Redacted_JA_020273_(1)__Redactedv2.pdf

LIMITING COMPETITION AT OR BELOW

THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

1. Contracting Activity: Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, CCAM-CAB- C, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000.

2. Description of Action: The nature of this contractual action will be for an annual support and maintenance contract. This action will be for a firm fixed price utilizing FY19 Operation and Maintenance, Army (OMA) funds. The contract type is Firm Fixed Price.

3. Description of Supplies/Services: This acquisition is for procurement of annual support and maintenance for the Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation, Information Management/Information Assurance Division. The total estimated price for this requirement is

. The period of performance for this action is 12 months from date of award.

Mfg Part No Description Qty GS30028 MP Premier Annual Support and Maintenance (PASM) - CW Data

Enhanced Enterprise Suite v11

4. Authority Cited: The statutory authority for processing this requisition through other than full and open competition is 10 USC 2304(c)(1) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subparts FAR 5.202(a)(13) and FAR13.106-1(b)(1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold.

5. Reason for Authority Cited: The proposed acquisition requires use of the stated authority because PEO Aviation currently utilizes Data Enhanced Enterprise Suite for SharePoint migration. This order is for a yearly maintenance renewal. Using another manufacturer of a competitor would require additional costs of both acquisition and administrative training. This requirement is limited to contractors who are authorized to resell the software as agents of

Data Enhanced Enterprise Suite. The requested software is for the continuance of an existing resource that meets all the requirements of this organization and is on the Army’s Approved Product list. Use of a different manufacturer for this procurement request would cause multi-vendor communication problems and security issues.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: This commercial item is not available through the Army CHESS Program. This action is exempt from synopsis in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.202 (a)(13). The proposed contract action will be an order placed under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). The Competition Advocate Shopping List (CASL) ID # 15042 is dated 8 July 2019.

7. Action to Increase Competition: Action will be taken to overcome barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition of supplies. PEO Aviation will continue to monitor the availability of this product via other mediums. In the future, if alternative options are found that satisfy the government’s requirements, actions will be taken to promote competition.

8. Market Research: As defined in FAR 10.001 Market Research was conducted. The following techniques were used: Personal knowledge in procuring supplies/services of this type,