8(a) Sole Source Requirement Letter (Signed).pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

354th CONTRACTING SQUADRON

EIELSON AFB ALASKA

Date: 22 May 2020

From: 354th Contracting Squadron

TSgt Chrissina Dural, Contracting

2310 Central Ave.

Eielson AFB, Alaska 99702

To: U.S. Small Business Administration

Attn: Alaska District Office

420 L Street Suite 300

Anchorage, AK 99501-1971

Subject: Request for 8(a) Sole Source Offer Letter and Solicitation Number for a new requirement Eielson AFB, AK

For: Chemtrack Alaska, Inc.

11711 S Gambell St

Anchorage, AK, 99515

DUNS: 809200236 /CAGE: 4ZJD3

Dear SBA Alaska District Office:

AUTHORITY CITED: Small Business Act (15 USC 637(a)(1); FAR Part 19.8 and executed

Partnership Agreement between SBA and Department of the Air Force.

1. Description of the work to be performed: This requirement requires for the contractor to perform sediment removal by using a suction dredge and use of a sludge press to obtain solids with no free liquid content as determined by the “Paint Filter Liquids Test”. The Contractor shall also provide all equipment, personnel, labor, and materials needed to, load, transport and dispose of the sediment into Eielson’s permitted land fill in the Quarry Hills area. All work and materials is to be aligned with the Statement of Work indicated for the Service.

2. Estimated period of performance: 60 Days after the Notice to Proceed

3. NAICS code/Size: NAICS: 562910- Environmental Remediation Services

Size Standard: 750 Employees

4. Anticipated dollar value: $675,000.00

5. Special restrictions or geographical limitations: Eielson AFB is located on the Southern edge of Fairbanks, Alaska and is accessible from the Richardson highway at Old Richardson

Hwy. The project is located near the Eielson Water Treatment Plant.

6. Special capabilities or disciplines needed for contract performance: The Contractor shall provide all equipment, personnel, labor, and materials needed to, load, transport and dispose of the sediment into Eielson’s permitted land fill in the Quarry Hills area

7. Type of contract anticipated: Single Award, Firm Fixed Price (FFP)

8. Acquisition history: Prior to this offering, no solicitation for this specific acquisition has been issued and no other public communication has been made showing the procuring activity’s clear intent to use any other means of procurement.

9. Statement: “Prior to the offering no solicitation for the specific acquisition has been issued as a small business, HUBZone, or service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside and that no other public communication (such as a notice through the FedBizOpps) has been made showing the contracting agency’s clear intention to set-aside the acquisition for small business, HUBZone small business, or service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns.”

10. Identification of any particular 8(a) concern designated for consideration: The requested sole source awardee is Chemtrack Alaska, Inc. has been suggested by the Procurement Center

Representative Miller Randall for this project. They were selected based on performance of a very similar requirements around Alaska and that they have experience working on sediment removal. The awardee has been identified as a vendor who is able to provide the work identified in this requirement. It would be in the best interest of the government that the award is issued to ChemTrack, Inc., as Mr. Randall has confidence in the ability of the contractor, and we are confident in the vendor’s ability to perform work.

11. Bonding requirements: N/A

12. Identification of all known 8(a) concerns, including HUBZone 8(a) concerns, that have expressed an interest in being considered for the specific requirement: No other 8(a) nominees have expressed an interest and no other SBA offices have requested that the requirement be awarded through the 8(a) Program. ChemTrack Alaska, Inc. is the only known vendor identified as 8(a) and Alaska Native Corporation, who has expressed interest and stated their ability to fulfill the requirement.

13. Identification of all SBA field offices that have asked for the acquisition for the 8(a)

Program:

Randy Miller

Procurement Center Representative

Office of Government Contracting, Area VI

U.S. Small Business Administration

(907) 271-2297

Cell (907) 229-6939 randall.miller@sba.gov

14. The Contracting Officer has determined that this effort is appropriate for an 8(a) sole source acquisition under the SBA program The CO requests that this requirement be set aside as a sole source 8(a) requirement IAW FAR 19.805-1(b)(2).

15. Contact information: For replies or inquiries please respond to Alexander Shives, Contracting Specialist by email alexander.shives@us.af.mil, and phone at (907) 377-4949.

Sincerely, Chrissina M. Dural, Contracting Officer mailto:alexander.shives@us.af.mil,