TomTom Telecommunications Suite MultiNet Post-signed-signed.pdf

FCC ENTERPRISE ACQUISITION CENTER (EAC)

Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition

1. Identification of the agency and contracting activity.

a. Federal agency and contracting activity: FCC/EAC.

• 445 12th St., SW, Washington, DC 20554

• James.Batten@fcc.gov

• (202) 418-1971

b. FCC Requiring Activity.

o Library Services: e-Library and FCC Library Databases agency-wide subscription for the

Commission’s electronic access to geographically specific economic and statistical analysis.

c. Program Office information.

• Sheryl Todd

• 445 2th St., SW, TW-B240E, Washington, DC 20554

• Sheryl.Todd@fcc.gov

• (202) 418-7386

2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved.

a. Acquisition purpose and objectives.

The service is for the Commission’s electronic access to the annual licenses for the TomTom

Telecommunications Suite and MultiNet Post subscription will provide continued support geographically to specific economic and statistical analysis that will provide information relevant to communications policy and legal decision about wireline service providers.

b. Project background.

The subject areas include regulatory fee assessment, universal service analysis, disaster recovery support, competition and merger analysis, broadband and telecommunications infrastructure and service deployment.

3. Description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value).

a. Project title.

b. TomTom Telecommunications Suite and MultiNet Post.

c. Project description.

The Industry and Analysis and Technology Division of WCB have a requirement to determine the places where there’s no 4b lte coverage or where coverages are currently pulled out of 477, but the subsidy part needs to come from USAC data.

Requirement type.

☐ Research & development (R&D)

☐ R & D support services

☒ Support services (non-R&D)

☐ Supplies/equipment

☐ Information technology (IT)

☐ Construction

☐ Architect-engineer (A & E) services

☐ Design-build

☐ Other (specify): ____________________

• Type of action.

☒ New requirement

☐ Follow-on

☐ Other (specify): ______________________

• Proposed contract/order type.

☒ Firm-fixed-price

☐ Other fixed-price (specify, e.g., fixed-price award-fee, fixed-price incentive-fee):

☐ Cost-plus-fixed-fee

☐ Other cost reimbursement (specify, e.g., cost-plus-award-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee):

☐ Time and materials

☐ Indefinite delivery (specify whether indefinite quantity, definite quantity, or requirements): ___________

☐ Other (specify): ___________

Acquisition identification number: LIBR200006

Total estimated dollar value and performance/delivery period.

o Independent Government Cost Estimate for one Base Year is $37,672.00

4. Identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition. o This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 3304(a)(1) as set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 “Only one responsible sources and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirement”.

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

a. Name and address of the proposed contractor(s).

TomTom at Carahsoft

1860 Michael Faraday Drive Reston, Virginia 20190

b. Nature of the acquisition and proposed unique qualifications of the contractor(s). Based on our findings while there may be multiple vendors with this data, all of them handle the aggregation and normalization of the Postal Service and Census data differently. Without sound technical reasons there is the potential that may cause significant unpredictable and destabilizing changes in the data series we publish that are derived from formulae that utilize the data we collect and the data we purchase.

Description of the efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as practicable. Indicate whether a FedBizOpps notice was or will be publicized as required by FAR Subpart 5.2 and, if not, which exception under FAR 5.202 applies.

Market Research was done on major Telecommunications Suites and MultiNet Post. The quote was posted for TomTom MultiNet on SEWP and one quote was received from Carahsoft.

Determination by the Contracting Officer that the anticipated cost/price to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

o Description of the market research conducted (see FAR Part 10) and the results, or a statement of the reasons market research was not conducted.

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6. Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition.

11. Listing of sources, if any, that expressed, in writing, an interest in the acquisition.

12. Statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the required supplies or services.

None

13. Program Office Certification.

This is to certify that supporting data (such as minimum needs statements, schedule requirements, or facts in support of the justification) contained or relied upon in this JOFOC that were developed by, or that are the responsibility of, the program office or technical personnel signing below, are complete and accurate.

OFFICIAL NAME & TITLE SIGNATURE DATE

Project Officer or COR Sheryl D. Todd

3/24/2020

Project Officer’s/COR’s Immediate Supervisor Marlene H. Dortch

03/24/2020

Sheryl D. Todd

Head of the Sponsoring Program Office

14. Contracting Officer Certification.

This is to certify that the justification for the proposed acquisition is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief and that it has been reviewed and certified by the appropriate program or technical personnel as to supporting data for which they are responsible.

14.

Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA) Concurrence/Approval.

OFFICIAL NAME SIGNATURE DATE

FCC Head of the Contracting Activity Sunny Diemert

OFFICIAL NAME SIGNATURE DATE

FCC Contracting Officer

James Batten 07/1/2020