Justification FAR Part 12 (JandA)_7.2.26_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification Review Document for a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) noncompetitive contract award under FAR Part 12 Simplified Procedures for Commercial Items.

The contracting activity is the 410th Contracting Support Brigade-RCO Miami, and the requiring activity is SOUTHCOM TAFT (Technical Assistance Field Team). The requirement is to award a new three-year FFP definitive contract to Eptura Inc. for ManagerPlus Lightning Software subscription and optimization services to support the Caribbean Security Basin Initiative (CBSI) TAFT in assisting Partner Nation Coast Guard/Defense Force operations. The contract will be fully funded using FY Operations and Maintenance Army (OMA) funds. The deliverables include 80 Lightning Experience User licenses and 30 Lightning Experience Mobile/Tech User licenses, with a delivery date of July 31, 2026. The contract includes a base period (July 31, 2026 through July 30, 2027) and two option years. The total estimated contract value is redacted. The sole justification for restricting competition is that Eptura Inc. is the only vendor holding the ManagerPlus Software License, and the CBSI-TAFT Caribbean Partner Nations currently use this software; switching vendors would cause mission failure, operational disruption, data incompatibility risks, and unnecessary training requirements. The previous contract (W91QEX-21-P-0018) was awarded as a sole source FFP contract to Eptura Inc. on August 1, 2021, through July 31, 2026. The Contracting Officer is Sherwin Riley, and the contract was prepared on May 12, 2026.