SSJ.pdf

Document # 19-00362

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION DOCUMENTATION

($5,000 to SAT/Open Market)

1. The service or supply listed on 19-SU-00362 is sole source and competition is precluded for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available for this material or service.

2. Restricted to the following source. Provide original manufacturer’s name. (If a sole source manufacturer distributes via dealers, ALSO provide dealer information.)

Manufacturer: ManTech Intel.

Manufacturer POC & phone nr.: Ari Abraham, 703-674-3067

Mfr. Address: 2251 Corporate Park Drive, Herndon, VA 20171

Dealer / Rep: N/A

Dealer / Rep address / phone nr.: N/A

3. Identification of the justification rationale. The acquisition is being conducted under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b) Soliciting from a single source. The justification for restricting competition is:

ManTech’s non-attributable, proxy payment infrastructure is an essential component for

NCIS’ managed attribution and Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) collection capabilities.

ManTech is the sole organization with the domain knowledge and subject matter expertise to manage the non-attributable payment of Comcast and Amazon Web Service (AWS) service contracts in support of NCIS investigations and operations.

4. Description of the item or service required, statement that the requested material or service represents the minimum requirements of the government, the estimated cost, and required delivery date or performance period.

The proposed acquisition is to acquire support to maintain one Comcast and one AWS account using a funding source not attributable to NCIS. Support will include providing credentials allowing NCIS to instantiate AWS services, create and manage users, and monitor usage. Support will also include acting as an interface between NCIS and Comcast and Amazon to resolve any issues that may arise and monitoring NCIS usage of AWS pay-per-use services. The estimated dollar value of the requirement is The required delivery date is 14 SEP 2019.

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

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sources. Provide a description of the market research conducted among schedule holders and the results OR a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

The NCIS Cyber Directorate requires the monthly bill payment for one Comcast line and for

Amazon Web Services (AWS) using an account not associated with NCIS. The account used to pay for the Comcast line and AWS services must be fully backstopped to prevent the activity originating from the accounts to be associated with NCIS.

Due to the sensitive nature of the service provided, companies do not normally advertise the availability of such services, and NCIS has not been able to identify any company other than

ManTech able or willing to provide the services required.

NCIS released a solicitation for required services in 2018 and received no responses.

ManTech provides a unique proprietary capability solution that is not available from other vendors.

6. Other information to support a sole source/brand name buy:

N/A

7. TECHNICAL OR REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION:

I Certify That The Facts And Representations Under My Cognizance Which Are Included In This Justification, Which Form A Basis For This Justification, Are Complete And Accurate.

TECHNICAL COGNIZANCE

Date: 5/21/2019

Date: ________________________