M04 Justification and Approval IDIQ ceiling increase_Redacted(2).pdf

ACQUISITION DIRECTORATE

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES

1155 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1155

WHS Control # 1144 – JA

JUSTIFICATION FOR

OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION (JOFOC)

UNDER FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION FAR SUBPART 6.3

1. AGENCY AND CONTRACTING ACTIVITY: The Contracting Activity is the Department of Defense (DoD), Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), Acquisition Directorate (AD), Enterprise Security Services Division (ESSD). The Requiring Agency is WHS, Executive Services Directorate (ESD). This requirement is to support the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Joint Staff and Defense Agencies and Field Activities (DAFAs).

2. DESCRIPTION OF ACTION: This action requests approval to increase the ceiling amount of Contract No.

HQ0034-22-D0004 by . The contract is an Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract awarded to QualX Corporation. This is the first request to increase the IDIQ ceiling amount, if granted, would change the IDIQ ceiling amount from . The increase in ceiling amount is expected to cover the remaining ordering period that ends on February 16, 2027.

Contract No. HQ0034-22-D0004 is a firm fixed price single-award IDIQ awarded as a competitive full and open competition, with period of performance from February 17, 2022, with an ordering period ending February 16, 2027.

This action does not extend the IDIQ ordering period.

3. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES: QualX Corporation provides Information Management and Information Access Support Services to the Director of Administration and Management (DA&M), WHS ESD, and OSD components. QualX Corporation supports the implementation, assessment, compliance, and reporting of the following Federal government’s programs: Internal Directorate Mission and Business Processes; OSD Automatic/Systematic Declassification Review (ADR) Program; OSD/JS Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) Program; DoD Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) Declassification Review Program; OSD/JS Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Program; DoD Security Review; OSD Records and Information Management (RIM) Program; Information Collections; Graphics; Correspondence Management, and Administrative services.

The specific work to be performed with deliverables are to be provided as described in the Performance Work Statement (PWS), and deliverables section of each Task Order (TO).

4. PROJECTED NEW TASK ORDERS COST: The IDIQ PWS type of work will remain unchanged despite this ceiling increase. Increasing the maximum value of the IDIQ is to allow for all forecasted TO awards for the current and remaining option years. The IDIQ ceiling increase amount was based on current established pricing schedule for Contract HQ003422D0004. Please see the table below for awarded task orders, and projected new task orders that will be awarded after ceiling increase and by the end of the ordering period on February 16, 2027.

TO Award Amount

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES

1155 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1155

APPROVAL

This justification is approved.

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