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Document # 19-15016

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION DOCUMENTATION

($5,000 to SAT/Open Market)

1. The service or supply listed on N63285-19-SU-15016 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: Peak Performance Solutions

Manufacturer POC & Phone #: John Yearty, 850-702-0170

Mfr. Address: 3023 Shannon Lakes Drive North, Suite 102, Tallahassee, FL, 32309

Manufacturers Dealer/Rep:

Dealer/Rep Address/Phone #:

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

(1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold.

(i) 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).

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 requirement is to acquire NEXTEST software support maintenance for the period of 10/15/2018-10/14/2019.

The estimated cost is

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 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.

DEPAR TM ENT OF T HE NAVY

HEADQUARTERS

NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE

27130 TELEGRAPH ROAD

QUANTICO VA 22134 -2253

The nexTest NCIC CJIS Exam application code is proprietary to Peak Performance Solutions

(PPS).

This is service an existing NCIS NCIC nexTest CJIS EXAM Software; support is proprietary to PPS, because they wrote the code/application. The application is written to allow NCIS OpenFox Messenger NCIC

Operators to sign on via web based interface and take an NCIC CJIS Exam to maintain certification. The application interfaces with the NCIS OpenFox Messenger Software (NOMS) to update the Operators certification for 2years from the date they pass the exam. (the update is all automated with no manual updating required).

The nexTest application is installed and operational in the NCIS NIPRNET DMZ on a Windows based server and interfaces with the NCIS Unix based Law Enforcement Server/System (NOMS) also in the NCIS

NIPRNET DMZ.

6. Other information to support a sole source buy:

The proprietary data is: PPS nexTest application/code is written and maintained by them; access to maintain this software on the Windows based server is via an existing point to point NLETS Circuit

NCIS currently owns the Nextest licenses. This requirement is only to maintain the existing licenses already owned by NCIS

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.