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4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is Title 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 6.103-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.
5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority. ASTM standards are proprietary standards that ASTM creates and publishes. ASTM is the sole developer, publisher, and copyright holder of the standards, and ASTM does not relinquish its intellectual property rights to these standards. While third-party aggregators occasionally act as resellers for print or individual PDF copies, ASTM is the single authoritative source of the data. Only a direct digital subscription with ASTM will meet the government requirement to possess ASTM standards that provide authoritative, zero-latency updates, access to historical version tracking, and proprietary native redline comparison tools required for mission-critical quality assurance and safety compliance. Thus, only ASTM can satisfy government requirements. The ASTM International web-based subscription was originally procured within a package of Non-Government Standards Internet Subscriptions; contract N6247023C0007 with Allium US Holding LLC. Option Year Two for N6247023C0007 expires 30 September 2026, and as stated above, the ASTM International subscription must be descoped from Contract N6247023C0007 and acquired as a standalone contract.
To access ASTM standards digitally, the Government is required to procure dedicated, standalone, proprietary subscriptions directly from ASTM International's proprietary platform, ASTM Compass, or buy individual standards directly from ASTM. All of the above procurement methods are only available through ASTM. No other source provides access to these proprietary publications.
6. Description of Efforts Made to Solicit Offers from as Many Offerors as Practicable. The proposed contract action was synopsized on the Opportunities section of SAM.gov on 16 July 2026 and three (3) firms responded indicating their interest in government contract opportunities and in adjacent digital engineering support. None of the three (3) firms are capable of providing access to the ASTM International materials and standards collection. The synopsis stated that the proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government