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USDA – Forest Service FPL-6300-32 (10/08)

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. AGENCY INFORMATION

USDA, Forest Service Forest Products laboratory One Gifford Pinchot Drive Madison, WI 53726-2398

2. DESCRIPTION OF ACTION BEING APPROVED

Acquisition, by noncompetitive contract, Proposed vendor:

3. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES REQUIRED, INCLUDING ESTIMATED VALUE

Description:

Estimated Value:

4. STATUTORY AUTHORITY

The authority permitting other than full and open competition in this acquisition is in FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii), under the Application in 6.302-3(b)(2)(iii). This authority allows for other than full and open competition when the equipment or service is needed to “establish or maintain an essential engineering, research or development capability to be provided by a federally funded research and development center”, (i.e., the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), Forest Service, USDA). The service is needed to establish or maintain an essential capability of

5. PROPOSED CONTRACTOR’S QUALIFICATIONS

6. EFFORTS MADE TO OBTAIN COMPETITION

7. DETERMINATION THAT ANTICIPATED COST WILL BE FAIR AND

REASONABLE

8. DESCRIPTION OF MARKET SURVEY

OTHER SUPPORTING FACTS

9. OTHER INTERESTED SOURCES

10. ACTIONS TO OVER COME BARRIERS TO COMPETITION

As required by FAR 6.303-1 and 6.303-2, the undersigned do hereby certify that the data and information provided by us to support our recommendation for contracting for the __ ____ without providing for full and open competition, is accurate and complete to the best of our knowledge and belief.

Prepared by: ________ Date:__ ____________

Approved by:_ ____________________ Project Leader/Group Leader

As Contracting Officer, I concur with this reasoning and price is fair and reasonable.

Contracting Officer