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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 20, 2022 SAM #7660
AWARD

70 -- Adobe Acrobat Pro Licenses 65286686JA

Notice Date: 11/18/2022 2:52:36 PM
Notice Type: Award Notice
NAICS: 541519 — Other Computer Related Services
Contracting Office: MRPBS MINNEAPOLIS MN MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401 USA
ZIP Code: 55401
Solicitation Number: 12639523P0012
Archive Date: 03/31/2023
Point of Contact: Carol Dingess, Phone: 9704947360
E-Mail Address: carol.dingess@usda.gov
(carol.dingess@usda.gov)
Award Number: 12639523P0012
Award Date: 10/11/2022
Awardee: WOLFTEK MISSION GROUP LLC VA 20171-3265 USA
Award Amount: 237825.00
Description: United States Department of Agriculture Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.3 Control No. (if applicable) 12639523P0012 Identification of the agency and the contracting activity.� Mission Area Name USDA/DM/OCP/POD 301 S. Howes St, Ste. 321 Fort Collins, Colorado 80521 Contracting Activity USDA/APHIS/MRPBS 250 Marquette Plaza Ste 410 Minneapolis, MN 55401 The nature and/or description of the action being approved. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP) has a requirement for Adobe Acrobat Pro Licenses ( 65286686JA ) for 4,500 users� and need to award� a sole source award under the 8(a) program, in accordance with FAR� 19.808-1(c) under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(5) The Proposed Awardee is: �� Wolftek Mission Group LLC �� SAM ID:� DVB4FP2XNLJ5�� CAGE:� 91U93 13900 LINCOLN PARK DR STE 150 HERNDON, VA 20171-3265 POC:� Marc Otterback 703-298-6310 Marc.Otterback@Wolftek.com SBA 8(a) Case Number: C00scd SBA 8(a) Entrance Date: 03/18/2022 SBA 8(a) Exit Date: 03/17/2031 A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency�s needs (including the estimated value). Line 001 - Adobe Acrobat Pro Enterprise Term License- Per User�� 3500ea @ 52.85 = $ 184,975.00 Period is - 12 Months�� 65286686JA Line 002 - Adobe Acrobat Pro Enterprise Term License- Per User�� 1000ea @ 52.85 = $ 52,850.00 Period is - 12 Months�� 65286686JA Total $ 237,825.00 The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition. 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, titled ""Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements."" And 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(5) - subject to section 3105 of this title, a statute expressly authorizes or requires that the procurement be made through another executive agency or from a specified source, or the agency�s need is for a brand-name commercial product for authorized resale �A statement demonstrating the unique qualifications of the proposed contractor or the nature of the action requiring the use of the authority.� According to Mina Pham .� the Account Adobe Executive responsible for USDA Marketing Regulatory Program�s Adobe needs;� � there�s an enterprise agreement set up through WolfTek with pre-negotiated pricing and terms. In addition, CEC is managing Adobe licenses through an Admin Console they�ve set up and deployment is managed via Named User Deployment (NUD) through the Active Directory. Therefore this requirement cannot be advertised for competition due to the fact that if another reseller� were to win a contract, Adobe would have to quote� the USDA Agricultural Marketing Services (AMS)� and� Animal Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS)� Feature Restricted Licensing (FRL) which would be harder to manage than NUD �.� USDA IT Department Specialist Jesse Fleury stated the licenses have to be purchased from the 8A (WolfTek/Raventek) otherwise they won�t be included under the USDA/MRP licenses currently under U.S. Department of Agriculture Market Regulatory Program Services Contract 12314422C0027� �A description of efforts made to ensure offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable.�� Initially a Request For Quote solicitation was published on�� SEWP V Request ID# 251443 but was cancelled after receipt of emails from Mina Pham. the Account Adobe Executive responsible for USDA Marketing Regulatory Program�s Adobe needs and USDA IT Department Specialist Jesse Fleury For reasons stated in item#5 no further efforts were made to solicit from any other potential sources �A determination by the Contracting Officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.� Price reasonableness was accomplished� by comparison of� commercial� prices for the same item when and where� both the validity of the comparison and the reasonableness of the price(s) could be established. Please see below. These links show Adobe and CDW pricing for the same licensing which is available to the general public. The�published price from the Adobe website is $22.19/license/month which is $266.28/license/year.�CDWG has it listed on their website for $209.99.� Total cost would be $ 266.28 x 4,500 users = $ 1,198,260.00 Total cost would be $ 209.99 x 4,500 users = 944,955.00 USDA Pricing through Wolftek Mission Group LLC ��4,500 users� @ $ 52.85ea = $ 237,825.00 https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/pricing/business.html�� https://www.cdw.com/product/adobe-acrobat-pro-dc-enterprise-licensing-subscription-new-1-user/4333507 �A description of the market research conducted and the results or a statement of the reason Market Research was not conducted.� Cursory online search for pricing for Adobe Acrobat Pro Licenses ( 65286686JA ) �Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition.� �� SAM.gov Sole Source Notice PR1081772 �published 10/07/2022 and� closed �10/21/2022 �A listing of the sources, if any, that expressed a written interest in the acquisition.� 1 Response Gregory D. Holliday Special Assistant to the Associate Director (OLAO) 11545 Rockville Pike 10 Floor, Room T10-E16 Rockville, MD 20852 Voice: 301-435-2428 Mobile: 301-339-3111 Email: Hollidg@od.nih.gov http://olao.od.nih.gov/office-acquisitions � A statement of actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition if subsequent acquisitions are anticipated. For reasons previously stated in item#5;� No further actions will be taken at this time to remove any barriers to competition.
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Place of Performance: Address: Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA; Zip Code: 80521; Country: USA
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