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United States Department of Agriculture
Decision to Restrict Competition under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold Identification Number: 1232SA27Q0007
In accordance with the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) FAR 12.102 (a), the following documents the decision to restrict competition for this acquisition. (1) Mission Area and Contracting Activity.
Requisition Number:

1178024

Requesting Activity Agency: Todd Ballard, Deputy Director National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
National Operations Division (NOD)
9700 Page Ave.,
Olivette, MO 63132
Contracting Activity Agency: USDA, ARS, COB
5601 Sunnyside Ave
Beltsville, MD 20705
(2) Estimated Value
Period

BASE

Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Option 4
Grand Total

Fiscal Year
FY27
FY28
FY29
FY30
FY31

Total
$31,798.83
$33,706.75
$35,729.16
$37,872.91
$40,145.29
$179,252.94

(3) Brief Description of Supplies or Services
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) currently relies on the EntryPoint software for the keying of forms in the Forms Processing Group at the National Operations Center in St. Louis, MO and Regional Field Offices across the country. To ensure this functionality continues to be available, NASS requires the new Entrypoint software. NASS operates the National Operations Division (NOD) Forms Processing Group (FPG) at 9700 Page Ave., St. Louis, MO 63132. FPG is responsible for keying and scanning hundreds of thousands of reports, communications, and survey forms each year. Entry Point software is used to capture this data. The data collected from survey forms and respondent communications are used to produce hundreds of agricultural reports including Principle Federal Economic Indicator reports. Entrypoint can only be purchased from Phoenix Software International. Phoenix Software International is the only authorized sellers of Entrypoint software and services. (1) Suggested Source
The suggested contractor is:
Phoenix Software International, Inc
831 Parkway Drive North

Rev. 3/4/26

United States Department of Agriculture
Decision to Restrict Competition under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold Identification Number: 1232SA27Q0007
El Segundo, CA 90245-4932
(310) 338-0400 ext 308

UEI: N5R7ARNJL4D8

(4) Justification for Restricting Competition and the Basis for that Decision. A. Explain the unique qualifications/characteristics of the proposed contractor or product and why no