JUSTIFICATION_FOR_SOLE_SOURCE_-_Redacted.pdf

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JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE

The service or material listed is sole source and competition is precluded for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available for this material or service.

Restricted to the following source:

CQ Roll Call, Inc.

1625 Eye Street NW Ste 200 Washington, DC 20006

POC: Joshua Lacuesta Phone: 202-650-6678 Email: joshlacuesta@cq.com

X Description of the Action Being Approved

Award of a contract on a sole source basis for Congressional Quarterly subscriptions from CQ Roll Call, Inc. Authority to pursue a sole source award is provided under FAR 6.302-1(c). This unique research platform is only available from one source, Congressional Quarterly.

_X_ Description of the item or service required, the estimated cost, and required delivery date.

This procurement is for the purchase of 6 Congressional Quarterly subscriptions for a base year period of performance from 01 January 2018 – 31 December 2018 and two option years with periods of performances from 01 January 2019 – 31 December 2019 and from 01 January 2020– 31 December 2020.

Department of Navy, Assistant for Administration (DON/AA) requires access to Congressional Quarterly website to stay apprised of current Congressional bills and legislative actions. RD&A and FM&C require subscriptions to Congressional Quarterly’s online repository.

These subscriptions will need to be in place by January 1, 2018. The estimated cost for the base year is and including options.

_X_ Specific characteristics of the material or service that limit the availability to a sole source (unique features, function of the item, etc.). Describe in detail why only this suggested source can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources.

Pursuant to FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), this authority is appropriate when unique supplies or services are only available from one source. The customer requires a platform that offers legislative services and workflow tools in the same platform. Only Congressional Quarterly is able to provide this functionality. Market research for the previous contract, N00189-16-P-Z410, indicated Congressional Quarterly was the only technically acceptable source capable of providing this functionality. While seeking sources capable of providing the service for the new requirement, no new entrants were found who could deliver this capability.

_X_ The requested material or service represents the minimum requirements of the government.