SAM #15PVCD26F00000006

Limited Source Justification for Peer Review Support Services for the Office for Victims of Crime

This Limited Source Justification (LSJ) from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) addresses the need for uninterrupted Peer Review Support Services for the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). - The LSJ is issued to ensure continuity of critical peer review activities during a transition period. - BETAH Associates, Inc. is named as the incumbent vendor with unique expertise and knowledge of OVC's peer review processes. - The justification emphasizes the risk of data loss, incomplete reviews, and grant processing delays if services are interrupted or transitioned to a new provider without proper knowledge transfer. - Only BETAH Associates, Inc. is considered capable of providing the required support during this transition. - No specific products, part numbers, or quantities are listed; the focus is on specialized support services and knowledge transfer. - The period of performance is temporary, covering the transition, but exact dates are not specified.

Key Details: - Vendor: BETAH Associates, Inc. - Service: Peer Review Support Services for OVC - Requirement: Continuity and knowledge transfer during transition - No competing vendors or products identified - No hardware or software procurement involved

Description

LIMITED SOURCE JUSTIFICATION (LSJ) FOR A FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE PROCUREMENT FAR/RFO PART 8 - ORDERS EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD (OVC - Peer Review Support Services)

The requirement for complete, accurate and timely peer review activities is a top priority for OJP to fulfill its mission. It is in the best interest of the government that peer review services be continued while the task of transitioning integral knowledge, processes, and procedures from the contractor to agency personnel in support of efficiency and economy is organized and executed in a timely and successful manner.

BETAH Associates, Inc., as the incumbent, has intimate knowledge of work to be transitioned. Without BETAH Associates, Inc., under contract to transition this knowledge to the agency personnel, significant staff time will be lost, and the integrity of the peer review process will be compromised by the risk of losing data and/or documentation. OJP cannot afford to risk the integrity and quality of the peer review work. This temporary Order will limit the following risks to the Department of Justice: inaccurate information being delivered to grant applicants; incomplete or unfair peer reviews that result in making award based on in accurate information; inaccurate information being uploaded into JustGrants; documentation not filed in a timely fashion; not completing peer review activities for FY26; and unsuccessfully transferring knowledge to agency personnel that may affect performance.

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