Justification.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION (JOFOC)

RESIDENTIAL REENTRY CENTER (RRC)

CONTRACT #15BRRC20D00000279

Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina

1. Agency:

The United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons

(Bureau), Administration Division, Procurement Management

Branch, Residential Reentry Contracting Section.

2. Description of Action Being Approved:

Pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part

6.302-2(b)(1) and (2), the Bureau has determined the need for RRC services located in Fayetteville, North Carolina meets the criteria established for other than full and open competition.

This limitation of competition is justified in accordance with

FAR Subpart 6.303-2, Content.

The action to be approved is for a contract to provide RRC services under other than full and open competition procedures for continued RRC services for Federal offenders located in

Fayetteville, North Carolina.

3. Description of the Services Required to Meet the Agency Needs:

RRC services located in Fayetteville, North Carolina for the period February 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020.

4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other than Full and Open

Competition:

Other than full and open competition is based on the authority of

41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(2) as implemented by FAR 6.302-2, Unusual and

Compelling Urgency.

5. Determination that proposed Contractor’s unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited:

The facility located in Fayetteville, North Carolina currently provides RRC services for male and female federal offenders. The current contract will expire January 31, 2020.

From a technical standpoint, Alston Wilkes, is currently providing the services required by the Bureau. The closest facility with a Bureau contract does not have the available bed space.

The Contracting

Officer has reviewed all of the documentation and agrees. Alston

Wilkes is able to continue providing services without risk to the community and the Bureau by February 1, 2020.

The services required are of an unusual and compelling urgency due to the Bureau’s essential need. There is only one contract for

RRC services for federal offenders located in Fayetteville. If services cannot be provided at this location, the Bureau has two options: transfer offenders to another RRC or return the offenders to a secure institution.

The closest facilities under contract with the Bureau are:

Greensboro, North Carolina; Wilmington, North Carolina and

Raleigh, North Carolina.

The mission of the reentry program is to assist federal offenders during the transition from prison to the community by providing services which include self-improvement opportunities, as well as, assistance to secure employment and locate a permanent residence after their program is complete.

Offenders are typically assigned to a RRC near the location where they will eventually be released. The Bureau contracts with these

RRCs to provide assistance to inmates who are nearing release from federal custody. RRC placements provide a safe, structured, supervised environment in the individual's community, as well as, assistance, drug treatment, and other reentry programs and services.

RRCs help inmates gradually rebuild their ties to the community and supervise their activities during this community re-adjustment period. Therefore, returning the offenders to a secure institution for the eight month period requested in this justification would cause serious harm to the mission of the Bureau and would be a disruption to the inmate’s reentry programming.

Relocating the offenders does not support the overall mission of the Reentry Services Division or the Bureau in the attempt to re-integrate the offenders into society as law abiding citizens.

6. Efforts made to solicit from as many sources as practicable, including whether or not a notice was published in the GPE:

Based on the urgent requirements of these services, the exception at FAR 5.202(a)(2) applies.

7. Contracting Officer’s determination that cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable:

The Contracting Officer has determined that the anticipated costs to the Government will be fair and reasonable based on a comparison of current Government contract prices for RRC services. Although the price is slightly higher than other North Carolina contracts, it falls in line with other RRC contracts.

RRC Services:

8. Description of the market survey conducted:

9. Other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition:

N/A

10. List of sources, expressing in writing, interest in the acquisition:

11. Actions taken by the agency to remove or overcome barriers to competition:

12. Contracting Officer’s Certification:

I certify that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of the Contracting Officer’s knowledge and belief.