JEFO App Host- Redacted2

exception to fair opportunity is appropriate for this acquisition based on the following rationale:
a. FAR 16.507-6(b)(3) - The order must be issued on a sole-source basis in the interest of economy and efficiency because it is a logical follow-on to an order already issued under the contract, provided that all awardees were given a fair opportunity to be considered for the original order.
CDC OCIO is seeking an exception to fair opportunity to award the incumbent, Digital Management. Inc, a task order for the Application Hosting requirement. The bridge will maintain the existing service while CDC completes the planning, solicitation, evaluation, and award activities for a competitive successor acquisition which merges the current work with the DCMSM Managed Service Provider (MSP) requirement expected to start later in 2027. The acquisition planning efforts for the follow-on contract began in December 2025 with consideration of consolidating the Application Hosting Services requirement with the DCMSM Managed Service Provider (MSP) requirement. OAS held regular weekly and biweekly meetings with the program office and CORs to address key planning topics, including combining the two separate PWSs, developing the PALT and key milestones, preparing the consolidation D&F, conducting internal market research, and evaluating small-business set-aside considerations. These efforts also included ad hoc discussions with HHS OSDBU and HHS OSDBU’s review of the RFI in April 2026. Following the RFI, OAS provided the responses to the program office, which prompted the program office to reevaluate its acquisition strategy. Because this occurred during the fourth quarter, CDC’s focus shifted to finalizing FY26 awards. The interaction of multiple contracts requires careful planning, and the revised strategy must account for the appropriate allocation of work and coordination among the affected contracts. These additional strategy and contract-development activities have extended the time needed to complete the acquisition.
Additionally,

. This scope requires several months of additional review processes at the Department level, which was unanticipated at the beginning of the acquisition process. In order to maximize efficiency and comply with recent executive orders, OCIO must carefully determine the best path forward to ensure cost efficiency in alignment with EO 14222. More recently, the fixed-price contracting requirements associated with EO 14402 have added another layer of complexity.