SOLE SOURCE FINAL - ECM Sole Source Justification (ACQ-26-0753) Final 4.23.26_Redacted.pdf

This is a Sole Source Justification (SSJ) form for a federal contract procurement by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

The USPTO intends to award a contract to General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. (GDIT) for Enterprise Cloud Modernization (ECM) cloud usage and cloud professional services on a sole source basis. The contract will be a Time-and-Materials type with a one-year base period (10/1/2026 – 9/30/2027) and one one-year option period (10/1/2027 – 9/30/2028), under General Services Administration's (GSA) Alliant 2 Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). The estimated contract value is redacted but includes Cloud Support Labor, Optional Labor, and Cloud Usage components. The procurement supports USPTO's initiative to migrate seven petabytes of data from on-premises to cloud storage by June 30, 2027, utilizing FEDRAMP-approved commercial cloud services through an established reseller relationship with GDIT. GDIT has demonstrated technical expertise and operational capability, having previously migrated over 50 percent of USPTO's systems to the cloud and established strong collaborative relationships with infrastructure service providers. The justification cites unique vendor qualifications including GDIT's deep familiarity with USPTO's standards, procedures, stakeholder community, and customer environment, along with operational and technical risks associated with transitioning to a new vendor prior to the critical June 30, 2027 migration deadline. The contracting officer is Donald Nusbaum, and a Notice of Intent to Sole Source will be posted in accordance with PTAG 6.1.1. Price reasonableness determination will be finalized prior to contract award.