Sole Source Justification - SiteImprove_Redacted.pdf

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

MANDATORY TEMPLATE FOR FEDERAL PROCUREMENTS UNDER THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

1. Estimated Dollar Value:

2. Anticipated Period of Performance: 09/24/22 – 09/23/23

3. Does the anticipated Period of Performance include option years? No, requiring agency requested initial services for 12 months.

4. Sources Sought Notice posted to Contract Opportunities? No, see #5 below.

5. Market Research conducted and attached to this document?

No, however, market research has been done in the past 12-months and confirmed that SiteImprove does not have any authorized resellers of this product.

6. Is this a new requirement or a follow-on to an expiring award?

☐ New requirement ☒ Follow-on to an expiring award

7. Describe the requirement. Please note that the requirement is the minimum acceptable specification or capability and is not necessarily the best in the industry.

Siteimprove’s Web Governance Suite is a hosted service that scans the website every five (5) days for broken links, misspellings, accessibility and SEO issues, all while monitoring web analytics and website response from a single user-friendly dashboard.

Several features make Siteimprove’s Web Governance Suite stand apart from other services/products on the market:

• A single management area for broken links, misspellings, accessibility issues, website inventory, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) issues, website uptime and response monitoring, and analytics.

• Automated reports that highlight broken links and misspellings directly on the webpage and in the source code.

• Automated reports that highlight duplicate title tags, missing <h1> tags, and page content issues.

• Prioritized error fixes based on number of page views.

• Easy distribution of reports sent through automated e-mails when the check is completed.

• Easy separation of reports by department, section, or team. These are called “Groups” within Quality Assurance. This is done on a per site basis either by URL, Page Title, or through a body tag match.

• Free Certification Courses for the Siteimprove Web Governance Tool and Web Accessibility

• Access to on-demand educational resources, training, and webinars.

8. List the proposed vendor and contact information.

SiteImprove Inc.

7807 Creekridge Circle Minneapolis, MN 55439

9. Describe why the proposed vendor is the only vendor from which the requirement can be obtained. Examples of acceptable justifications include but are not limited to: sole manufacturer and seller, adherence to warranty provisions, urgency, etc. If other vendors can provide similar products or services, describe why they cannot meet our particular requirement.

TAIZHU ZHOU Digitally signed by TAIZHU ZHOU Date: 2022.08.12 15:40:31 -04'00'

SiteImprove Web Governance Suite software products are proprietary and only available from SiteImprove. Market research confirms that SiteImprove does not have any additional authorized resellers of this product. SiteImprove is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for the software and owns the copyrighted license source software with all legal rights, privileges, and ownership contained therein. No other source or competitor may legally modify or change the software, nor would they have access to the course code to do so.

10. Certification:

I hereby certify that the information provided above is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Technical Representative Date

11. CO Certification:

I hereby determine that the circumstances of this procurement action deem only one source reasonably available. Also, the quoted price is determined to be fair and reasonable as documented on the SAP e-File Checklist and Award Summary.

Contracting Officer Date

MARK

ANDREWS

Digitally signed by MARK

ANDREWS

Date: 2022.08.12 17:14:11 -04'00'