single_source_justification FRGP SIGNED_Redacted.pdf

This document is a Single Source Justification for a sole source procurement of Front Range GigaPop (FRGP) membership and services by the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA).

The USAFA intends to award a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) on a sole source basis to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) to provide USAFA membership in the FRGP consortium. FRGP is the only regional consortium serving the required institutions in Colorado, and UCAR is deemed the only responsible source. The authority for this non-competitive award is 10 USC 2304(c)(1), only one responsible source. The NAICS code is 517111 with a size standard of 1,500 employees. As the sole source provider of the required networking services, UCAR will provide USAFA with access to Internet2, intra-FRGP connectivity, commodity Internet, caching, and peering services.