Notice ID: SP4709-25-F-0040
- Contract Award Date: Mar 10, 2025
- Contract Award Number: SP4709-24-D-0070
- Task/Delivery Order Number: SP4709-25-F-0040
In accordance with FAR 6.305 this justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity (EFO) is being made publicly available. This justification authorizes the use of other than full and open competition to award a firm-fixed price task order to allow the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) to continue to expand, support, and implement an aggressive Electronic Commerce (EC) strategy. The EC strategy includes the Global Exchange (GEX), which permits single source entry and the electronic transmission of data, and results in improved accuracy, elimination of redundant data entry, reduction in unmatched disbursements, and a reduction in unit costs to DFAS and its Customers.
This acquisition will be a sole source award pursuant to the competitively awarded GEX Core Task Order SP4709-24-F0010, awarded to Peraton on December 14, 2023 along with its Contract Teaming Arrangement (CTA) member Rainbow Data Systems Inc. SP4709-24-F-0011…
Per FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B), an exception to the fair opportunity process is justified because only one awardee is capable of providing the GEX services required at the level of quality required because the GEX services are unique and highly specialized. The GEX provides unique, specialized services to the entire DoD community and is a critical application for the Department. Peraton, the current GEX contractor, is the only contractor that currently has the capability to provide GEX skilled resources who can support the GEX services required by the Government. Awarding to another contractor with no GEX experience would lead to mission failure, causing a disruption in transactional flow across the Department…
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