Ncaiss

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 16.5

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL (J&A)

National Industrial Security Program (NISP)

Central Access and InformationSecurity System (NCAISS) Program Support

HS0021-15-Q-0111

(1) Identification of the agency and the contracting activity.

Requiring Activity

 

Defense Security Services (DSS)

27130 Telegraph Road

Quantico, VA 22314

Contracting Activity

 

DSS Office of Acquisitions (AQ)

27130 Telegraph Road

Quantico, VA 22314

(2) Nature and/or Description of action being approved:

 

The purpose of this document is to obtain approval to proceed with a limited source acquisition of the

National Industrial Security Program (NISP) Central Access and InformationSecurity System NCAISS

Program Support Services.

The procedures under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 16.5, ordering under Indefinite

Delivery contracts will be used. FAR Subpart 16.505(b)(2), Exceptions to the Fair Opportunity Process,

requires justification in accordance with FAR Subpart 16.505(b)(2)(i)(A), (B), (C), (D), or (F) when fair

opportunity is not provided. In accordance with FAR Subpart 16.505(b)(2), the applicable exception to

placing this order on a competitive basis is FAR Subpart 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C).

FAR Subpart 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C): "The order must be issued on a sole-source basis in the interest of

economy and efficiency because it is a logical follow-on to an order already issued under the contract,

provided that all awardees were given a fair opportunity to be considered for the original order."

A Request for Quote (RFQ) will be provided to the incumbent Alliant Government-Wide Acquisition

Vehicle (GWAC) contract holder, Deloitte Consulting, LLP. Alliant'sGWAC consists of pre-competed

contract holders. Alliant receives its authority from the Clinger Cohen Act. According to Alliant

procedures, in the case of a sole source requirement, a J&A (Justification and Approval) should be written,

included in the RFQ, and posted in accordance with FAR Subpart 16.505(2)(ii)(D).

(3) Description of the supplies/services required to meet the agency's needs (including the estimated value):

 

The DSS requires the continuation of legacy NCAISS sustainment, Oracle Migration, related NCAISS

Program Management activities and continued program integration at the direction of the DSS Business

Enterprise (BE) Directorate. The previous award HS0021-13-F-0035 was awarded competitively as a Firm

Fixed Price (FFP) task order under Aliant GWAC GS00Q09BGD0018 and expires on September 29, 2015.

The contract will include one (1) eight-month base period with two (2) one-year option periods and one sixmonth

option period. The estimated cost for the base period is and the estimated cost for the

total contract (base period and three (3) option periods) is . (Option periods are estimated at

a year for the first two (2) periods and for the last, six-month option period.)

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 16.5

LIMITED SOURCE JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL (J&A)

National Industrial Security Program (NISP) Central Access and Information

Security System (NCAISS) Program Support

HS0021-15-Q-0111

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

PROCUREMENT SENSITIVE

SOURCE SELECTION SENSITIVE

 

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(4) Identification of the exception to fair opportunity (see 16.505(b)(2)) and the supporting rationale,

including a demonstration that the proposed contractor's unique qualifications or the nature of the

acquisition requires use of the exception cited. If the contracting officer uses the logical follow-on exception,

the rationale shall describe why the relationship between the initial order and the follow-on is logical (e.g., in

terms of scope, period of performance, or value).

 

The statutory authority permitting this exception to fair opportunity is FAR Subpart 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C),

entitled "the order must be issued on a sole-source basis in the interest of economy and efficiency because it

is a logical follow-on to an order already issued under the contract, provided that all awardees were given a

fair opportunity to be considered for the original order."

The original contract award, HS0021-13-F-0035, was competed under the Information Technology (IT)

Services and IT Services-Based Solutions GWAC also known as the GSA Alliant IDIQ Contract. This

contract was competed against elligible Indefinite Delivery / Indefinte Quantity (IDIQ) holders and awarded

on a competitive basis. Deloitte Consulting, LLP has performed in accordance with the terms and

conditions of the contract and has demonstrated satisfactory or better past performance as stated in the

PPIRS system and contracting knowledge of the contractor's peformance under contract HS0021-13-F-

0035.

The first option period of contract HS0021-13-F-0035 was exercised with an expiration date of August 5,

2015. This option period was extended for an additonal two (2) months in accordance with FAR 52.212-

4(c) Changes Clause until September 29, 2015, in order to complete the logical follow-on contract to

Deloitte. In preparing to execute the second option year, it was determined that the contract file was

missing crucial price evaluations and therefore, the current contracting officer was unable to make a

determination that the pricing on the contract was evaluated at a fair and reasonable price and it was

determined that a logical follow-on contract would be required to maintain continuality of services for the

NCAISS Program Support.

The market research demonstrated similar requirements are commercially available from at least two (2)

other large businesses. However, due to the logical nature of this requirement, consistency and value

added, issuing a logical follow on to Deloitte is in the best interest of the government. Deloitte offers

significant discounted rates to DSS, minimizing cost while maintaining consistency and efficiency through

completion of legacy NCAISS sustainment, Oracle Migration, related NCAISS Program Management

activities and continued program integration.

The contracting officer has made the determination that in the interest of economy and efficiency in support

of the DSS mission and in accordance with FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C) it would be in the best interest of the

Government to award a sole-source logical follow-on contract to Deloitte through Alliant GWAC

GS00Q09BGD0018.

(5) A determination by the Contracting Officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and

reasonable.

 

Based on an RFQ issued against the Alliant IDIQ vehicle, it is anticipated the pricing will be fair and

reasonable, as determined under the terms and conditions of the RFQ to be submitted.

Leveraging DSS' current use of the Deloitte Consulting, LLP's services, along with the competitive pricing

under Alliant, the contracting officer is confident in obtaining the best value for DSS.