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4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition.

The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is Title 10 U.S.C.

2304(c)(1) and 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 6.103-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority.

ASTM standards are proprietary standards that ASTM creates and publishes. ASTM is the sole developer, publisher, and copyright holder of the standards, and ASTM does not relinquish its intellectual property rights to these standards. While third-party aggregators occasionally act as resellers for print or individual PDF copies, ASTM is the single authoritative source of the data.

Only a direct digital subscription with ASTM will meet the government requirement to possess ASTM standards that provide authoritative, zero-latency updates, access to historical version tracking, and proprietary native redline comparison tools required for mission-critical quality assurance and safety compliance. Thus, only ASTM can satisfy government requirements.

The ASTM International web-based subscription was originally procured within a package of Non-Government Standards Internet Subscriptions; contract N6247023C0007 with Allium US Holding LLC. Option Year Two for N6247023C0007 expires 30 September 2026, and as stated above, the ASTM International subscription must be descoped from Contract N6247023C0007 and acquired as a standalone contract.

To access ASTM standards digitally, the Government is required to procure dedicated, standalone, proprietary subscriptions directly from ASTM International's proprietary platform, ASTM Compass, or buy individual standards directly from ASTM. All of the above procurement methods are only available through ASTM. No other source provides access to these proprietary publications.

6. Description of Efforts Made to Solicit Offers from as Many Offerors as Practicable.

The proposed contract action was synopsized on the Opportunities section of SAM.gov on 16 July 2026 and three (3) firms responded indicating their interest in government contract opportunities and in adjacent digital engineering support. None of the three (3) firms are capable of providing access to the ASTM International materials and standards collection. The synopsis stated that the proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.103-1. No additional market research was conducted because research indicated only a direct digital subscription with ASTM (via the ASTM Compass platform) would meet the government requirement to have guaranteed immediate access to critical updates without restricting concurrent users, specific IP ranges, or total download volumes. ASTM�s exclusive copyright ownership, and the proprietary nature of their standards and digital delivery platform ensures the Government receives unrestricted, enterprise-wide digital access without third-party limitations.

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost.

The Contracting Officer has determined the anticipated cost to the Government for the supplies/services covered by this J&A will be fair and reasonable

8. Actions to Remove Barriers to Future Competition.

For the reasons set forth in Paragraph 5, NAVFAC Atlantic has no plans at this time to compete future contacts for the types of supplies/services covered by this document. As mentioned above, there are no other sources capable of providing the subscription services for this requirement;

however, if another potential source emerges, NAVFAC Atlantic will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible.

This Justification and Approval for other than full and open competition will be made publicly available on SAM.gov in accordance with FAR 6.301.

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CERTIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL

TECHNICAL/REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION

I certify that the facts and representations under my cognizance which are included in this Justification and its supporting acquisition planning documents, except as noted herein are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Technical/Requirements Cognizance:

LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW

I have determined this Justification is legally sufficient.

CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION

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

CHIEF OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICE APPROVAL

Upon the basis of the above justification, I hereby approve, as Chief of the Contracting Office, the solicitation of the proposed procurement(s) described herein using other than full and open competition, pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1).