Mississippi State University
Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase
267-009
Mississippi State University anticipates purchasing the item(s) listed below as a
sole source purchase. Anyone objecting to this purchase shall follow the
procedures outlined below.
1. Commodity or commodities to be purchased (make, model, description):
Championship Analytics – 2 year agreement. Year 1 - $22,500 | Year 2 - $25,000
2. Explanation of the need to be fulfilled by this item(s), how is it unique from all other
options, and why it is the only one that can meet the specific needs of the department:
Championship Analytics is a subscription for offensive playbook analysis & database to store
all plays for Football.
3. Name of company/individual selling the item and why that source is the only possible
source that can provide the required item(s):
Championship Analytics. Sales rep is Brian Baker. Only Championship Analytics provides this
exact software to help our football coaches analyze and store all plays created utilizing an
exclusive database/cloud for all film and creation of these plays
4. Estimated cost of item(s) and an explanation why the amount to be expended is considered
reasonable:
Year 1: $22,500 Year 2: $25,000
This agreement provides a built-in cost savings for a multi-year agreement
5. Explanation of the efforts taken by the department to determine this is the only source and
the efforts used to obtain the best possible price:
Championship Analytics offers exclusive film and game footage of current and new plays to
assist the football team in streamlining and organizing the large database they have built. All
16 SEC schools (which we are one), utilize Championships Analytics for this purpose as there
is no other comparable product. It is the only product in today’s market which combines
thousands of data points to create a game strategy. While searches on the web offer
products that have some features, searches have shown there is no singular product to offer
all the features of Championship Analytics. There is a current agreement in place with
Championship Analytics and ending the agreement would force MSU Athletics (Football) to
lose all the data gathered for current plays & any future plays they intend on creating.
Any person or entity that objects and proposes that the commodity listed is not sole source and
can be provided by another person or entity shall submit a written notice to:
Jennifer Mayfield, CPPO
Interim Deputy Director of Procurement & Contracts
jmayfield@procurement.msstate.edu
Subject Line must read “Sole Source Objection”
The notice shall contain a detailed explanation of why the commodity is not a sole source
procurement. Appropriate documentation shall also be submitted if applicable.
If after a review of the submitted notice and documents, MSU determines that the commodity
in the proposed sole source request can be provided by another person or entity, then MSU will
withdraw the sole source request publication from the procurement portal website and submit
the procurement of the commodity to an advertised competitive bid or selection process.
If MSU determines after review that there is only one (1) source for the required commodity,
then MSU will appeal to the Public Procurement Review Board. MSU will have the burden of
proving that the commodity is only provided by one (1) source.