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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE

4251 Suitland Road Washington, DC 20395

1. IDENTIFICATION OF REQUESTING AGENCY AND CONTRACTING OFFICE:

a. Agency Name:

b. Contracting Activity:

4. IDENTIFICATION OF JUSTIFICATION RATIONALE (SEE 8.405-6(a) & (b) OR 16.505 (b)(2)(i)(A) TO (E)) AND, IF APPLICABLE, A DEMONSTRATION OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACTOR'S UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED SUPPLY OR SERVICE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH:

(Check the appropriate FAR citation/title permitting other than full and open competition:)

(1) A statute expressly authorizes or requires that the purchase be made from a specified source; or

(2) One of the circumstances described at FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(A) through (E) applies tothe order. Follow the procedures at PGI 216.505-70 if FAR 16.505(b) (2)(i)(B) or (C) is deemed to apply.

(1) A statute expressly authorizes or requires that the purchase be made from a specified source; or;

(2) One of the circumstances described at FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(A) through (E) applies to the order. Follow the procedures at PGI 216.505-70 if FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B) or (C) is deemed to apply.

10. REFERENCE TO APPROVED ACQUISITION PLAN/STRATEGY:

TECHNICAL AND REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY FAR 8.405-6(d) and/or FAR 16.505(b)(2) I certify that the facts and representations under my cognizance which are included in this justification and which form a basis for this justification are complete and accurate.

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4251 Suitland Road Washington DC 20395-5720 You may overwrite this information if the default value is different.: Office of Naval Intelligence 4251 Suitland Road Washington DC 20395-5720 You may add as much text as necessary. The box will expand to show all text.: To purchase MAPublisher Software and Maintenance from sole source manufacture, Avenza Systems Inc.

You may add as much text as necessary. The box will expand to show all text.: Procurement is for (1) base year and (2) option years of maintenance renewal for (8) MAPublisher licenses and procurement of (8) Geographic Imager Plug-In's.

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You may add as much text as necessary. The box will expand to show all text.: Maintenance renewal of MAPublisher and procurement of Geographic Imager Plug-IN. MAPublisher and Geographic Imager Plug-In are cartography tools for Adobe CS, the exclusively-used design tool in ONI's Multimedia Department and supplied by the manufacture, Avenza Systems Inc. These items are used extensively throughout the IC and adoption of MAPublisher has allowed ONI designers to import data and collaborate seamlessly with other IC contigents. The IC adopted this software as a standard for exporting maps for use in design intel products and is approved in DADMS ID 107421. Because map publisher has become a widely-adopted standard for cartographers and designer across the IC, and ONI's mandate to satisfy ICD requirements (ICD 203) regarding visualization in intel products, its imperative to renew this software maintenance and add the Geographic Imager plug-in so that the designers we attract from across the IC have the tools they require, and that the visual products we publish are meet intelligence community design standards. Avemza Systems Inc. is the sole source of all Avenza products, including maintenance renewals.
You may add as much text as necessary. The box will expand to show all text.: The Contracting Office will use price history and other pricing techniques to determine price fair and reasonableness.
You may add as much text as necessary. The box will expand to show all text.: Market research was conducted via Internet, trade shows and visiting/conferring with other IC agencies. Avenza Systems Inc. created and distributes MAPublisher and Geographic Imager, any authorized Avenza MAPublisher reseller can compete for this contract. Vendors who do not distribute Avenza MAPublisher cannot effectively fulfill this requirement.
You may add as much text as necessary. The box will expand to show all text.: This is a follow-on maintenance renewal requests. N42 purchased (8) MAPublisher licenses from Avenza in FY18.
You may add as much text as necessary. The box will expand to show all text.: Media Department personnel regularly attend conferences and reviews industry publications and conducts on line research to stay aware of industry trends, products and services. The government will again compete this requirement when the technology becomes obsolete.
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