SPECIAL NOTICE
70 -- SoleSource J&A
- Notice Date
- 9/21/2012
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Special Operations Command, 1 SOCONS- Hurlburt, 350 Tully Street, Hurlburt Field, Florida, 32544-5810, United States
- ZIP Code
- 32544-5810
- Solicitation Number
- F2FT052216A001
- Archive Date
- 10/21/2012
- Point of Contact
- Bobby D Hollis, Phone: 8508841270, 1 SOCONS/LGCC, Phone: 8508843273
- E-Mail Address
-
bobby.hollis@hurlburt.af.mil, 1socons.lgcc@hurlburt.af.mil
(bobby.hollis@hurlburt.af.mil, 1socons.lgcc@hurlburt.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL (J&A) FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION 1. AGENCY AND CONTRACTING ACTIVITY: Department of the Air Force, 1st Special Operation Contracting Squadron/LGCC, Hurlburt Field, FL 32544 2. NATURE AND/OR DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION BEING PROCESSED: Anticipate this requirement to be met by one sole-source procurement for continued Questionmark maintenance support. 3. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEET THE AGENCY'S NEEDS: a. Requirement: Maintenance renewal to support purchased capability. 1.) Contractor: Questionmark 535 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 100 Norwalk, CT 06854 2.) Estimated Value: (4,000.00) b. Description Breakdown: Purchase of technical services that will result in deliverables of (maintenance renewal for original contract). 4. STATUTORY AUTHORITY PERMITTING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION: The statutory authority is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The applicable FAR citation is FAR 6.302-1. 5. DEMONSTRATION THAT THE CONTRACTOR'S UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS OR NATURE OF THE ACQUISITION REQUIRES THE USE OF 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) AUTHORITY: (1) Questionmark is used by the Defense Intelligence Agency and the USAF's Air Education and Training Command, both training partners of the 39 IOS. The 39 IOS determined that is was in its best interest to purchase this suite to enable exchange of common information/format between training partners. The 39 IOS currently has Questionmark software in use and it is proprietary to them. No other company has the rights to maintain, service or upgrade this software. A continued maintenance requirement exists with this capability. 6. DESCRIPTION OF EFFORTS MADE TO ENSURE THAT OFFERS ARE SOLICITED FROM AS MANY POTENTIAL SOURCES AS DEEMED PRACTICAL: Procurement procedures identified in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 and 15 will be used. All interested sources that meet the requirements of this acquisition will be considered. This sole source requirement will be posted to the electronic Government Point of Entry for public notification; Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov). Any challenges to this brand name requirement will be brought to the attention of the Competition Advocate prior to contract award. 7. DETERMINATION BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER THAT THE ANTICIPATED COST TO THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE FAIR AND REASONABLE: By affixing his signature to this justification, the contracting officer determines the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable. It is anticipated that this will be made using all necessary proposal analysis available within FAR Part 12. 8. DESCRIPTION OF THE MARKET SURVEY CONDUCTED AND THE RESULTS: Market Research included surveying the market, research on GSA Advantage, and product reviews via internet websites. Two other vendors were considered but did not meet the needs of the agency. They were: Plateau Saba Software Agency has experience with Plateau and has determined product does not meet the need. 9. ANY OTHER FACTS SUPPORTING THE USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION 10. A LISTING OF SOURCES, IF ANY, THAT EXPRESSED, IN WRITING, AN INTEREST IN THE ACQUISTION 11. A STATEMENT OF THE ACTIONS, IF ANY, THE AGENCY MAY TAKE TO REMOVE OR OVERCOME ANY BARRIERS TO COMPETITION BEFORE ANY SUBSEQUENT ACQUISITIONS FOR THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED: The 39 IOS will continue to monitor market information and technical publications to determine whether any other source can meet the education and training assessment needs. 12. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S CERTIFICATION: The contracting officer's signature on the Coordination and Approval Document evidences that he/she has determined this document to be both accurate and complete to the best of his/her knowledge and belief (FAR 6.303-2(a)(12)). 13. TECHNICAL/REQUIREMENTS PERSONNEL CERTIFICATION: As evidenced by their signatures on the Coordination and Approval Document, the technical and/or requirements personnel have certified that any supporting data contained herein, which is their responsibility, is both accurate and complete (FAR 6.303-2(b)).
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Hurlburt Field, FL, Hurlburt Field, Florida, 32544, United States
- Zip Code: 32544
- Zip Code: 32544
- Record
- SN02894732-W 20120923/120922002632-189326ed4cb574a5c30021111ee33569 (fbodaily.com)
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