Sole Source_Redacted.pdf

This is a justification document for use of other than full and open competition (sole source) for a federal contract procurement.

The requiring activity is the Surface Warfare Combat Training Continuum (SWCTC) at Navy Supply Fleet Logistics Center San Diego (NAVSUPPLY/LCSD). The contracting officer is seeking to award a firm-fixed-price sole source contract to Wonderlic, Inc. for procurement of the Wonderlic Select assessment platform, an online cognitive ability test used for pre-employment screening and candidate evaluation. The estimated contract value is redacted, covering a base year with four option years. The statutory authority for this sole source award is 41 U.S.C. 1903 as implemented by FAR 13.501(a).

The justification establishes that Wonderlic, Inc. is the only responsible source capable of meeting the Department of Navy's unique requirements. Key differentiators supporting sole source justification include Wonderlic's proprietary and copyrighted assessment tools; the Wonderlic WonScore platform, which is the only integrated three-part assessment model combining cognitive ability, personality, and motivation measures; and Wonderlic's unmatched library of over 80 years of job-specific benchmark data across industries and functions. The document notes that no other vendor provides a comparable integrated assessment platform with the same depth of Navy-specific assessments, feedback mechanisms, administrative oversight, and strategic support necessary to meet SWCTC operational requirements. The contracting officer has determined the anticipated cost is fair and reasonable based on comparison to other government and commercial customer pricing for similar services.