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

This is a Sole Source Justification (SSJ) document for a federal contract procurement by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The USPTO intends to award a single 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 acquisition package number is ACQ-26-0753, and the contract type will be Time and Materials. The estimated contract value is redacted, with a one-year base period (10/1/2026 – 9/30/2027) and one one-year option period (10/1/2027 – 9/30/2028).

The ECM services support USPTO's infrastructure and hosting requirements, enabling migration of seven petabytes of data from on-premises to cloud storage by June 30, 2027, as part of a strategic transition from hybrid cloud to cloud-first architecture. GDIT will provide cloud support labor, optional labor, and cloud usage through its GSA Alliant 2 Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC), under Task Order 1333BJ21F00280055 originally awarded on September 27, 2021. The justification cites unique vendor qualifications based on GDIT's demonstrated technical expertise, established collaborative relationships with USPTO, and successful delivery of prior IT lab migration work. The document notes that competitive solicitation would cause delays jeopardizing the mission-critical June 30, 2027 migration deadline. Contracting Officer Donald Nusbaum approved the justification, with anticipated cost savings from reduced infrastructure contracts once cloud migration is complete, including elimination of Peraton storage contracts and Data Center Hosting agreements.