2AZ0440_Redacted_JOTFOC.pdf
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This document is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOTFOC) for a proposed five-year renewal option on a lease contract for office and warehouse space at the Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service Navajo (HHS IHS-NAVAJO) facility in Saint Michaels, Arizona.
The current lease (GS-09B-02173) provides 39,615 ABOA/40,924 rentable square feet of space at a rate of $26.00 per square foot per year, expiring on 2/2/2026. The General Services Administration (GSA) has confirmed the need to renew the lease, while HHS IHS-NAVAJO evaluates its long-term space requirements in the post-COVID work environment. Renewing the existing lease with the incumbent lessor is justified under FAR 6.302-1 as it would avoid substantial duplication of costs that would not be recovered through competition, such as relocation expenses estimated at . The total estimated value of the five-year renewal option is approximately .
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U.S. General Services Administration
GSA Region 9
Real Estate Acquisition Division
JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION
PROJECT NUMBER: 2AZ0440
Agency Name: Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service Navajo (HHS IHS- NAVAJO)
1. NATURE AND/OR DESCRIPTION OF ACTION BEING APPROVED.
The General Services Administration currently leases 39,615 ABOA/40,924 rentable square feet (RSF) of office and warehouse space at I.H.S. Building, Highway 264, Saint Michaels, AZ under lease number GS-09B-02173 for the Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service Navajo. The current lease has a rental rate of $26.00 per RSF per year and expires 2/2/2026. Approval is requested to negotiate one renewal option with the incumbent Lessor without full and open competition for continued occupancy at this leased location. The right to pursue a renewal option is detailed in GSAR 570.401: Renewal Options.
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEET THE AGENCY’S NEEDS
(INCLUDING ESTIMATED VALUE).
GSA has confirmed the need for a renewal option at this leased location. HHS IHS- NAVAJO is in process of evaluating future long term space needs, including what adjustments should be made to office designs and space allocation standards in the post-COVID work environment. HHS IHS- NAVAJO has requested additional time to provide updated requirements. The renewal option will allow the Government to protect occupancy while this evaluation occurs, due to HHS IHS- NAVAJO long standing need to remain in the delineated area combined with the limited market availability.
This requirement is to add one five-year renewal option. The estimated annual cost of (approximately /RSF). The total contract value of these options is estimated to be
3. IDENTIFICATION OF STATUTORY AUTHORITY PERMITTING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN
COMPETITION.
41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1): Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. In accordance with FAR 6.302-1, it is determined that award to any other offeror would result in substantial duplication of costs to the Government that are not expected to be recovered through competition.
4. DEMONSTRATION THAT THE PROPOSED CONTRACTOR’S UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS OR
NATURE OF THE ACQUISITION REQUIRES THE USE OF THE AUTHORITY CITED.
It is in the best interest of the Government to remain at the current location. Award to other than the current Lessor would require relocation of the entire requirement and would cause HHS IHS- NAVAJO to incur move and replication costs that would not be recovered through competition. Relocation costs are estimated to be . Additionally, this allows the Government to make use of existing tenant
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