P03_J and A redacted.pdf

This is a Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity prepared by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Procurement Operations – National Cemetery Administration.

The document justifies placing a sole-source task order with Integrity – The LA Group Joint Venture, LLC for Construction Management and Engineering Services, and Construction Period Inspection Services supporting the Gravesite Expansion Project at Biloxi National Cemetery in Biloxi, Mississippi. The task order is being placed against the Continental District A-E Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Pool (Contract No. 36C78623D0021) on a sole-source basis under the logical follow-on exception to fair opportunity at FAR 16.507-6(b)(3). The estimated total value is redacted, and the period of performance is 540 calendar days.

The required services include review and processing of construction submittals, responses to design-related Requests for Information, site inspections during the construction period, and related engineering support to ensure construction conformance to design. Integrity – The LA Group Joint Venture, LLC is the Designer of Record for the project and possesses unique and intimate knowledge of the design intent, engineering assumptions, and technical details underlying the construction documents. The justification asserts that retaining the original designer for construction-phase services is necessary to mitigate risks of misinterpretation, delayed responses, and inefficient submittal review. The Contracting Officer determined the anticipated cost is fair and reasonable based on an independent government estimate, comparison to historical pricing for similar services, technical evaluation of the proposed labor mix and hours, and negotiation against IDIQ-established rates.