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Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition

(1) Requiring Activity: Defense Contract Audit Agency

Contracting Activity: DLA Contracting Services Office- Richmond

(2) Nature and/or description of the action being approved:

Approval to solicit for brand name specific items

(3) Description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs:

DCAA requires brand name specific DISC and Motivators Combination assessments (TTI Success Insights TI Management & Staff) utilized in Onboarding sessions for new hires. DISC is an assessment tool used to improve work productivity, teamwork and communication. The Motivators assessment provides insight into the rationale behind behaviors. The combination of these assessments are administered to agency new hires and then debriefed in order to foster effective communication and professional interaction in the work environment. Estimated cost is

(4) Statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition:

This requirement is being pursued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6- 302-1(c), an acquisition or portion of an acquisition that uses a brand-name description.

(5) Demonstration that the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited:

The proposed contractor would be considered to be uniquely qualified to provide these services to the Defense Contract Audit Agency based upon the following:

Ability to provide TTI Success Insights TI Management & Staff reports (example:

http://ttisuccessinsights.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/TI-management-staff-.pdf) Ability to provide said reports with four (4) hours of completion of online assessment;

Maintains inventory of assessments;

Ability to provide live customer support in delivery of assessment results;

Maintain or have access to assessment results and the ability to generate summative reports for historic results.

(6) Efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable:

A combined synopsis and formal Request for Quote will be posted to Federal Business Opportunities.

(7) A determination by the Contracting Officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable: