SOLICITATION NOTICE
L -- PLATEAU MAINTENANCE
- Notice Date
- 4/2/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- NASA Shared Services Center Procurement Division Building 1111 Stennis SpaceCenter, MS 39529-6000
- ZIP Code
- 39529-6000
- Solicitation Number
- NNX15MA13D
- Response Due
- 4/9/2015
- Archive Date
- 4/2/2016
- Point of Contact
- Hayward Expose, Contract Specialist, Phone 228-813-6466, Fax 228-813-6580, Email hayward.expose@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Hayward Expose
(hayward.expose@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER LIMITED SOURCE JUSTIFICATION I recommend NASA, NASA Shared Services Center negotiate with XXXXXXXX, only for continued maintenance of the Agencys Learning Management System (LMS) software licenses required for NASAs SATERN Training Management System. This action will result in a delivery order issued against GSA Contract GS-XXX-XXXX. The total estimated cost of this effort is $XXXXXXX to include a one year period from May 15, 2015 through May 14, 2016. This procurement is for the renewal of annual software maintenance services for the Agencys current Learning Management System (SATERN) license which currently supports a user base of 75,000 users. The maintenance will consist of the following: The delivery of Releases, Versions, Correction Levels and Software correction packages, technical support via telephone, and remote support/update. Maintenance of Success Factors Training Materials. This recommendation is also made pursuant to FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B), which implements the authority of the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program cited in FAR 8.401 pursuant to Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251) and Title 40 U.S.C. 501, Services for Executive Agencies, for the acquisition of supplies or services when only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because of the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized. Competition is impractical for the following reasons: 1.Under the Federal eGov initiative, NASA competitively selected XXXXXX in late 2005, to be the primary software vendor for the management and documentation of NASA-wide training. XXXXXXX LMS is uniquely positioned in the market to provide the services as required due to their proprietary ownership of the software and knowledge of best practices for which the product can be implemented for other federal agencies. 2.XXXXXXXXX is solely positioned to support NASAs continued implementation and support of its product capabilities/enhancements due to their detailed knowledge of NASAs existing configuration.This knowledge has been obtained via the existing contract vehicle previously managed on NASAs behalf by OPMs GoLearn Program. 3.No other vendor has access to detailed and timely knowledge of the LMS existing and emerging product set, especially with regard to ongoing development and product planning which directly benefits NASAs ongoing activities to improve training management throughout the Agency. Pursuant to FAR 8.404(d), services offered on the schedule are priced either by hourly rates, or at a fixed price for performance of a specific task (e.g., installation, maintenance, and repair). GSA has determined the prices of supplies and fixed- price services, and rates for services offered at hourly rates, to be fair and reasonable for the purpose of establishing the schedule contract. Therefore, ordering activities are not required to make a separate determination of fair and reasonable pricing.. Market research conducted included a search of the internet and the GSA Schedules determined that no other companies are authorized by Success Factors to provide software maintenance. Success Factors does not sell their source code to Value Added Resellers (VAR), therefore competition could not be obtained and another vendor could not maintain the software. Consequently, no other manufacturer or VAR is capable of providing this service at this time. Due to the specialized nature of this requirement, there are no known actions which the agency may take to remove or overcome barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisitions for the services required. Therefore, purchase of the services from XXXXXXXX is the only practical approach. I hereby certify the facts in this justification and any supporting data used for this justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge. I hereby certify the facts in this justification and any supporting data which form the basis for this justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.
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