W912P817P0066_JA_MVN-17-0034_WCSC_IHS_Renewal.pdf

REV.12012012

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR

OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

For Actions from $3,500 to $150,000

JUSTIFICATION REVIEW DOCUMENT FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION

MVN-CT Control Number:

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Contracting Officer

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR

OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

For Actions from $3,500 to $150,000

SUBJECT: JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION

1. Contracting Agency:

2. Description of Action:

3. Description of Supplies/Services:

4. Authority Cited:

5. Reason for Authority Cited:

6. Market Survey (eg. Notice of Intent posting, SAM search, SBA recommendation):

7. 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.

Name: ________________________ Date: ____________________________

Title: _________________________ Signature: ________________________

8. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination:

I hereby determine that the anticipated cost or price to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable. Certified cost or price date will not be required.

Name: ________________________ Date: ____________________________

Title: _________________________ Signature: ________________________

APPROVAL

Based on the foregoing justification, I hereby approve the procurement of on an Other Than Full and Open Competition basis pursuant to the authority of

____________________________as implemented by FAR ________________. Subject to the availability of funds, and provided the services herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

Name: __________________________ Date: ____________________________

Title: ___________________________ Signature: ________________________

Sole Source Justification for IHS-Fairplay Subscription

Acquisition of vessel characteristics and operations data from Lloyds Registry-Fairplay (LR-F) is requested as a sole-source acquisition as LR-F represents the largest single repository of data related to ship characteristics and patterns of deployment world wide. In recognition of LR-F's prominence in the handling of such data, the LR-F identification (ID) numbering system was adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and comprises the sole internationally-endorsed hull ID numbering system. To try and independently compile and maintain the subject data without practical use of commercial sources is simply not prudent and is cost prohibitive. Due to the scope of efforts to gather and maintain needed data for the world fleet, few companies are involved in extensive ship registry database compilation and maintenance.

A general market review or survey of other firms that can provide needed data (at least to some degree) include Clarkson's Vessel Registry and Lloyd's Maritime Intelligence Unit (LMIU; a separate and competing company to LR-Fairplay). While other companies may provide world fleet ship registry data they are typically derivatives of the products compiled by LR-Fairplay, LMIU, and Clarkson's.

Of the two alternative sources, Clarkson's is a credible ship registry that tends to specialize in bulk carriers and covers only approximately 40 to 45 percent of the world fleet compared to LR- F's coverage of approximately 92 to 94 percent of the world fleet across all carrier types. The coverage for vessel characteristics provided by LMIU is across most vessel types of the world fleet with coverage historically covering about 60 to 70 percent of the world fleet, with most data common to that compiled by LR-F.

With concerns for limitations on budgets, LR-Fairplay represents the single best and most cost effective source for providing required data pertaining to world wide vessel characteristics.

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