3CA1796 Redacted JOTFOC.pdf

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Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition, Extension

U S. General Services Administration

GSA Region 09 Leasing

Real Estate Acquisition Division

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

PROJECT NUMBER: 3CA1796

Agency Name: Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Secretary (OS)

1. NATURE AND/OR DESCRIPTION OF ACTION BEING APPROVED.

The General Services Administration currently leases 29,013.00 ABOA/31, 762.00 rentable square feet (RSF) of office space and 113 surface parking spaces at 19 Technology Dr, 19 Technology Dr, East Irvine, CA under lease number LCA03105 for the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Secretary (OS). The current lease has a rental rate of $29.62/RSF per year that expires on August 16, 2025. Approval is requested to negotiate a lease extension with the incumbent Lessor without full and open competition for continued occupancy at this leased location. The procedures for pursuing a lease extension are detailed in GSAR 570.405: Lease extensions.

2. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEET THE AGENCY'S NEEDS

{INCLUDING ESTIMATED VALUE).

The government requires an extension of the current lease for 36 months to commence on August 17, 2025. The estimated cost of this lease extension is per rentable square feet per year for an annual cost of and a total contract value of .

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. This statutory authority is implemented through GSAR 570.405. In accordance with GSAR 570.405, use of the sole source authority is appropriate when the government experiences a delay in acquiring replacement space.

□ The agency occupying the leased space is scheduled to move into other Federally controlled space, but encounters unexpected delays in preparing the new space for occupancy

181 The government encounters unexpected delays outside of its control in acquiring replacement space

□ The government is consolidating various agencies and the contracting officer needs to extend the terms of some leases to establish a common expiration date

□ The agency occupying the space has encountered delays in planning for a potential relocation to other federally controlled space due to documented organizational, financial, or other uncertainties

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 during the extension period.

The government is undertaking a new/replacing lease project (2CA1532) for HHS OS, scheduled for