Sole Source Justification Signed Redacted

JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT (OPEN

MARKET OR GSA) UNDER $250,000

Sole source acquisitions may be used on a limited basis and only when the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)/Program Official has provided sufficient justification and the Contracting Officer has determined that the circumstances warrant such action. The content for a justification must contain detailed facts and rationale to justify the sole source acquisition. Soliciting from a single source must be done in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b) or 8.405-6. At a minimum, the following information must be included:
Identification of Program Office, Contracting Activity, and Proposed Requirement, Justification and Program Office Certification:

A. Program Office:

NIOSH/HELD/PERB

1095 Willowdale Road
MS L-2027
Morgantown WV 26505

B. Contracting Activity:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Office of Financial Resources
Acquisition Branch #5

C. Identification of Requirement:

1. Nature of Action to be Approved by Contracting Officer: Sole Source a. Sole source acquisition of: Purchase of the License and Support Services of the finite element software package ABAQUS.
b. Procurement Request (PR) Number (if available): Click here to enter text. 2. Proposed Vendor and Estimated Procurement Amount (if available): a. Proposed Vendor:
Dassault Systemes Government Solutions Corp,
175 Wyman Street,
Waltham, MA
Ph# +1 77 4843 6752
b. Estimated Procurement Amount:
3. Is the requirement on GSA Schedule? ‫ ܆‬Yes ‫ ܈‬No
If yes, provide schedule number:

Rev. 10/15/18

D. Justification:

1. The justification for this non-competitive action is: (NOTE: Must select only ONE of the listed justifications for other than full and open competition and fully support the justification in the following paragraphs. Please delete this note prior to submitting the justification.)

‫ ܆‬In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), “only one source [is] reasonably available” which states that, “For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. (i) Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization). (ii) Where a single source is identified to provide a portion of a purchase because that portion of the purchase specifies a particular brand-name item, the documentation in paragraph (b)(1)(i)