J&A FAR 16. 505 Granicus Inc. 's (GovDelivery) for Communications Cloud Services

JUSTIFICATION REVIEW DOCUMENT FAR PART 16 EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY JUSTIFICATION For Actions Exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT)

1. Contracting Activity: U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC-Fort Belvoir), 9410 Jackson Loop, Building 1425, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060

2. Description of Action: Arlington National Cemetery requests the award of a firmfixed-price delivery order issued under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) for GovDelivery Communications Cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) license. NAICS code 513210 – Software Publishers was considered and selected based on being primarily engaged in providing software from Software Publishers. The size standard is 1,000 employees. The projected award date is for 02 September 2024 and fiscal year 2024. An Acquisition Plan is not required because this procurement does not meet the threshold at Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 207.103(d)(i)(B).

3. Description of Supplies/Services: This proposed action is for the brand name procurement of GovDelivery Communications Cloud SaaS. The contract will consist of a 12-month base year and four 12-month option years. GovDelivery Communications Cloud SaaS connects over 250 million people with accessible relevant and important government information. GovDelivery allows government agencies to integrate graphics and multimedia content, deliver updates, and newsletters to subscribers, and manage subscription preferences. The software solution provides secure services such as an authenticated and direct communication platform through trusted communications to families and visitors without backend integration. These services will enable Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) to communicate harvested data from across the enterprise’s business lines in a manner that is usable and easily accessed by the public through internet-connected devices. Additionally, the software provides services to allow users to create customizable profiles and subscribe to information from across ANC platforms. GovDelivery provides enterprise reporting capability for agency users regardless of access level, as well as reporting for each communication sent on behalf of the agency.  This ability will allow ANC administrators to better analyze the activity to better identify trends, opportunities, and make data-driven decisions with confidence. Communication reporting will provide statistics that reflect at a minimum, engagement rates, subscriber access, and bounce rates.

Awarded contract PANMCC-24-P-0000014703 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2024-09-02.