Department of Navy: NAVSEA Software as a Service Analytic Platform Sole Source Justification

The Department of the Navy, through the Agile Acquisition Unit of the General Services Administration, has awarded a sole-source firm-fixed-price task order under GSA Blanket Purchase Agreement 47QTCA25A000A for 13 annual subscription licenses to Govini’s Ark.Ai SaaS platform, identified by SKU GOV4GOV-GOVINI-1YR-1U-PILOT-ARKAI-E. The contract has a one-year base period from June 8, 2026, to June 7, 2027, with no option periods, and is intended to support Navy logistics operations for Littoral Combat Ship and amphibious assault ship programs by providing critical supply chain risk intelligence. The procurement is justified under GSAR 538.7104-4(b)(1) as items peculiar to one manufacturer due to the platform’s unique, proprietary data integrations, pre-established connections to Department of the Navy systems, and IL5 certification status; replacing the system would cause unacceptable delays of up to 63 months, making competition infeasible. The service is delivered entirely via AWS cloud infrastructure with no physical deliverables, eliminating the need for packaging, marking, preservation, or MIL-STD compliance. Acceptance is based on the platform’s proven performance under the original SCRIPTS BPA evaluation, which rated its technical approach, management approach, and oral presentation at the highest confidence level. The Government, specifically PAE Maritime PMS 321, retains responsibility for acceptance, with no formal inspection criteria beyond the uniqueness and mission-critical necessity of the platform. No pricing data is provided, and while the contractor is identified as Poplicus Inc. dba Govini under a small business set-aside NAICS code 518210, no UEI, CAGE code, or socioeconomic certifications are explicitly stated. The acquisition includes no options, no formal evaluation factors, no COR/COTR details, no invoicing instructions, and no accounting codes, relying entirely on administrative and regulatory justifications for the non-competitive award under GSAR deviations and urgency exceptions.