UNICOM JA Redacted.pdf

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Section A: General Contract Information

Is th is a Bridge Action as defined in the AF Bridge Action Reduction Plan?

Contracting Activity: AFLCMC/PZITA

Project/Program Name: EE Designer Plus/Maintenance

Purchase Request/ Local ID Number: F4FFCK0252AW01

Estimated Contract Cost (including Options): -

D Yes

Section B: Description of the Supplies/Services Required

Unicom System Architect is enterprise architecture software that allows for visualization, analysis, and communication of enterprise architecture and business process a nalysis. This software provides decision support, process optimization, and integration of these factors in to solution delivery.

In order to avoid unnecessary delay in fu lfilling the Government's requirements and experiencing duplication of costs as stated herein, Unicom System Architect is t he only software suite that will satisfy t he Government's requirements at t his t ime.

This requirement will be issued as a new Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. Based on market research, the total cost of t his procurement is estimated to before this effort, based upon market research, is -

Section C: Justification for Soliciting from a Single Source or Brand Name

- has a requirement to purchase support and maintenance for Unicom System Architect software licenses. The maintenance needed consists of access to software updates and patches to address errors t hat have been discovered, or may be discovered, in the source code. Unicom System Architect software is currently used by- in t he performance of t heir mission and is on the Air Force approved software list.

- believes that an award to a n Other-Than-Requested (OTR) brand of software would result in unacceptable delays in fulfill ing mission requirements, in addition to increased costs. To switch software products at t his t ime would require an initial effort requiring ) at least - of time to review the diffe rences in software meta-models, adapt t he software to run on current hardware, and to receive permission to place t he OTR software on the Air Force approved software list.- estimates this initial effort would cost

Once init ial selection efforts were achieved an OTR software solution would require a n estimated- approximately a

• to transfer t he existing system a rchitecture over to t he new software, in addition to extensive regression testing to ensure t hat no data was lost during the transfer from the Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF). Furthermore, complimentary systems and software would have to be adjusted or changed in order to be compatible with t he new system.

I estimates t hat t his software changeover would cost at least for a minimum ). The total cost for an OTR solut ion would be in excess of

Accordingly, Unicom System Architect software maintenance renewal products acquired from Unicom Systems, Inc. is t he only product capable of providing the supplies described above wit hout- experiencing significant mission impacts and delays, as well as substant ial duplication of costs that could not be expected to be recovered through competit ion.

Section D: Efforts to Obtain Competition

The proposed Unicom System Architect software is licensed and sold di rectly by Unicom Systems, Inc. Unicom is the sole distributor of Unicom System Architect, a nd is t he only known source able to satisfy the Government's requirement. Unicom

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Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

Systems, Inc. has provided a sole-source letter stating t hat t hey are t he sole provider of Unicom System Architect software, updates, a nd technical support.

Section E: Steps to Preclude Future Single Source or Brand Name Awards

- will continue to monitor the public market in a n attempt to fi nd other vendors and companies t hat offer acceptable levels of compatibility to ensure every effort is made to compete for new suppliers for t hese type of tools. The Government will continue to conduct market research using catalogs, internet, attendance at technical trade shows, a nd other industry events to locate other solutions to meet the Government 's requirements. As identifies new requirements, it will make every effort to e nsure futu re actions will be competed under full and open competition. has determined in accordance with FAR 13.106-l(b)(l ), that the circumstances of this cont ract deem only a single source is reasonably available.

Section F: Contracting Officer's Determination

I have determined, in accordance w ith FAR 13.106-1 (b)(l ), that the circumstances of this cont ract act ion deem only a single source is reasonably available.

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