Redacted P00014 LSJ GS-10F-0372_68HERC22F0512.pdf

Limited Source Justification (LSJ) – Bridge In Accordance with FAR Section 8.4011

General. 8.405-6 and EPA Policy (EPAAP) Subsection 6.3.1

1. Identification of the agency and contracting activity:

Agency: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Contracting Activity: Office of Mission Support (OMS) Office of

Acquisition Solutions (OAS) Project Identification: Office of Mission Support (OMS), Office of Resources and

Business Operations (ORBO) Contract/Order: GS-10F-0372 / 68HERC22F0512

2. Nature and description of action being approved:

The purpose of this limited source justification is to extend the period of performance and increase the ceiling of the Office of Resources and Business Operations (ORBO) agencywide ordering mechanism under contract GS-10F-0372 task order (TO) number 68HERC22F0512, with Access Interpreting Inc. (Access) for up to an additional three (3) month period, inclusive of a 2-month base extension period, and a one (1) month option. The estimated total value of the cumulative three (3) month extension period is This action is necessary to ensure these agencywide interpreter services (remote and onsite) in compliance with federally mandated statutory responsibilities under Sections 501 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 remain available to EPA employees who are deaf or hard of hearing, so they are equipped to perform their essential job functions, actively participate in training, meetings, and seminars, and fully engage as an EPA employee while the competitive acquisition process is completed for the follow-on task order.

This limited source justification requests an extension of the task order used to provide agencywide interpreter services from the current incumbent contractor from 9/30/2025 through a maximum potential end date of 12/31/2025. The need for a bridge extension under the existing task order is necessary due to unforeseen circumstances that have prolonged the reprocurement process and delayed the subsequent award of the follow-on task order. Initial delays to the reprocurement process were prompted by the unanticipated requirement for the program officials to revisit the performance work statement (PWS) to reassess the follow on requirements to ensure the scope of services being procured and the terminology used were appropriately aligned with the administration’s priorities. In addition to the unforeseen procurement delays attributable to newly implemented compliance processes, the agency received a preaward agency level protest on 6/30/2025 in response to the Request for Quotation (RFQ1761426) issued for the reprocurement on 6/9/2025. Following the agency’s review of the protest allegations and their merit, the agency determined corrective action to be the appropriate course of action and took steps to cancel the RFQ and revise the RFQ attachments to remedy the issues raised in the protest notice. An updated version of the RFQ (RFQ1767101) was issued on 7/14/2025 via GSA’s e-Buy portal which closed on 8/1/2025. The additional

1 This reference is to deviated Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) language for FAR Part 8, in Support of Executive Order 14275 on Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement. FAR Section 8.401(b) states that when placing an order under the FSS, agencies must follow the ordering procedures established by GSA and found at subpart 538.71 https://www.acquisition.gov/fss-ordering-procedures.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Limited Source Justification (LSJ) – Bridge

In Accordance with FAR Section 8.4011

General. 8.405-6 and EPA Policy (EPAAP) Subsection 6.3.1 Contract/Order GS-10F-0372 / 68HERC22F0512

Review/Concurrence.

Agency Advocate for Competition Office of Acquisition Solutions (OAS)

Approval.

Pursuant to EPAAP Subsection 6.3.1 –Bridge Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (January 2018), a waiver to the agency six-month bridge duration limitation is granted. The signature below also represents approval of the limited source justification based on the authority of FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B) “only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized.” Note: See FAR 538.7104-3 Sole source justifications (b)(1)(ii) (deviated text).

Head of the Contracting Activity and Senior Procurement Executive