JA PIV REDACT

CONTROL NUMBER VA-26-00078164

LIMITED-SOURCES JUSTIFICATION

1. Contracting Activity:

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Office of Procurement, Acquisition, and Logistics
Technology Acquisition Center

23 Christopher Way

Eatontown, NJ 07724

2. Description of Action: The proposed action is for a 12-month firm fixed-price modification. This effort is being conducted under the authority of the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program. The proposed effort will be a modification awarded under the General Service Administration (GSA) to Task Order 36C10B24F0339 issued under Contract Number GS-35F-0343Y to BruckEdwards INC., 12355 Sunrise Valley Dr Suite 340, Reston, Virginia, 20191.
3. Description of the Supplies or Services: The proposed action is to provide a detailed requirements specification that documents VA’s Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentialing requirements that will be transmitted to GSA, the agency in charge of USAccess. USAccess is a shared federal program managed by GSA that provides PIV credentialing services, background verification support, and badge issuance for over 100 federal agencies and their contractors. This effort will ensure that VA requirements are delivered (and validated) in the USAccess 2.0 Initial Operating Capability. Contact/Task Order GS-35F-0343Y 36C10B24F0339 was competitively awarded on September 13, 2024 as a result of a solicitation under GSA MAS 541519ICAM in the total amount of $17,931,561.76. The period of performance for the base period was September 18, 2024 through September 17, 2025 followed by four 1-year option periods. The total estimated value of the proposed modification is $897,913.20, increasing the total to $18,829,474.96 .
4. Authority: This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Multiple Award Schedule Program. The specific authority for limited source award is Federal Acquisition Regulation 8.401(b), which requires that when placing an order under the Federal Supply Schedule, agencies must follow the ordering procedures established by GSA and found at subpart 538.71 and GSA Acquisition Regulation 538.7104-3(b)(iii), “The order should be issued on a sole source basis in the interest of economy and efficiency because it is a logical follow-on to an FSS order already issued on a competitive basis.” 5. Rationale Supporting Use of Authority Cited Above: VA must deliver comprehensive business requirements to GSA in sufficient time for incorporation into the USAccess 2.0 design and development effort. GSA’s planned cutover to the new system is currently