A03_SOLE_SOURCE_JUSTIFICATION_18321_AdaCore_REDACTED_Redacted.pdf

JUSTIFICATION REVIEW DOCUMENT

FAR SUBPART 13.5 SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL

ITEMS – SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

Program/Equipment: Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) Software Engineering Center (SEC) Intelligence, Electronics Warfare & Sensors Directorate (IEW&SD) / Improved Data Modem (IDM)/ New AdaCore Software Subscription Service

Authority: Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items, 41 U.S.C. as implemented by FAR Subpart 13.5 – SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Amount:

Prepared by: DSN:

IT Specialist Software Engineer Date: 02 Feb 2017 Center (SEC) Centralized Acquisition And License Management (CALM) Team

Email:

Contracting Officer: DSN:

Procuring Contracting Officer Date:

Technical:

Contracts/Licensing Manager, SEC IEW&S-D Date: 17 May 2017

Requirements: DSN:

Chief, Service Contracts Branch Date:

Reviews:

I have reviewed this justification and find it adequate to support other than full and open competition.

5/18/2017

7. Actions to Increase Competition: Commercial software manufacturers are encouraged to increase the number of authorized resellers. Additionally, upon receipt of the requirement an authorized list of authorized distributors for this software is immediately requested from the original manufacturer. The manufacturer is also encouraged to pursue distribution of their products/services through Small businesses, HUBZONE, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, and Woman Owned Small businesses. Market research will be conducted annually on the current baseline to determine if changes occur in the market place that would enable greater competition. Competition and Market Research will be accomplished when the system utilizing this software is rebase lined.

8. Market Research: Market research was performed by the CALM team during the month(s) of January 2017 and February 2017. Searches were performed on the Army Computer Hardware

Enterprise Software Solutions (CHESS), the Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement (SEWP) websites. Below is the responses received from the research market queries:

Company Name Contract Business Category Adacore Open Market Small Business

Interested parties who are no authorized by OEM AccessAgility, LLC NNG15SC23B Small Business Akira Technologies NNG15SD07B HUBZone Small Business

Enterprise Technology Solutions, Inc. (ETSI) NNG15SD76B Small Business G.C. Micro Corporation NNG15SC75B Small Business WOSB

Integration Technologies Group, Inc. (ITG) NNG15SC79B Small Business NAMTEK NNG15SD36B SDVOSB Small Business

Sterling Computers Corporation NNG15SC20B EDWOSB Small Business

No contractor responses were received from Army CHESS, ESI, and GSA. CHESS provided the CALM team with a Statement of Non-Availability (SoNA) # 216715697

In response to market research, the manufacture, AdaCore provided the Government a solesource letter (see attached sole source letter):

9. Interested Sources: The Government Point of Entry (GPE) notice required by FAR 5.201 will be published on the Federal Business Opportunities Page. Any proposals that are received shall be considered.

10. Other Facts:

a. Procurement History (include the following):

Vendor Contract/Task Order Award Date AdaCore W56JSR-16-P-0050 15 September 2016

b. Acquisition Data Availability: Only a commercial purchase description is available for the software. Technical data for the previously acquired licenses is proprietary to AdaCore. The commercial purchase description does not provide enough technical information to allow other vendors to create the functionality of this product

c. Subcontracting Competition:

There will be no subcontracting included in this contract award.

11. Technical Certification:

I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance that are included in this justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Date: 17 May 2017

5/17/2017

12. Requirements Certification:

I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance that are included in this justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Date:

5/18/2017

13. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination:

ITEMS – SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

I hereby determine that the anticipated price to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable, based on the availability of commercial pricing information and price analysis.

Procuring Contracting Officer

14. Procuring Contracting Officer Certification:

I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

APPROVAL

Based on the foregoing justification, I hereby approve the award of a Firm-Fixed-Priced contract for the purchase of software support for Services Directorate / Improved Data Modem (IDM) with a one year subscription to GNAT Pro Ada native environment to develop Ada software (Including Ada 2012) native environment to develop modern native GUIs in Ada for WinRiver (32 bits) native subscription on a sole source basis pursuant to the authority of the Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items, 41 U.S.C. as implemented by FAR Subpart 13.5, subject to availability of funds, and provided that the services or supplies herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition. The total estimated cost of the contract award summarized at