Single_Source_Justification_P0091_-_SIGNED.pdf

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Contracting and General Services Region 1

Requisition No. 0040438832

Purchase Order No. 140F0119P0091

SINGLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

FAR Part 13.106(b)

1. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION BEING APPROVED. Procuring Snake River Physa Snail Monitoring as a single source procurement issued to K & M Welding as a firm fixed price commercial service contract. The estimated value of this acquisition is $10,080.00. The period of performance is 8/1/2019 – 9/30/2019.

2. DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIQUE ASPECT(S) OF THIS REQUIREMENT OR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT

DEEM ONLY ONE SOURCE REASONABLY AVAILABLE.

K&M Welding has been determined to be the only firm with the knowledge of the area (11 miles of the Snake

River below the Minidoka Dam) and habitat of the federally endangered Physa Snail to perform the necessary work to collect samples and record occurrences of the federally endangered Physa Snail. This work is performed with the Bureau of Reclamation and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, no other firms have worked with either organization to perform this work and thus would not have the knowledge of the specific habitat and methods of properly collecting the samples and recordings.

3. DESCRIPTION OF MARKET RESEARCH CONDUCTED AND THE RESULTS OR A STATEMENT OF

THE REASON MARKET RESEARCH WAS NOT CONDUCTED.

This work is performed with the Bureau of Reclamation and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, no other firms have worked with either organization to perform this work.

4. THIS JUSTIFICATION IS ACCURATE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF THE CERTIFIER’S

KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF.

TECHNICAL AND REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION.

I certify that the facts and representations which are included in this justification and which form a basis for this justification are complete and accurate.

Signature: Date: ________________________

Printed Name: Telephone #:

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CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION

I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Signature: Date: _4/25/2019________________

Printed Name: Robert Sung Telephone #: 503-872-2825

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