SOLESOURCJUSTIFICATION.pdf

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

I recommend the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aviation and Missile Contracting Center (AMCOM) Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 purchase license subscription with the Silicon expert Tool out of Ft Walton, FL that shall be made accessible to specified users in support of the Engineering Directorate of the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898. The total estimated cost of this effort/item is with an anticipated delivery or period of performance of one year from the date of award.

Description of Supplies/Services:

This procurement is for the purchase of:

• Ability to import bill of material information

• Identify critical components using search features

• Provide form, fit, and function alternates for any part

• Access device datasheets directly from the application

• Provide aftermarket sources and inventory

• Single part of BOM device availability and out-year projections

• Access Product Discontinuance Notices

• Generate custom reports based on BOM data

• Provide process change and material change notices

• Provide material content information

• Access alert notices directly from the application

• Recognize approximately 90% of current Army part library

• Web based

• 508 compliant

Estimated dollar value of the basic effort One year from the date of award estimated period of performance

Authority Cited: This recommendation is being made pursuant to the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition. Identify the appropriate FAR citation:

_X__ FAR 6.302-1 – Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Also provide the following information:

Required delivery schedule: Sept 2016

Required lead-time: __N/A_________________

The SiliconExpert tool subscription is the only subscription tool that provides all of the above required information and is the only tool that provides counterfeit risk information on electronic components. It is the only tool that provides a list of graded alternatives with multiple manufacturers to include the differences in packaging and parametric features for each part number. It is also the only tool to provide a counterfeit risk calculation based on manufacturer alerts and material shortages. SiliconExpert Technologies is the only tool to provide pricing information which is critical to the development of accurate cost analysis and POM projections.

___ FAR 6.302-2 - Unusual and compelling urgency. Also provide the following information:

Date requirement was first known: _______________

Required delivery schedule and basis for required delivery schedule: ____

Required lead-time: ___________________

Explain how the Government will be harmed by a delay in award: (this should be defined in terms of significant monetary or mission performance degradation) if the required delivery schedule is not met, and the basis for determining that potential harm. Ensure that this section tracks to the Statement of Urgency/Statement of Impact:

N/A

___ FAR 6.302-3 - Industrial mobilization, engineering developmental, or research capability, or expert services

___ FAR 6.302-4 – International Agreement

___ FAR 6.302-5 – Authorized by Statute

___ FAR 6.302-6 – National Security

___ FAR 6.302-7 – Public Interest

___ FAR 8.405-6 - Limited sources justification and approval (used for GSA purchases)

Competition is impractical for the following reasons: (list reasons numerically based on level of importance)

Describe why the authority cited above is appropriate for this acquisition. Include as a minimum:

The contractor’s unique qualifications (i.e., unique skills, data, equipment, processes) and evidence that such are essential to meet the government’s requirement. This includes the following: The basis for attributing those qualifications to the contractor, discussion of why no other contractor has or can be made to have the essential qualifications to meet the government’s requirement or specified delivery date, and provide a statement as to why no other type of hardware or service can satisfy the government’s need.

Market Research Conducted and Efforts to Obtain/Increase Competition:

Market research was conducted in accordance with FAR Part 10 and shows that the TPP Content Tracker is the only vendor that provides subscription with the capabilities needed to adequately support the requirements of the Obsolescence Division’s mission requirements.

_X__ Publication of requirements in the Competition Advocate’s Shopping List (CASL) is a form of market research and required for all items over $25K (ensure a copy is included with the requirements package) CASL #11719

_X__ Market research has been conducted to determine if commercial items or nondevelopmental items are available to meet the Government’s needs or could be modified to meet the Government’s needs. The results of that research and the date it was conducted are:

___APRIL-MAY 2016, a market research was conducted by reviewing online products and it was determined that commercial items can meet the governments needs

___ FAR Part 12 – Commercial or Non-developmental Items

___ FAR Part 13 – Non- Commercial Items under the simplified acquisition threshold (currently $100K)

Please select the methods, results, and dates of market research conducted are utilized below (FAR 10.002) conducted to identify all qualified sources:

(Research must be meaningful and have been conducted within the previous 12 months)

___ Contacting knowledgeable individuals in Government and industry regarding market capabilities to meet requirements.

Results: ________________________________________________________ Date Conducted: _________________

___ Reviewing the results of recent market research undertaken to meet similar or identical requirements.

Results:___________________________________________________________ Date Conducted: _________________

___ Publishing formal requests for information in appropriate technical or scientific journals or business publications.

Results:___________________________________________________________ Date Conducted: _________________

___ Querying the Governmentwide database of contracts and other procurement instruments intended for use by multiple agencies available at www.contractdirectory.gov and other Government and commercial databases that provide information relevant to agency acquisitions.

Results:___________________________________________________________ Date Conducted: _________________

___ Participating in interactive, on-line communication among industry, acquisition personnel, and customers.

Results:___________________________________________________________ Date Conducted: _________________

___ Obtaining source lists of similar items from other contracting activities or agencies, trade associations or other sources.

Results: ___________________________________________________________ Date Conducted: _________________

___ Reviewing catalogs and other generally available product literature published by manufacturers, distributors, and dealers or available on-line.

Results:___________________________________________________________ Date Conducted: _________________

___ Conducting interchange meetings or holding presolicitation conferences to involve potential offerors early in the acquisition process.

Results:___________________________________________________________ Date Conducted: _________________

_X__ Internet Searches

Results:_Anthony Haynes searched/reviewed several companies that offered Obsolescence, Counterfeit & Environmental Compliance Management, but none of these companies had all the required capabilities to support the needs of the Obso div.

Date Conducted: ___4/10/2016______________

___ Other: ____________________________________________________

Results:___________________________________________________________ Date Conducted: _________________

The notices required by FAR 5.201 shall be published, and any bids or proposals received shall be considered unless an exception applies. Identify all sources expressing written interest in the requirement, and the disposition of those sources. If no additional source has expressed written interest, state: “To date, no other source(s) have expressed an interest in writing.” Include the date (or anticipated date) of synopsis in the FedBiz Opps, and the anticipated result of that synopsis. If the requirement changes, the sole source must identify the dates of the basic synopsis and of the amended synopsis.

___ Oral Quotes (only allowed for items less than $10K

___ Synopsis (required for all non-commercial actions in excess of $10K unless exception applies)

No comparable effort/product was found which would duplicate the required services, nor provide a better cost, schedule and technical value to the AMRDEC. A search for other sources of this type of online documentation was conducted. The Obsolescence division performed market searches, and alternate sources providing the subscription that silicon expert offers were not discovered in this process. Silicon expert continues to be the only vendor able to supply the tracker. There are no known actions which the agency may take to remove or overcome barriers to competition; however as future requirements become known and the needs of the US Army Contracting Command change, market surveys will be conducted to ensure maximum competition to the fullest extent possible. Therefore the purchase of the item/services through Silicon expert is the only practical approach.

___ Combined Synopsis/ Solicitation (required for all commercial actions in excess of $10K unless exception applies)

If the requirement will not be synopsized, give the basis for not synopsizing and identify the exception authorized by FAR 5.202 which applies below:

___The synopsis cannot be worded to preclude disclosure of an agency’s needs and such disclosure would compromise the national security

___The proposed contract action is made under unusual and compelling urgency and the Government would be seriously injured if the agency complies with the time periods specified in 5.203;

___ The proposed contract action is one for which either the written direction of a foreign government reimbursing the agency for the cost of the acquisition of the supplies or services for such government, or the terms of an international agreement or treaty between the United States and a foreign government, or international organizations, has the effect of requiring that the acquisition shall be from specified sources;

___ The proposed contract action is expressly authorized or required by a statute to be made through another Government agency or from a specific source such as a workshop for the blind under the rules of the Committee for the Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped

___ The proposed contract action is for utility services other than telecommunications services and only one source is available;

___ The proposed contract action is an order placed under an existing Indefinite Delivery contract

___ The proposed contract action results from acceptance of a proposal under the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-219);

___ The proposed contract action results from the acceptance of an unsolicited research proposal that demonstrates a unique and innovative concept (see 2.101) and publication of any notice complying with 5.207 would improperly disclose the originality of thought or innovativeness of the proposed research, or would disclose proprietary information associated with the proposal. This exception does not apply if the proposed contract action results from an unsolicited research proposal and acceptance is based solely upon the unique capability of the source to perform the particular research services proposed (see 6.302-1(a)(2)(i));

___ The proposed contract action is made for perishable subsistence supplies, and advance notice is not appropriate or reasonable;

___ The proposed contract action is made under conditions described in 6.302-3, or 6.302-5 with regard to brand name commercial items for authorized resale, or 6.302-7, and advance notice is not appropriate or reasonable;

___ The proposed contract action is made under the terms of an existing contract that was previously synopsized in sufficient detail to comply with the requirements of 5.207 with respect to the current proposed contract action;

___ The proposed contract action is by a Defense agency and the proposed contract action will be made and performed outside the United States and its outlying areas, and only local sources will be solicited. This exception does not apply to proposed contract actions covered by the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement or a Free Trade Agreement (see Subpart 25.4);

___ The proposed contract action is made under conditions described in 6.302-3 with respect to the services of an expert to support the Federal Government in any current or anticipated litigation or dispute.

___ The head of the agency determines in writing, after consultation with the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, that advance notice is not appropriate or reasonable

Technical/Requirements Certification:

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

David S. Grider/ Acquisition Analyst Date

Contracting Officer Certification/Approval: This certification/approval shall be made by the contracting officer who will sign the contract resulting from this justification and approval.

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

Based on the aforegoing justification, I hereby approve the subject procurement on an other than full and open basis pursuant to the authority of FAR 6.302-1, subject to the availability of funds, and provide that the services and supplied herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

Contracting Officer Date

GRIDER.DAVID.SHEROM

E.1110097510

Digitally signed by GRIDER.DAVID.SHEROME.1110097510 DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=DoD, ou=PKI, ou=USA, cn=GRIDER.DAVID.SHEROME.1110097510 Date: 2016.08.30 11:11:23 -05'00'