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OFFICE OF ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT

ICE Acquisition Manual 3008.4

FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE ORDERS

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

ITEMS PECULIAR TO ONE MANUFACTURER [ORDERS OR BPAS]

J&A-26-0292
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Multiple-Award Schedule Program, 41 U.S.C. 152(3), Competitive Procedures, and 40 U.S.C. 501, Services for Executive Agencies, and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.401(b) (Class Deviation 25-201) which follows the ordering procedures established by the General Services Administration (GSA) at GSAR 538.7104-4. 1. Agency and Contracting Activity.
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of Acquisition Management (OAQ), on behalf of the ICE Office of Public Affairs (OPA) proposes to award an order pursuant to RFO 8.401(b) and GSAR 538.7104-4, items peculiar to one manufacturer. This document constitutes the “Sole Source Justification – Items Peculiar to One Manufacturer” for Hootsuite commercial software subscriptions/licenses and associated manufacturer support. 2. Nature and/or description of the item/service being procured and anticipated cost. (a) Type of action: Firm-Fixed Price Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Call Order under the GSA MAS;
(b) Amount the current J&A is justifying: $

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(c) Brief Description: ICE/OAQ intends to limit the number of sources solicited pursuant to RFO 8.401(b) and GSAR 538.7104-4 for the procurement of Hootsuite licenses (Hootsuite Enterprise), and the associated Hootsuite’s Talkwalker platform, which are available from Hootsuite Inc. ICE/OAQ intends to procure Hootsuite licenses from the single award DHS General Service Administration (GSA) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) number 70RTAC26A00000011 with Carahsoft Technology Corp. as the sole distributor of this product. This DHS BPA strategic sourcing vehicle is mandatory for use across the entire Agency for Enterprise Licenses, in accordance with Management Directive 06-0. The BPA was awarded by the DHS Office of Procurement Operations as a single-award BPA under the General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule program. The BPA provides DHS components with a streamlined vehicle to procure software licenses, subscriptions, maintenance, support services, and training for covered products. It is an extremely cost-effective solution as additional discounts have been negotiated at the BPA level. Hootsuite Enterprise is developed, owned, hosted and maintained solely by Hootsuite, Inc. Hootsuite Enterprise is proprietary and is not white labeled, licensed to