SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION_Redacted.pdf

Contracting Officer’s Determination

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

FAR Part 13 Not Exceeding $250K Control Number: MICC WP-2021-37<SAT

1. Agency/Contracting Activity: Mission and Installation Contracting Command – West Point (MICC-WP)

2. Description of Action: ConnectNY Consortium Membership

Nature: New Requirement Follow-on Requirement Mod to Existing Purchase Order/Contract Number

Pricing: Firm-Fixed Price Time & Materials Cost

Funds: OMA Other Funds:

Name of Proposed CNY(ConnectNY), Inc Contractor(s):

Street Address: 6721 US HWY 11 City, State, Zip: Pottsdam, NY 13676 Phone: (315) 265-1119

3. Description of Services or Supplies:

ConnectNY e-Book acquisition, access and consortial services. ConnectNY is a consortium of independent academic institutions in New York State. The mission of ConnectNY is to share collections, leverage resources, and enhance services through cooperative initiatives and coordinated activities.

The total estimated value of the proposed action is

4. Authority:

FAR 13.106-1(b)(1): For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g. urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization)

5. Reasons for Authority Cited:

a. Background:

This procurement is for a one-year membership to ConnectNY. CNY (ConnectNY), Inc.

offers membership benefits not offered by any other vendor. The ConnectNY consortium is made up of 19 academic libraries including the USMA Library, RIT, RPI, Vassar, Bard, Skidmore, Union, Colgate and others. The membership includes access to a database of over 5 million items in all formats. USMA library patrons access the ConnectNY database from the USMA library’s website, and independently request items that are needed for their research. They are delivered to the library within 48 hours, a great benefit to our time constrained cadets and faculty. In addition to the membership and borrowing privileges, a