4d_JandA_SPRI_051225_Rev1_signed.pdf

Last Updated 11/01/24

U.S. COAST GUARD JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP) FOR FAR 13.106-1(b)

PURCHASE REQUEST OR REQUISITION NUMBER:

60100pr250000372

ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE, INCLUDING OPTIONS:

(Over Micro-Purchase Threshold, but up to the SAT) $248,999.50

AUTHORITY JUSTIFICATION TYPE

☒ 13.106-1(b)(1) ONLY ONE SOURCE REASONABLY AVAILABLE (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, or industrial mobilization).

☐ FAR 5.102(a)(6), FAR

11.105, FAR 13.106-1

(b) (1)

BRAND NAME – Items peculiar to one manufacturer: The particular brand name, product, or feature is essential to the Government’s requirements, and market research indicates other companies’ similar products, or products lacking the particular feature, do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the agency’s needs.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED AND THE INTENDED USE:

Services required are the administration of educational research funding on behalf of the Coast Guard Academy per 14 U.S. Code 1906 (5)(B). Intended use is to support research activities by faculty at the Coast Guard Academy. This encompasses materials and supplies for CGA faculty research collaboration, as well as subcontracting subject matter experts at another academic institution to provide CGA faculty with specialized research/analytical support on collaborative projects and to deliver a 3-day professional development workshop in AI/ML expertise as specified in MIPR 98230C0210461 under 7600A H98230-21237-145.

SUGGESTED SOURCE NAME, ADDRESS, & UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER (UEI):

United States Coast Guard Academy Sponsored Programs and Research, Inc., 47 Mohegan Ave. New London, CT 06320; UEI: KNLKZNWT27N6

RATIONALE FOR JUSTIFICATION TYPE SELECTED ABOVE TO INCLUDE RELEVANT INFORMATION GAINED

THROUGH YOUR MARKET RESEARCH TO SUPPORT THE JUSTIFICATION TYPE:

Market research was conducted via internal agency records, incl. Cooperative Agreement between USCGA and USCGA SPRI 10SEP18 and SUPTINST 3910.1, and a search of external websites (e.g., cgaspri.org). Research confirmed that the USCGA Sponsored Programs and Research, Inc. (SPRI), a 501(c)(3), is the only organization authorized by law (14 U.S. Code 1906 (2)) to administer educational research funds on behalf of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. No other organization is permitted to serve this function. According to 14 U.S. Code 1906 (2- Sole Source basis), “the Commandant may enter into a contract …on a sole-source basis.”

CONTRACTING OFFICER - FAIR AND REASONABLE PRICE DETERMINATION METHODS:

☐ MARKET RESEARCH

☒ COMPARISON OF PROPOSED PRICE WITH PRICES FOUND REASONABLE ON PREVIOUS PURCHASES

☐ CURRENT PRICE LIST

☒ COMPARISON WITH SIMILAR ITEMS IN A RELATED INDUSTRY

☐ COMPARISON TO IGCE

☐ CONTRACTING OFFICER’S PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE (EXPLAIN)

☐ OTHER (EXPLAIN)

SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF TECHNICAL AND REQUIREMENTS POC DATE

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/13.106-1 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/5.102 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/11.105 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/11.105

Last Updated 11/01/24

SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

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