Strider Brand Name EFOJ Final_signed Redacted.pdf

(Source Selection Information - See FAR 2.101 and 3 10

JUN 2023

JUSTIFICATION REVIEW DOCUMENT

FAR Part 16 Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity

Program/Equipment: Strider Supply Chain Intelligence Subscription

Authority: 10 United States Code 3406(c)(5) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B) and FAR 16.505(a)(4), Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly .

Amount:

Prepared by:

Contracting Officer:

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Requirements:

Controlled by: Army Controlled by: ACC-APG CUI Category: PROCURE

CUI//SP-PROCURE//FEDCON

CUI//SP-SSEL

(Source Selection Information - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104-4)

c. Impact if Not Approved:

In an environment where intellectual property, supply chain integrity, and key talent are strategic assets in a globally contested environment, Strider provides the specialized strategic intelligence necessary to not only protect those assets but to maintain a decisive competitive advantage. Failing to approve Strider would leave the organization with a significant and unaddressed intelligence gap, exposing it to the paramount challenge of state-sponsored strategic competition. While alternative tools like manage compliance and financial risk, they are not designed to counter the specific threat of economic espionage from nation-state actors.

Without Strider, the organization would lack a capability to defend against modern, sophisticated threats that fall outside the scope of traditional compliance tools.

Unaddressed threat vectors and risk would include that of intellectual property theft, targeted talent acquisition, hidden supply chain vulnerabilities, and open-source software contributor risk where Strider identifies software contributors with affiliations to adversarial nations.

The failure to cover these specific threat vectors would lead to broader, more damaging strategic consequences. The organization would be stuck in a reactive compliance posture. Lacking the foresight to anticipate and counter threats, it would be limited to identifying risks only after they have manifested. Strider provides a holistic view needed to connect disparate risk to coordinated state-sponsored

9. Other Facts:

a. Procurement History: This is a new procurement.

b. Other Facts: N/A

10. Technical Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in the justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

11. Requirements Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in the justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

12. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination: I hereby determine that the anticipated price to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable. Competition is expected on this requirement in order to determine reasonableness. However, if reasonableness is unable to be determined by competition, a price analysis, comparison to Independent Government Cost Estimate, comparison to historical prices, and/or comparison to commercial prices may be done. Additionally, certified cost or pricing data will not be required in accordance with FAR 15.403-1(b)(3), as a commercial item is being acquired.

13. Contracting Officer Certification: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.