Starfish - Sole Source KO SIGNED redact.pdf

Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE (Simplified Acquisitions - MPT to <$250K)

Document number: 1301170090

The supplies or services described herein are being solicited on a sole source basis and competition is precluded for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available for the supplies or services.

Check One:

☐ Service:

Contractor:

Contractor Address:

Contractor POC:

Phone #:

Email:

Cage Code/DUNS:

☒ Supply:

Restricted to the following source. If a sole source manufacturer distributes via dealers, ALSO provide dealer information.)

Original Manufacturer Name: EAB GLOBAL, INC

Manufacturer: Starfish Software

Manufacturer POC: Joseph Fluriach

Cage Code 86PS2

Manufacturer Address: 2445 M Street NW Washington, DC 20037

Dealer/Rep: Joseph Fluriach Dealer/Rep Address Phone No.

Email: JFluriach@eab.com

Description of the supplies or services required, the estimated price/cost, and required delivery date.

A subscription to Starfish software renewal for three years.

Cost and period of performance:

POP Item Qty Price September 4, 2024 - September 3, 2025 Starfish Software 1 $35,000.00 September 4, 2025 - September 3, 2026 Starfish Software 1 $35,000.00 September 4, 2026 - September 3, 2027 Starfish Software 1 $35,000.00

Total $105,000.00

In conclusion, the requested supplies or services represent the minimum requirements of the government.

Describe in detail why only this source can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources.

(what specific characteristics of the supplies or services limit the availability to a sole source (e.g., unique features, function of the item, etc.)?)

☒ The supplies or services must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit and function) with existing systems presently installed/performing. Describe the equipment/function you have now and how the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system.

Starfish is cloud-based software that enables the Center for Academic Excellence to track attendance and session information for our Supplemental Instruction classes, Exam and Topic review sessions, Midshipmen Group Study Program sessions, Daytime & Evening Tutoring consultations, Strategies for Academic Success sessions and workshops, and Writing & Communication Center consultations and workshops. Starfish data is therefore essential not only for program planning, execution, and assessment, but it is also critical for assessing student academic performance and effort (for example, in the case of Ac Boards or Honor Cases). Key to Starfish is the report generating function, which is critical for decision making in the center. This is a follow on to purchase order N0018921P0559, where the current Starfish system in in place. Starfish software must integrate with existing USNA software, like MIDS. This integration is essential to the operation of the service and the ability for faculty, staff, and all stakeholders to access necessary student data. If any other software is integrated, it could cause the data corruption of over 4,500 UNSA students.

☒ A patent, copyright or proprietary data limits competition.

Starfish is solely owned and licensed by the Starfish company produced by EBA Global, INC. No other provider can license or provide an equivalent point of service for this software. There is no other just as suitable provider for this service.

☒ These are "direct replacement" parts/components for existing equipment.

This is a direct continuation of a previous contract for Starfish under purchase order N0018921P0559, which is relied on by the Center for Academic Excellence, primarily, and secondarily for professors & instructors, the Advising Office, the Commandant’s Staff, and any/all parties invested in midshipmen academic success.

Other information to support a sole source action:

Document number:

I CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF

MY KNOWLEDGE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROCESSING OF THIS SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

PRECLUDES THE USE OF FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION.

Signature Date

Activity Title

I HEREBY DETERMINE THAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CONTRACT ACTION DEEM ONLY ONE

SOURCE REASONABLY AVAILABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i).

Contracting Officer Signature Date

NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center, Norfolk Contracting Department