SoleSourceJustificationN00174-16-Q-0033.pdf

Contracts Department Form No. 45SAP (Rev 12/13)

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION FOR REQUIREMENT (S) OVER $2,500.00

AND UNDER $150,000.00 (Simplified Acquisition)

From: (Department) TSD Date: 7/12/16 To: 02 Contracts Department

Ref: (a) Requisition# 1300574536

Contractor: Blackbird Technologies, Inc.

Item: Electronic Security and Signature Reduction - Phase I Training

Required Delivery Date: 8/22/2016

Procurement To Be Conducted (check one of the following):

_ By Bankcard Holder Under $25,000 Letter of Agreement (LOA) Authority _x_By 02 Contracts Department (Note: Only Contracts Department Personnel have GSA Schedule

Ordering Authority)

1. In accordance with reference (a) the following is submitted.

a. A brief description of the intended use or application.

The Electronic Security and Signature Reduction Phase I training program is based on the tenet that the primary safety mechanism of a computer or mobile device is the user. The program explores the principles governing data storage, processing, and transmission in order to construct good paradigms for how the digital world operates. The end state is the ability for an individual to conduct rational risk analysis in an environment. The ESSR Program provides students with the understanding and mitigating risks to stored data, the understanding and mitigating risks to transmitted data, the understanding and controlling one's electronic profile. Physical Device/Principles and Vulnerabilities of Locally Stored Data, Communications/Principles and Vulnerabilities ofLANs, Wireless APs, and the Internet, Signature Management and Digital Operating Techniques Part I and Part II

b. Description of the critical or unique features (patent, copyright, proprietary, etc.), which show no other item or source, can satisfy the Government's need.

Blackbird Technologies company provides Electronic Security and Signature Reduction Training that meets the training needs outlines in the Expeditionary Exploitation Unit One CEXU-1) governing doctrine supporting mission capabilities and operating environment CROC/POE) while providing scheduling flexibility. Motion Drive which is the proprietary software of this vendor detects and reports on malicious activity in the vicinity of the host computer while it is untended. This is a critical requirement utilized on the operating systems of the EXU-1 Warfighters in a combative environment. Blackbird Technologies training curricula is proprietary material. This specific curriculum has been modified specifically for IHEODTD personnel to meet the training requirements. Blackbird Technologies has not authorized or developed materials for other training companies to utilize the curriculum that has been customized for IHEO DTD. EXU-1 personnel have been training for the past few years with this vendor and training must be consistent with past training to ensure the warfighters are trained in a uniform manner. It is mandatory training requirement for all EXU-1 personnel to take prior to deployment for certifications. Taking a similar course would not allow deployed personnel to meet their certifications prior to deployment, impacting the miss10n.

"Source Selection Information-See FAR 2.101 and 3.104."

c. Describe the alternatives reviewed, which lead to the conclusion that only this particular source or product can meet the requirement.

Through an extensive search of the internet over a period of several months it was determined that no other source could be found that offers this exact curriculum. No other vendor has the proprietary software required for this training and do not meet the Government requirements.

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st b certified as to the accuracy of the facts and representations contained in the request.

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The above facts have been reviewed and approved for sole source procurement and the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

Contracting Officer Date3

"Source Selection Information-See FAR 2.101 and 3.104."