Justification.pdf

This document is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (Negotiated Procurement) for a single-source acquisition by the United States Department of Justice, United States Marshals Service.

The acquisition is for the renewal of 400 Biometric Identification Software Development Kit (SDK) licenses covering one base period plus four option periods. The sole-source vendor is Rank One Computing (ROC) Corporation (UEI: J957CC5XMTK7), selected under FAR Part 6.103-1(b) authority permitting one responsible source when no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The contracting officer is Victor J. Stamps, with Jeremy McNew as the Contracting Officer's Representative. The requirement is for the Justice Prisoner Air Transportation System (JPATS), which requires a touchless biometric solution delivering biometric matching from distance with response times under one second on mobile devices to meet security and operational safety requirements in a law enforcement environment. ROC is identified as the only vendor capable of providing these services due to its specialization in computer vision, facial recognition, and multimodal biometric software, and because the software is integrated within JPATS Mobile App and Managed Information System. The justification emphasizes that switching vendors would require costly data migration, re-licensing, software re-architecting, and would introduce operational risks and technical challenges that could deactivate critical biometric matching and fingerprint recognition pipelines. The proposed pricing is considered fair and reasonable as a commercial price charged to all customers and compares favorably to pricing for similar services under previous purchases.