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Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition – FAR Part 13 Acquisitions under the SAT

V 1.3 (28 June 2018)

MEMORANDUM TO THE FILE

Subj: JUSTIFICATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION FOR A FAR PART 13 ACQUISITION UNDER THE SIMPLIFIED

ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

I. BACKGROUND:

1. FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) states for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, Contracting Officers may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization).

2. As required by FAR 13.106-3(b)(3)(i), this memorandum explains the absence of competition for this acquisition, as only one source will be solicited for this requirement (or for a portion of the requirement) and the requirement (or portion of the requirement to be sole-sourced) is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

II. DESCRIPTION OF ITEM OR SERVICE:

This requirement is for the software renewal of annual subscription of 300 licenses for Adobe Acrobat Professional DC for Enterprise and 3 license for Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application.

Period of Performance: 23 May 2025 – 22 May 2026

III. THE DETERMINATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING (select all that apply):

A. ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE (select all that apply):

1. RESTRICTIVE RIGHTS. The source has established proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights or secret processes in the item or service required.

2. EXCLUSIVE LICENSING AGREEMENTS. The item or service is only available from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), or there is only one authorized distributor or technical representative for the OEM.

3. OTHER REASONS.

B. _X BRAND NAME

This requirement is for the software renewal of the annual subscription of Adobe Acrobat DC Professional for Enterprise and Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application licenses under LGA VIP ID# DBB8792512741B73006A which are currently utilized within Blount Island Command (BICmd). The specific type of licenses used is by Named User. This specific software brand name is vital to maintaining existing mission critical documents for end-users on their daily operations when opening documents local and network drives and online documents libraries. The capability of this software converts documents generated via Microsoft Office Suites or O365 automated products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. In addition, Adobe Acrobat DC Professional and Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application are currently approved for used in the Marine Corps Enterprise Network.

Below are the following specific characteristics of the Adobe Acrobat DC Professional for Enterprise and Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application licenses:

Description: Adobe Acrobat DC Professional for Enterprise

SKU: 65271303BC07A12

Item: 2R1-3275-L7-03BC07A12 Manufacturer: Adobe Type of License: Named User # of License Required: 300

Description: Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application

SKU: 65291079BC09D12

Item: 210-3281-L9- 081BC09C12 Manufacturer: Adobe Type of License: Named User # of License Required: 3

C. URGENT AND COMPELLING. The supplies or services are of such unusual and compelling urgency that the Government would be seriously injured unless the agency is permitted to limit the number of sources from which it solicits bids or proposals. Urgent requirements are supplies or services that will result in a work stoppage, or are mission critical and the routine processing time would result in injury to the Government. The determination that the procurement for the above item/service is an urgent and compelling requirement is based on the following:

IV. CERTIFICATIONS:

A. Technical / Requirements Certification: I certify that the facts and representation under my cognizance which are included in this justification are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Signature Name (Printed) / Phone # Date

B. Contracting Officer Certification: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Signature Name (Printed) / Phone # Date