20150428_LINE_2_SSJ_for_Nuxeo_Rev_01.pdf

Sole Source Justification Nuxeo Connect Silver Annual Maintenance

PR: 1300495380

BACKGROUND/REQUIREMENT:

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport’s (NUWCDIVNPT) Advanced Interactive Management Technology Center (AIMTC), Code 2531, Logistics Product Development Branch uses a content management system to support advanced document management, case management, digital asset management and team collaboration that supports multiple programs at NUWCDIVNPT. Program managers require a content management system that offers version control, advanced search capabilities and tasking and team collaboration. They also require the ability to search not only document titles but internal text as well.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENT

NUWCDIVNPT requires the renewal of Nuxeo Connect Silver Subscription which covers an additional one-year period from 9/1/2015 through 8/31/2016. Nuxeo Silver Connect Subscription covers the maintenance and support of content management software deployed at the Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) production environment and at NUWCDIVNPT’s test environment. Continued maintenance and support of Nuxeo is critical to support multiple programs at NUWCDIVNPT. Not having a content management system compromises AIMTC’s ability to provide first class service to deployed sailors and the civilians tasked with supporting them.

WHY ONLY ONE SOURCE

Nuxeo Silver Connect software is proprietary to Nuxeo Corporation. There are no authorized resellers of Nuxeo Silver Connect. In order for AIMTC to continue to provide first class service to its customers, it is necessary to maintain the Nuxeo software application. This support contract provides version updates as well as security patches. Nuxeo Corporation also works closely with AIMTC staff to customize the software to meet our unique needs and thus provide the best customer experience for AIMTC users. Failure to award this contract would severely impact AIMTC’s ability to adapt to changing customer requirements and result in a loss of business since customers would lose their document repository and workflow management tool.

The Navy and Code 25 have invested extensive resources to attain the approval of DoN Application and Database Management System (DADMS) for the installation of Nuxeo on AIMTC’s servers. Maintaining Nuxeo is the most cost effective course of action for the Navy as it could take up to 2 years to research and implement another application.

CONCLUSION:

Based on the aforementioned, this requirement must be procured on a sole source basis to Nuxeo Corporation as it is the only vendor capable of providing the software maintenance and support for AIMTC customers.