A15 - Competition Restriction Justification 12.102 SAP Commercial Acquisitions_Redacted.pdf

CRJ (Part 12) Control No. 26-12-1

Procurement Sensitive - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

For Official Use Only

COMPETITION RESTRICTION JUSTIFICATION

FAR 12.102 > SAT TO ≤ $15M

SAP COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS & SERVICES

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.102 (41 U.S.C. 1901, 1903, or other statutory authorities listed in FAR 6.103, as appropriate) decisions to restrict competition, including the use of brand-name descriptions without allowing for “equal” products shall be documented as follows:

1. Identification of the Agency, Contracting Activity, and Specific Identification of the Document.

a. Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

b. Contracting Activity: DEA Office of Acquisition.

c. Requiring Activity: Office of Forensic Sciences.

d. Document Identification: Sole Source Justification.

2. Nature and Description of the Action Being Approved: This action is seeking a competition restriction justification to procure transportation of controlled substances from Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH to Indianapolis, IN and destruction by incineration of 30 tons of evidence containing controlled substances.

a. Contractor Name: ReWorld Indianapolis, Inc.

b. Estimated Amount:

c. Recurring Requirement: Yes No

d. Period of Performance: From: 08/21/2026 To: 9/30/2026

e. Description: Transportation from Dayton, OH to Indianapolis, IN and destruction by incineration of evidence containing controlled substances.

3. Description of Supplies or Services: Transportation from Dayton, OH to Indianapolis, IN and destruction by incineration of evidence containing controlled substances.

4. Identification of the Competition Restriction Justification (CRJ):

FAR 12.201-1, Simplified procedures > SAT, ≤ $9 million authorized by 41 U.S.C.§ 1901.

Simplified acquisition procedures —To promote efficiency and economy in contracting and to avoid unnecessary burdens for agencies and contractors, the FAR shall provide for special simplified procedures for purchases of property and services for amounts not greater than the SAT;

FAR 12.201-1, Simplified procedures, for acquisition described at 12.001(c) > $9 million, ≤ $15 million authorized by 41 U.S.C.§ 1901 and 41 U.S.C.§ 1903.

41 USC §1901. Simplified acquisition procedures —To promote efficiency and economy in contracting and to avoid unnecessary burdens for agencies and contractors, the FAR shall provide for special simplified procedures for purchases of property and services for amounts not greater than the SAT;

41 USC §1903. Special emergency procurement authority —Only available when the head of the contracting activity determines that the property or services are to be used for:

Contingency Operations: As defined under 10 U.S.C. § 101(a)(13);

Attack Response/Recovery: To facilitate defense against or recovery from cyber, nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attacks against the U.S;

International Disaster Assistance: In response to requests from the Secretary of State or USAID; or

Major Disasters/Emergencies: Operations aligning with the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act

FAR 12.201-2, Other procedures in FAR Part 15 (RFPs) or FAR Part 14 (IFBs) > $9 million (>

$15 million for acquisitions described at FAR 12.001(c) for One statutory authorities cited in 6.301 as appropriate)

FAR 6.103-1, Only One Responsible Source. authorized by 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1)

FAR 6.103-2, Unusual and Compelling Urgency authorized by 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(2)

FAR 6.103-3, Industrial Mobilization authorized by 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(3)

FAR 6.103-4, International Agreement authorized by 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(4)

FAR 6.103-5, Authorized or Required by Statute authorized by 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(5)

FAR 6.103-6, National Security authorized by 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(6)

FAR 6.103-7, Public Interest authorized by 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(7).

5. A Demonstration that the Proposed Contractor’s Unique Qualifications or the Nature of the Acquisition Requires using the Authority Cited:

a. Name and address of the proposed contractor(s). ReWorld Indianapolis, Inc., 2320 S. Harding St., Indianapolis, IN 46221-2028.

b. Nature of the acquisition and proposed unique qualifications of the contractor(s). A review of the EPA map of commercial waste combustors and previously awarded Federal contracts for incineration services determined that there are no other large municipal waste combustors located in the region with overnight storage capability, except ReWorld Indianapolis, Inc. located in Indianapolis. ReWorld has experience with incineration of large volumes of seized drugs. These qualifications relate to FAR 6.103-1, Only One Responsible Source because there are no other vendors capable of providing the transportation and destruction of controlled substances in the Indianapolis area.

6. A Description of Efforts Made to Ensure that Offers are Solicited from as Many Potential Sources as Possible, Including Whether a Notice was or will be Publicized as Required by Part 5 and, if not, Which Exception under Part 5 Applies: The Government intends to post a Notice of Intent to award sole source to the System for Award Management (SAM), to allow potential sources to provide the Government with their Capability Statements.

a. Sources Sought Synopsis. N/A.

12. Technical / Requiring Activity’s Certification:

Signature Date

13. Contracting Officer’s Certification that the Justification is Accurate and Complete to the Best of the Contracting Officer's Knowledge and Belief.

______________________________ ___7/22/2026______________

14. Approvals: The required levels of approval of this Justification depend on the estimated total value of the procurement. Approval must be obtained for that level and each previous level.

Contracting Officer (for actions ≤ $900,000)

Bureau Competition Advocate (for actions greater than $900,000 up to $20 million)

Bureau Procurement Chief (for actions over $900,000)

Head of the Contracting Agency of Designee (for actions of $20 million to $90 million)

Senior Procurement Executive (for actions over $90 million)