A12 - Brunswick_WH_Justification and Approval_Signed_Final_Redacted.pdf

Control No: SAW-21-0006

Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition (Part 13.5)

1. Contracting Activity: USACE-CESAW

US Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District Contracting Division 69 Darlington Avenue Wilmington, NC 28403

2. Description of Action: Brunswick County, North Carolina. Eagle Island disposal area and the 3 mile impact zone surrounding the disposal area in Brunswick County, NC.

Approval is being requested for the annual dredge material disposal management and mosquito control services with Brunswick County, North Carolina. Contract is with Brunswick County Government Offices and service is provided by the Brunswick County Mosquito Control Office. This is a firm fixed price contract; O&M funds will be used. This has been renewed annually for over 30 years.

Nature: New Requirement Follow-on Requirement Mod to Existing Purchase Order/Contract Number

Pricing: Firm-Fixed Price Time & Materials Cost

Name of Proposed Contractor: Brunswick County, NC Street Address: 73 Courthouse Drive City, State, Zip: Bolivia, NC 28422 Phone: 614-716-2572

Point of Contact:

3. Description of Services or Supplies: Procurement of dredge material disposal management and mosquito control services in Brunswick County, North Carolina for calendar year 2021 at Eagle Island dredge material disposal area and the 3 mile impact zone that surrounds Eagle Island within Brunswick County, NC.

Base Year , January 1 December 31, 2021.

Option Year #1 January 1 December 31, 2022.

Option Year#2 , January 1 December 31, 2023.

Option Year#3 , January 1 December 31, 2024.

Option Year#4 , January 1 December 31, 2025.

Total estimated cost for the Eagle Island Dredged Material Disposal Site Impact Zone in Brunswick County is

4. Authority Cited: FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i)

For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g. urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization).

Control No: SAW-21-0006

5. Reasons for Authority Cited: Wilmington District, Operations Division maintains an 835 acre dredge material disposal site (Eagle Island) adjacent to the Cape Fear River in Wilmington, North Carolina. A significant amount of the dredge material removed from Wilmington Harbor (Cape Fear River) is placed within Eagle Island. The disposal area is an upland, diked structure which contain large amounts of standing water, which is an ideal breeding habitat for mosquitos. Brunswick County Mosquito Control Office is the only agency that can provide trained and certified personnel to perform the necessary mosquito control services, and it is the only agency or association that has the State of

(EPA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program permits for conducting this type of work. Mosquitos are known to have flight distance of up to 3 miles from their incubation site, and a portion of the 3 mile zone around Eagle Island extends into Brunswick County, NC, which has a high population density.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: There is no alternative source to provide large scale mosquito control services in Brunswick County, North Carolina.

7. Actions to Increase Competition: No actions will be made to increase competition as this cannot be accomplished outside of the appropriate county Mosquito Control Authority.

8. Market Research: There is no alternative source to provide large scale mosquito control services in Brunswick County, North Carolina.

9. Interested Sources: To date, no other sources have expressed interest in this acquisition.

10. Other Facts: Discuss any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition, such as the following:

a. Procurement History: Previous Purchase Order(s) or Contract(s): Yes No

Was action competed? Yes No

Add any reasonable efforts to retrieve the following items from computer records, contract files, competition advocate office files or other sources are expected:

(1) Contract numbers and dates of the last several contracts for these same requirements.

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(2) The competitive status of these actions.

This was a sole source action. Therefore it was not competed.

(3) Authority previously cited if less than full and open competition was used.

FAR 6.302-

(4) If a justification was prepared to support the procurement made before this one, a summary of the contents of paragraph 7 of the justification for that procurement and an explanation of the results.

Wilmington District, Operations Division maintains an 835 acre dredge material disposal site (Eagle Island) adjacent to the Cape Fear River in Wilmington, North Carolina. A significant amount of the dredge material removed from Wilmington Harbor (Cape Fear River) is placed within Eagle Island. The disposal area is an upland, diked structure which contain large amounts of standing water, which is an ideal breeding habitat for mosquitos. Brunswick County Mosquito Control Office is the only agency that can provide trained and certified personnel to perform the necessary mosquito control services, and it is the only agency or association that has the State of

Agency (EPA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program permits for