Virginia System Repository (VSR) Support

Added: Dec 08, 2017 2:50 pm The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO), IT Services Division prepared this
justification for an exception to fair opportunity.
2. DHS FEMA OCPO for IT Services intends to limit the number of sources solicited pursuant
to FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i) for the procurement of services to support the IMAST PMO and VSR
system for surge support in response to the 2017 catastrophic hurricanes. The proposed
contractor: Blueprint Consulting Services, LLC, GSA 8(a) STARS II - GS00Q17GWD2109,
POC: Tushar Garg, Managing Partner, 1330 Otis Place NW Unit 1; Washington DC 20010, 202-
390-8630 / tushargarg@blueprint-us.com.
3. Due to the multiple catastrophic disasters in August and September 2017, the Information
Technology Systems are being pushed to the maximum capacity. In addition, we are using
systems in ways not initially developed to be innovative to respond to the disaster survivors
in Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, and Hurricane Maria. The Recovery Technology
Programs Division (RTPD) has the Virginia Systems Repository (VSR) which has several
disaster related applications and systems which have met load capacity. In addition, the
division's staff supporting the VSR is stretched beyond capacity and additional surge staffing
is required to support. Therefore disaster surge support is required to support the PMO and
VSR. The Contractor shall provide skilled personnel to support agile software development,
and operation and maintenance. This includes software application requirements analysis,
design, development, integration, testing, implementation, maintenance support, hosting, and
management of web-based applications, databases and technologies.
Performance Period Performance Period Dates Amount
Base Period 10/15/2017-04/14/2018 $ 1,454,932.00
Option Period 1 04/15/2018-10/14/2018 $ 1,204,392.00
Total Value Including All Options: $ 2,659,324.00
4.
____x_____FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(A). The agency need for the supplies or services is so urgent
that providing a fair opportunity would result in unacceptable delays.
_________FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B). Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or
services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are
Attachment D2
Justification for Exception to Fair Opportunity
Exceeding the SAT pursuant to FAR 16.505(b)(2)(ii)(B)
JEFO > SAT
JEFO No. XXX
unique or highly specialized. [The justification must demonstrate that the proposed contractor's
unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the exception cited].
_________FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C). The order must be issue 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. [For logical follow-on, 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)]:
_________FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(D). It is necessary to place an order to satisfy a minimum
guarantee.
_________FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(E). For orders exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, a
statute expressly authorizes or requires that the purchase be made from a specified source.
Rationale:
Due to the unprecedented 2017 hurricanes, the program office requires surge support to be able
to respond effectively and efficiently. A directed award under GSA STARS II is recommended
to an 8(a) company that is familiar with FEMA and the requirements of the program office and
can effectively support the program within a quick time frame to mitigate the current situation.
5. The Contracting Officer has determined that issuing the proposed Task Order to Blueprint
Consulting for the disaster surge support is in the best interest of the Government and will result
in the lowest overall cost, considering price and administrative costs, to meet the Government's
needs. The General Services Administration (GSA) has already negotiated fair and reasonable
pricing rates. Discounts to these GSA schedule rates will be requested. Additionally, prior to
issuance of the task order, the ordering activity will consider the level of effort and the mix of
labor proposed to execute the specific task being performed in order to determine that the total
price is reasonable. The contractor's labor mix and level of effort will also be compared to the
Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE). The GSA STARS II rates are lower than the
DHS EAGLE II and FEMA EADIS BPA rates which is another cost savings to the government.
6. This is a disaster surge requirement and a long term support contract is not required or
expected to be required. The number of disasters that occurred back to back this season is
unprecedented so this type of contract would not generally be required.