and roll off operations or if there are cranes sufficient to support loading), commercial vessel characteristics, real time ship location data, and deck information and identification of whether the ship has the ability to handle hazardous cargo. The site also provides International Maritime Organization ship identification number scheme and country of origin used to comply with regulations to prevent maritime fraud and enhance the security of merchant vessels.

The map planning tool provides a visualization allowing for day-by-day planning with integrated sea navigation rules. The mapping function also identifies piracy and danger areas to be used for risk mitigation to ensure security of the mission enabling quick “what-if” scenario development.

No other vendor combines all of these required capabilities into one package and conveniently consolidates the information for the end user. The subscription provides real time courses of action development and visualization to senior leaders for quickly identifying options and preserving decision space to enable USTRANSCOM to maintain the decision advantage. There is currently no other subscription service providing all of these important capabilities under one solution.

MEGGAN A. DEBROBANDER

Contracting Officer

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EGGAN.A.

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DEBROBANDER.MEGGAN.A.

Date: 2024.10.08 12:46:26 -05'00'