RECOVERY--70--- Post Award Notification

The Social Security Administration (SSA) issued a firm-fixed-price delivery order under a GSA Schedule contract GS-35F-4076D for the procurement of Microsoft software licenses and software assurance. This delivery order, identified as Call #0004, was placed against the SSA Blanket Purchase Agreement SS00-14-41005 and involved a limited source "fair opportunity" competition exclusively among GSA authorized resellers of Microsoft products. The justification for this sole-source acquisition is based on the fact that the required software is proprietary to Microsoft Corporation, and only Microsoft and its resellers are capable of fulfilling the agency’s specific needs. This contract action reflects a procurement approach aligned with FAR 8.405-6(b)(3), which allows for limited source justification when an item is uniquely available from a single manufacturer. The contracting activity was handled by the SSA Office of Acquisition Grants located in Baltimore, Maryland. This procurement was for a government agency’s internal use to support its software needs through authorized channels, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and leveraging pre-existing GSA agreements for streamlined purchasing.