M00146-17SU00072_JA_OpenText_REV_25_Jan_2017_(2)_Redacted.pdf

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

Cherry Point Satellite Contracting Office

MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS EAST-MARINE CORPS BASE

PSC Box 8018

Cherry Point, North Carolina 28533-0018

IN REPLY REFER TO

CONT

25 Jan 2017

Control No. 17-MCASCP10001

LIMITED SOURCE JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

PURSUANT TO FAR SUBPART 8.405-6

Upon the basis of the following justification, I, as Contracting Officer, hereby approve the proposed sole source acquisition being conducted under the authority of the Multiple Award Schedule Program (FAR 8.401).

1. Contracting Activity. Cherry Point Satellite Contracting Office, Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, NC.

2. Nature and/or description of the action: This justification authorizes issuance of a delivery order against a Federal Supply Schedule pursuant to FAR Subpart 8.4, when restricting consideration of schedule contractors to fewer than required in FAR Subpart 8.405-1. A firm fixed price delivery order will be used to minimize the risk to the Government.

3. Description of Supplies/Services. This requirement is to provide OpenText Content Lifecycle Management software license updates for 5,050 OpenText licenses owned by the Government. The updates are to be provided during the period of 01 March 2017 through 28 February 2018 as required by the In Service Support Centers (ISSCs) within COMFRC and F-35 JSF community. In addition, the requiring activity has requested that an option provision to provide updates for an additional (1) one-year period be added to this requirement. The total estimated value of this requirement for the base and option period is

The Workload Management System (WMS) currently utilizes Open Text software to effectively flow, track and manage tasks and associated documentation; capture labor costs associated with those tasks; and evaluate/measure performance at each organizational level. This enterprise solution set allows for a core standard business process across the command and the mechanism necessary to perform continuous process improvement on common processes, as well as satisfy the workflow management and performance measurement requirements of the ISSCs within

Limited Sources Justification 17-MCASCP10001

COMFRC and F-35 JSF community.

4. Identification of the justification rationale. The statutory authority permitting the limited restriction of competition is FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B), Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized.

5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority. The Workload Management System (WMS) currently utilizes Open Text Content Life Cycle Management business/technology solution set to satisfy the workflow management and performance measurement requirements of the In Service Support Centers (ISSCs) within COMFRC as well as the F-35 JSF-LST community for 5000+ users. As such, there is a strong vested interest in the continual use and support of this particular product. The Open Text software license updates can only be acquired from Open Text as Open Text Corporation is the sole designer and developer of the software and the only source able to provide Open Text licenses and the features, fixes and updates of their proprietary software product.

6. Determination of Best Value: An order under Open Text’s GSA contract is determined to provide the best value to the Government.

7. Description of Market Research: Market Research was conducted and Open Text software licenses were found to be available under Federal Supply Schedule 70, category 132-33. No additional market research was conducted as Open Text holds the proprietary data rights to this software and Open Text Corporation is the sole distributor of the required updates.

8. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost. A firm fixed price Delivery Order will be issued against Open Text‘s Federal Supply Schedule Contract Number GS-35F-0480J.

The prices quoted to the Government will be reviewed by the Contracting Officer and the prices will be determined fair and reasonable base on an analysis of price as compared to: the results of market research; prices found reasonable on previous purchases; and current price lists, catalogs, or advertisements. In addition, the government will request a discount off of the vendor’s GSA prices.

9. Actions to Remove Barriers to Future Competition. For the reasons set forth in Paragraph 5 above, there are no plans at this time to compete future contracts due to the proprietary nature of the required software.

Limited Sources Justification 17-MCASCP10001

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.

________________________________________________Date_25 January 2017_ (Signature)

Printed Name and Phone No. Carol Weeks, 6.1.3 Acquisition Division, 252.464.5534

Legal Sufficiency Review

I have determined that this Justification is legally sufficient.

_______________________________________________________Date___________ (Signature)

Printed Name and Phone Pamela J. Castellano/EACO; 252.466.6419______________

Contracting Officer Certification

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

_______________________________________________________Date___________ (Signature)

Printed Name and Phone Sherry L. Kelly; 252.466.2846

26 January 2017

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