MCWIITS___Justification_for_Other_than_Full_and_Open_Competition_posting.docx

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

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 will provide support to that mission by providing the following specific types of support for the Marine Corps Wounded Ill and Injured Tracking System (MCWIITS):

The objective of this procurement is to facilitate WWR goals and objectives in the area of non-medical case management. The contractor shall provide a highly trained, capable, and experienced IT web programmer to perform technical services necessary to program and operate MCWIITS. The Contractor will provide database application alignment and integration compatible with the existing Manpower Information Portal (MIP) system architecture. The MIP is a registered system in DITPR-DON with ID 22636.

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.

The WWR provides assistance services for Wounded, Ill, and Injured (WII) Marines, Naval personnel supporting Marine units, and their family members, throughout all phases of the recovery process. The core mission requirement of the WWR is to assist in the rehabilitation and transition of active duty WII Marines by executing a comprehensive program of support and assistance, including, case management and coordination with adjacent government agencies (e.g., Department of the Navy, U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA), formal medical boards, etc.); liaison with non-profit organizations and vocational rehabilitation concerns; and daily outreach and active communications with political and social alliances. Together, the Regiment, subordinate battalions, and Call Centers provide reinforcement for the Marine Corps’ guiding philosophy of Marines taking care of Marines. The WWR operates its program support efforts from Quantico, Virginia, with Wounded Warrior Battalion East (WWBN-E) and Wounded Warrior Battalion West (WWBN-W) located at Camp Lejeune, NC and Camp Pendleton, CA, respectively.

WWR currently receives peripheral support for database administration under M&RA’s IT support contract # M00264-15-F-0143. The contract was competed under full and open competition. This requirement requires coordination with the effort on contract #M00264-15-F-0143. The use of another contractor would increase the cost for both efforts. Continuity in this effort is key. The current contractor is familiar with current landscape of the portfolio. Fluency in the organizational structure and current technical architecture. A shared program manager will streamline communications and enable the program manager to best allocate the resources to the correct tasks to efficiently accomplish the requested system enhancements.

B. ___ BRAND NAME

Item required must be a brand name, product, or feature of a product, particular to one manufacturer.

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:

1. Date on which the requirement was first identified:

2. Required delivery date/period of performance:

3. Explanation of why delivery/commencement of services by the date mentioned above is required:

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