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LIMITED SOURCE

FOR AN ORDER/BPA EXCEEDING MICRO-PURCHASE THRESHOLD

AND UP TO THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

(AUTHORITY: FAR 8.405-6)

Requisition NEEB1000-20-00052

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Multiple Award Schedule Program.

1. Agency and contracting activity. Department of Commerce, NOAA Acquisition and Grants

Office (AGO), Satellite and Information Acquisition Division

2. Description of supplies or services required to meet agency needs (including the estimated value). Award of a firm fixed price delivery order on a brand name basis to support NOAA”s Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) data processing requirements.

The brand name requirement relates to lease and maintenance support of (1) pair of dedicated (point to point) dark fibers between NOAA NSOF located at 4231 Suitland Road, Suitland MD., to NOAA NCWCP located at 5830 University Research Ct., Riverdale MD. The Limited source portion of the requirement has an estimated value of $25,830.00

3. Identification of the limited source(s) to be solicited.

Zayo Group LLC Attn: Eric Cho 13861 Sunrise Valley Dr.

Herndon, VA 20171

Phone: 202-683-9190

4. Authority and supporting rationale. The contracting officer has determined the following circumstance justifies limiting the source under FAR 8.405-6 and as supported below:

Only one source is capable - FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B) - Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized.

OSPO currently has a lease agreement with Zayo Group LLC., the vendor who provides this private optical circuit between NSOF and the NCWCP in College Park.

Zayo Group, LLC is the sole source for Dark Fiber lease and maintenance support. Zayo Group, LLC provided fiber optic infrastructure is proprietarily operated and maintained by Zayo. Zayo Group, LLC does not authorize any 3rd party resellers or distributors in the United States.

5. Market Research

This request is to maintain a lease agreement for a pair of proprietary fiber optic cables owned and maintained by Zayo Group, LLC. Zayo Group LLC installed and owns these fiber optic cables there is no other vendor who this lease can be provided by.

Source Selection Information – see FAR 2.101 and 3.104

Date: 2019.10.24 10:19:29 -04'00'

(Insert PR/RFQ/BPA/Order number, as applicable)

6. Technical/Requirements Representative Certification I certify that this requirement constitutes the Government’s minimum needs and the supporting data provided herein is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

09/18/2019

Russell Dyson Date IT Specialist

7. Approval

This justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief ESPINOZA.SUZANNA.ANGELA.1241771071 Digitally signed by ESPINOZA.SUZANNA.ANGELA.1241771071

Contracting Officer Date

Source Selection Information – see FAR 2.101 and 3.104

Digitally signed by

DYSON.RUSSELL.A.1279121445 DYSON.RUSSELL.A.1279121445

Date: 2019.09.18 14:11:32 -04'00'