W911SA24Q1072 Limited Source Justification FAR Part 8_Redacted.pdf

Control No.: MICC 2024-80

Director, MICC-Fort McCoy:

COM:

Date: See digital signature

Assistant Director, Small Business Program:

COM:

Limited Source Justification – FAR Part 8

1. Contracting Activity: U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command – Fort McCoy, 1108 South R Street, Fort McCoy, WI 54656

2. Description of Action: The requests a firm-fixed-price delivery order/call against a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) under the DoD Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) Program with DLT Solutions, 2411 Dulles Corner Park, Suite 800, Herndon, VA 20171. The Government will execute this action against DLT’s BPA N6600119A0051. This BPA was awarded against DLT Solution’s General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule contract GS-35F- 267DA. There is only one mandatory DoD ESI BPA available for the publisher Autodesk to purchase AutoCAD software. Fiscal Year 2024 Operations & Maintenance, Army Reserve (OMAR) funds will be utilized for this brand name acquisition.

3. Description of Supplies/Services: This requirement is for the procurement of annual renewal subscriptions for 74 Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture Engineering & Construction Collection Government Multi-user subscriptions, 146 AutoCAD (including specialized toolsets) Government Multi-user Annual Subscription, 220 GeT Business Plus Plan-220 Learners and 1 Ultimate Certified Helpdesk Renewal (Government).

Period of Performance:

Base Period: 26 SEP 2024 – 25 SEP 2025 Option Period 1: 26 SEP 2025 – 25 SEP 2026 Option Period 2: 26 SEP 2026 – 25 SEP 2027

Total

4. Authority Cited: Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251, et. Seq) and Title 40 U.S.C 501, Services for Executive Agencies, as implemented by FAR 8.405-6 and substantiated by FAR 8.405-6(b)(1) – Items peculiar to one manufacturer. An item peculiar to one manufacturer can be a particular brand name, product, or a feature of a product, peculiar to one manufacturer. A brand name item, whether available on one or more schedule contracts, is an item peculiar to one manufacturer.

5. Reason for Authority Cited:

a. Background: The uses the AutoCAD software daily to create or update building drawings, convert files from surveyors to base drawings, review/ comment on drawings received from other Army agencies, and produce in-house design drawings.

AutoCAD is used daily by the Design and Inspection staff in the Engineering Division to prepare bid documents.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination: I hereby determine that the delivery order represents the best value to the Government in accordance with FAR 8.405- 6(c)(2)(v). Additionally, I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable based upon comparison of the proposed price with prices found reasonable on previous purchases. The CPI calculation shows the rate of inflation is and when compared, the current pricing is only higher than prior purchases, which is fair and reasonable.

12. 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 procurement of Autodesk AutoCAD subscriptions under Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251, et. Seq) and Title 40 U.S.C. 501, Services for Executive Agencies, as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation 8.405-6(b)(1) - Items peculiar to one manufacturer. The estimated value of the order is for a 3-year period of performance consisting of a base year and two option years from approximately September 2024 through September 2027. The approval is subject to availability of funds and provided that the services and property herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.