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JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT (OPEN

MARKET OR GSA) UNDER $250,000

Sole source acquisitions may be used on a limited basis and only when the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)/Program Official has provided sufficient justification and the Contracting Officer has determined that the circumstances warrant such action. The content for a justification must contain detailed facts and rationale to justify the sole source acquisition. Soliciting from a single source must be done in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b) or 8.405-6. At a minimum, the following information must be included:

Identification of Program Office, Contracting Activity, and Proposed Requirement, Justification and Program Office Certification:

A. Program Office:

OSSAM/AMSO.EMOSO

Roybal Campus Building 20 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA 30341

B. Contracting Activity:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Financial Resources Acquisition Branch II

C. Identification of Requirement:

1. Nature of Action to be Approved by Contracting Officer:

a. Sole source acquisition of: Procurement of Building Automation System Support Agreement Renewal (Annual) – JCI Software

b. Procurement Request (PR) Number: OHCAJSBB-2024-88167

2. Proposed Vendor and Estimated Procurement Amount:

a. Proposed Vendor: Johnson Controls, Inc.

2101 Gaither Rd, Ste 400 Rockville, MD 20850 Unique Entity ID: G15SWMLGAX81

b. Estimated Procurement Amount:

3. Is the requirement on GSA Schedule? Yes No

Rev. 5/15/17

D. Justification:

1. The justification for this non-competitive action is:

In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), “only one source [is] reasonably available” which states that, “For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. (i) 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). (ii) Where a single source is identified to provide a portion of a purchase because that portion of the purchase specifies a particular brand-name item, the documentation in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section only applies to the portion of the purchase requiring brand-name item. The documentation should state it is covering only the portion of the acquisition which is brand- name.”

Urgency

Exclusive licensing agreements/Proprietary data

Brand name required

Industrial mobilization

Other (e.g., compatibility, space issues, continuity, compatibility, etc.)

In accordance with FAR 8.405-6 “Limiting Sources” which states that, “the only circumstances that may justify the action are – (A) An urgent and compelling need exists, and following the procedures would result in unacceptable delays; (B) Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized; or (C) In the interest of economy and efficiency, the new work is a logical follow-up to an original Federal Supply Schedule order provided that the original order was placed in accordance with the applicable Federal Supply Schedule ordering procedures. The original BPA must not have been previously issued under sole-source or limited-sources procedures.”

Urgency

Only One Source

Logical Follow Up

Brand name required

2. Other facts supporting sole source procurement:

a. What can this product/service do that other products/services cannot do?

This product communicates directly with the Johnson Controls NAE supervisory devices and provides a standard web interface to the systems.

b. What other products/services were considered and why did they not meet the need?

The Metasys ADX Server software is the only software that works directly with the presently installed system.

3. Program Office efforts to seek potential offerors:

The ADX Server software maintains full compatibility with the systems installed at Roybal, Chamblee and Lawrenceville campuses. Due to the inherent incompatibility of other building automation system server software, allowing competition from other sources would result in substantial duplication of cost to the government, which is not expected to be recovered through competition.