Justification for an exception to fair opportunity: W15P7T-06-d-E404 0024

The proposed action is for a modification to Time & Materials Task Order (TO) under Strategic Services Sourcing (S3) Multiple Award IDIQ Contract Number Wl5P7T-06-D-E404 to enable the completion of Software and Engineering services for information and knowledge management support for PEO C3T and other partnered organizations. The original Period of Performance (PoP) for this TO was a twelve month (12) base period (14 October 2010 through 14 October 2011) with one ten (10) month option period of performance from 15 October 2011 to 14 August 2012. In July 2012, an Exception to Fair Opportunity document was approved to extend the PoP from 14 August 2012 to 13 February 2013, with no additional increase in ceiling. In February 2013, a second Exception to Fair Opportunity was approved to extend the PoP from 14 February 2013 to 15 May 2013. In May 2013, another Exception to Fair Opportunity document and task order extension was processed for 123 days (from 15 May 2013 to 15 September 2013) and again in September 2013 for an additional 90 days (from 15 September 2013 to 16 December 2013). On 14 November 2013, Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Division B awarded the follow-on effort. The Government received a Government Accountability Office (GAO) protest in response to the award. Due to the GAO imposed CICA stay, a modification to Stop Work under the new award was issued on 26 November 2013. The requested instant action will further extend the Period of Performance (PoP) of Option Year 1 from 16 September 2013 to 30 January 2014(45 day extension).