Solicitation - HC102822R0034 - Attachment 2 - LSR Redacted.pdf

Limited Sources/Sole Source Rationale

1. REQUIRING AGENCY AND CONTRACTING OFFICE:

Requesting Agency:

Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Operations Center (OC) (OCL23) 1 Overcash Avenue, Building 12 Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 17201

Contracting Activity:

DISA/Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO)

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2300 East Drive, Building 3600 Scott Air Force Base, Illinois 62225

2. Procurement Title: Annual Software Maintenance Renewal for Velocity Software

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3. Statutory Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2304c(c)(5); and Regulatory Authority Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1). (Open Market Purchase Order) Soliciting from a single source (including brand name).

4. Description of Action: This procurement will be awarded as a firm-fixed-price delivery order to an authorized reseller of Velocity Software, Inc, (Velocity) the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), utilizing the open market. The period of performance shall consist of a 1-year base period, plus four, 1-year option periods.

for the base period have been provided via . The applicable North American Industrial

Classification System code is 541511 - Custom Computer Programming Services, with a small business size standard of $30 Million.

The object of this effort is to obtain Velocity software renewal / licensing and support from the OEM. Software support includes the receipt of new versions and releases of software products. The required Velocity software is currently incorporated in the DISA OC Mainframe Environment. This procurement is a follow-on set to expire on August 14, 2022. Market research confirmed this software item is not available on the Department of Defense Enterprise Software Initiative Blanket Purchase Agreement, National Aeronautics Space Administration Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement Contract, or General Service Administration Advantage Contract. Velocity Software is only provided by the OEM via open market procurement and no authorized resellers are available to resell the software support. This particular brand name, product, or feature is needs. It is a logical conclusion that once a brand name software product is procured, only the product OEM, or OEM resellers can provide continued software support, as third party support is not authorized. In this case the OEM, Velocity, has no authorized resellers.

nd each OEM offers the only brand name product support to maintain the current infrastructure in place. Because the products are already integrated into the mission partner infrastructure, no other products can seamlessly integrate with the existing infrastructure without making changes to the baseline. Existing applications were specifically designed to interface and operate with specific OEM products. Other software brands may provide similar functionality, but without rewriting the application source code -centric environments, the competing programs would not be functional. The detrimental effect of not procuring Velocity Software in support of the end users will create a gap in service thus creating a work stoppage.

5. Proposed Sole Source Contractor: Velocity Software, Inc,

6. Market Research: Market research for the requested software licenses and support was completed February March 2022 by the DISA program office. Research was conducted on the brand-name Velocity Software products to determine if there were authorized resellers of the required licenses and support. Market research included gathering data from similar acquisitions, gathering data from the internet, reviewing existing DISA-wide contract vehicles, other government contracts, and determining potential sources. Based on current market research dated February March 2022, it has been determined only the aforementioned brand-name product and support, the Velocity Software (zVPS , IFL and zTune), can only fully support the need and is only available from the OEM, Velocity Software, Inc via open market procurement.

This requirement is for proprietary products and product support and no competitor functional replacement products exist in the market at this time to meet the Government's need. The Government will continue to conduct market research to determine if there are changes in the marketplace that would enable future competitive actions; e.g., there are similar products and/or product support in the marketplace that provides the same functionality, the OEM releases ownership rights of product, or it is economically feasible to procure a new system.

7. Upon the basis of the following justification, I, as the Contracting Officer, hereby approve this sole source justification for the proposed contract action pursuant to the authority cited above as the particular brand-name product is essential to the