P06 Single Source Justification_1140253 _Redacted.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- 12FPC124Q0082
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This document is a Limited Source/Brand Name Justification for the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The USDA FPAC Business Center Acquisitions Division intends to issue a sole source award to Whitfield & Eddy P.L.C. to complete title services, including obtaining/creating abstracts, title opinions, title commitments, closing services, and recording warranty easement deeds for 11 real property easements in Iowa. Whitfield & Eddy P.L.C. was previously awarded contracts to provide these services, but the work was not fully completed. Resoliciting this work will result in further delays and duplication of effort. The estimated price for the services is not provided. This will be a commercial acquisition using simplified acquisition procedures under NAICS code 541191 with a $19.5 million small business size standard.
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United States Department of Agriculture Limited Source/Brand Name Justification
FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) � Simplified Acquisitions Control No. (if applicable) ______________________
1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity.
Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) (agency)
USDA Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center (BC), Acquisitions Division (AD) (contracting activity).
2. Description of supply or service required to meet the agency�s needs.
NRCS Iowa requires real property closing services to include obtaining/creating abstracts for easement areas, title opinions, title commitments, closing services, recording Warranty Easement Deeds, and updating abstracts.
3. The rationale or circumstances for limiting competition.
Whitfield & Eddy P.L.C. was awarded closing services (12FPC122P0046, 12FPC123P0018, and 12FPC124O0005) for 11 properties. Whitfield & Eddy P.L.C.
completed partial closing service actions for properties and has all required abstracts.
12FPC122P0046, 12FPC123P0018, and 12FPC124O0005 expired with outstanding/remaining work still required. Resoliciting necessary work for 11 properties will result in further delay and duplication of work.
4. A description of the market research conducted and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.
Market research was not completed. Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C. has completed portions of necessary work under prior awarded purchase orders.
5. Estimated price, including all options, if applicable.
Billy K Knickman & Jeanette K Knickman Rev Tr Virginia I Heng Rev Tr Payne Valley Farms LLC DB Ag Land LLC B P D Farms LLC Wee See LLC Cobo Enterprises LLC Keith Husz Joseph Neary Richard Lindle The Nature Conservancy
FY24-FPAC-Justification-196
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