SF 1009 -Redacted.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

SF 1009 - FAR 13.106-1(b) SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION FOR

ACQUISITIONS AT OR BELOW THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

Treasury Standard Form – 1009 (Rev 10/18)

Prescribed by Treasury: DTAP 1013.106(b)

1. Identification of the requesting activity and contracting activity.

The requiring activity is the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) Intelligence Division and the contracting activity is the Treasury Common Services Center (TCSC).

2.a A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs.

The purpose of this Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity is to obtain approval to award a

Sole Source firm-fixed price award for the purchase of Kpler Terminal Maritime Intelligence licenses.

The need-by date for these items is 09/01/2026 and the anticipated period of performance is one (1) 12-month base period plus three (3) 12-month option periods.

2.b Name and business size of the vendor.

Kpler, Inc. (UEI: XCU6KYK7UF95), Other Than Small Business (OTSB)

2.c Requisition No.

3. IGCE/Estimated dollar value.

4.a Identification of the circumstances that preclude competition.

Urgency Exclusive licensing agreements Brand-name Industrial mobilization.

Other Sole Source

4.b Supporting information and facts.

The proposed procurement is to acquire Kpler Terminal Maritime Intelligence Licenses as follows:

Kpler Terminal (Premium) – 1yr Subscription, Qty: 5

The proposed solution have the following salient functional, performance characteristics, and level of quality that will satisfy the Government’s needs that no other solution appears to have at this time, based on current market research efforts conducted by the Government. Salient characteristics include the following: Web-only interface; Direct Data Export in Excel/CSV or API; AIS historical data of 10 years

(minimum); Support Class A and Class B Vessel Port History; Vessel searches by Name/IMO/Other; No limitation on volume of searches; License assignment flexibility; and within TTB Budget.

Kpler Terminal Maritime Intelligence Licenses provide maritime vessel tracking capabilities as needed, when needed. This self-service capability allows the Alcohol and Tobacco Trade Bureau’s (TTB’s)

Intelligence Division to review and analyze real-time exports to identify fraudulent claims involving unpaid Federal Excise Tax (FET).

Market research revealed several general-purpose competitors, however, their products do not offer the specific requirements needed by this procurement. Specifically, Vessel Finder, BigOcean Data, and VT

Explorer did not meet the requirement for direct data export in Excel/CSV by the user. CARGA did not have a standard of 10 years of AIS historical data. S&P Global far exceeded TTB's allotted financial resources for this requirement. Kpler met all requirements - web-only interface, direct data export in

Excel/CSV, 10 years of AIS historical data; Class A and Class B vessel coverage, port history, vessel searches by name, all with unlimited searches and the flexibility to reassign the named-user licenses.

Based on this information, Kpler Terminal licenses are identified as the only source available that can meet the needs of this requirement.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

SF 1009 - FAR 13.106-1(b) SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION FOR

ACQUISITIONS AT OR BELOW THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

Treasury Standard Form – 1009 (Rev 10/18)

Prescribed by Treasury: DTAP 1013.106(b)

5. Any other important information.

In December 2022, TTB Intelligence made a micro-purchase of vessel tracking data from FleetMon. This service met an immediate need but was not ideal due to limits on the number of searches that could be run before incurring additional costs. FleetMon subsequently merged with MarineTraffic, at which point the user was unable to perform direct pull down and export of historical data, which resulted in undue delays and unanticipated costs. As a result, TTB has continuously reviewed the market for providers of vessel tracking data that supported their investigations and found Kpler Terminal Maritime Intelligence licenses.

6. Certifications and Approvals.

6.a Program Office certification (Requiring Activity). I hereby certify that the supporting information and data provided and which form the basis for this justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Name: Date:

Signature:

6.b Contracting Officer approval. In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), as a warranted contracting officer, I hereby determine that the circumstances of the acquisition make only one brand-name or source reasonably available for the reasons provided above; therefore precluding competition and supporting the

Government’s determination to solicit as a brand-name requirement or solicit and award to the vendor stated in section 2.b.

Name: Date:

Signature:

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