Redacted Sole Source Justification Redacted

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND

COMMERCIAL SERVICES USING SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES

1. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) proposes to restrict competition, as authorized by Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) 12.102(b), for the commercial acquisition of the usage of the Washington Metro Area Transit Authority (WMATA) SmartBenefits transit system to enroll, withdraw, and change employee transit benefits. The estimated price, including any options is 2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved. FHFA seeks to award a follow-on contract to maintain a WMATA SmartBenefits Commuter Benefits Program account on a sole-source basis through a firm fixed price contract with a base year plus four optional years.
3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs. FHFA’s Office of the Chief Operating Officer’s Agency Operations Branch (AOB) manages FHFA’s transit benefit program and requires the use of WMATA’s SmartBenefits program. The SmartBenefits program allows AOB to manage and fund transit benefits for eligible employees. FHFA transit benefit participants can use their individual SmarTrip cards to commute to and from work using different modes of public transit, including Metrorail, Metrobus, regional commuter buses, and local commuter trains. The SmartBenefits program allows FHFA to independently manage the funded values of all SmartTrip cards assigned to FHFA employees. WMATA does not charge a fee for the use of its SmartBenefits program allowing FHFA to pay only the actual cost of the transit benefits.
AOB seeks to award a sole-source contract to WMATA for the purpose of continuing access to the SmartBenefits Commuter Benefits Program system and to support providing transit benefit subsidies to FHFA employees using the WMATA transit system. The estimated value for a five-year contract based on historical billings is $2,250,000.00.
4. An identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition.
The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition for this requirement is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), RFO 6.103-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. 5. A demonstration that the proposed Contractor’s unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited. WMATA manages the only subway system in the Greater Washington DC area