Out of Scope Justification - Emerging Leaders for FBO.pdf

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JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION (JOFOC)

EMERGING LEADERS / SBAHQ-16-C-0014 – Option Year 3

Identification Number: SBAHQ-16-C-0014 – Option Year 3

1. Identification of the agency and contracting activity (FAR 6.303-2(b)(1)). The Small Business

Administration, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Denver Finance Center - Acquisition Division in support of the Office of Entrepreneurial Development.

2. The nature and/or description of the action being approved (FAR 6.303-2(b)(2)).

Approval is required of a Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition to issue a modification to an existing contract: Contract number SBAHQ-16-C-0014 will be modified via modification number P00003 on or about January 6, 2020. The contractor is as follows:

Interise, Inc.

197 Portland St Ste 200 Boston, MA 02114 POC: Darrell Byers

3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value) (FAR 6.303-2(b)(3)).

The SBA requires additional training classes for additional locations during option period 3 of SBAHQ-16- C-0014. The SBA is adding 29 locations to receive a total of 59 training classes. The additional classes are the same classes that were awarded under contract SBAHQ-16-C-0014 and are priced in accordance with Option Period 3. The period of performance is date of award through December 20, 2020.

4. An identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is as follows:

6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements (41 U.S.C.3304(a)(1)).

5. A statement demonstrating the unique qualifications of the proposed contractor or the nature of the action requiring the use of the authority (FAR 6.303-2(b)(5)).

Interise, Inc. is uniquely qualified to provide these services to the Office of Entrepreneurial Development based upon the following:

The SBA Emerging Leaders concept is designed to strengthen SBA’s core mission to support small companies that have achieved local success and are ready for the next level of growth. This targeted outreach identifies CEO-level executives from small businesses in select underserved communities and/or marketplaces across the country. It provides these businesses with the support network, training resources, and motivation required to build and sustain businesses of size and scale within designated communities and/or marketplaces.

Interise, Inc. provides entrepreneurial educational services (classroom and remote training) to small business leaders in the designated underserved communities with its trademarked and copyrighted StreetWise Steps to Small Business Growth™ hands-on training curriculum. The training is revised and updated as necessary for each community training. The training provided by Interise, Inc. links

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small business development, financing, procurement, and mentoring opportunities to the designated communities.

SBAHQ-16-C-0014 was awarded as a sole-source due to copyright training material offered by Interise, Inc. The agency’s minimum needs for Emerging Leaders, Option Year 3, can be satisfied by only one supplier with unique capabilities due to copyright training materials required. It is in the best interest of the government to continue its final option year on contract SBAHQ-16-C-0014, offering the same level of training to qualified district offices throughout the country utilizing the contractor’s copyrighted training curriculum.

5. A description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable, including whether a notice was or will be publicized as required by FAR 5.2 and, if not, which exception under FAR 5.202 applies (FAR 6.303-2(b)(6)).

The Justification and Approval will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities as required.

Responses will be evaluated.

6. Determination by the contracting officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable (FAR 6.303-2(b)(7)).

The Contracting Officer determined that the price(s) were fair and reasonable based on the initial price analysis at the time of award. Prices are not changing for this modification. Only the number of training sessions in increasing. Therefore, it is anticipated that the cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

7. A description of the market research conducted and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted (FAR 6.303-2(b)(8)).

Market research was not conducted as this training is copyrighted by Interise, Inc.

8. Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition (FAR 6.303-2(b)(9)).

None.

9. A listing of any sources that expressed a written interest in the acquisition (FAR 6.303-2(b)(10)).

Interise, Inc.

10. A statement of any actions the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition, if subsequent acquisitions are anticipated (FAR 6.303-2(b)(11)).

The Government will continue to gauge the marketplace capabilities for future requirements. The Government intends to seek competition for future acquisitions for Emerging Leaders in fiscal year twenty-one.