A16_3-0034_Single_Source_Justification_executed_1.pdf

FWS Form 3-0034 (Rev. 10/2020) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

1. Description of Need

3. Other Capable Sources

2. Market Research Conducted

Pursuant to FAR subpart 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) and (ii), for purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), Contracting Officers may solicit from only one source if the circumstances deem only one source is reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization).

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SINGLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

(UNDER SAT)

JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS

Acquisitions Operations

4. Barriers to Competition

5. Contractor's Qualifications

6. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost

7. Recommendation and Certification by Program Office

Based on the above justification, I recommend this acquisition to be conducted using sole source acquisition procedures. I hereby certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Program / Project Officer

8. Contracting Officer Certification and Approval: Under SAT

Based on the above justification, I hereby certify and approve the use of sole source acquisition procedures under FAR Part 13 for this purchase.

Contracting Officer

Text3: (Describe the actions taken to locate other capable sources or brands. List any sources that expressed in writing an interest in the procurement.)

There are other nurseries in the area including DNR nurseries that are utilized for other planting, including bare root seedlings, however these other vendors do not carry locally sourced RPM containerize stock trees.

Text2: (Describe the market research conducted or a statement of the reasons market research was not conducted.)

Checks for other vendors using the RPM method and there are none as this is a proprietary method of the vendor.

Vendor has a price list for wholesale work that is available on request. Vendor produces trees from locally sourced seeds supplied to the vendor with desirable genetic characteristics to survive flooding.

Market searches for other vendors with similar stock, however the vendor in this request provides locally sourced seeds grown for conservation work on the refuge. Market research was conducted and prices of similar trees of this size are comparable if not more costly. The method used to grow RPM trees was developed by the vendor.

Text5: (Provide a description to demonstrate, based on the proposed contractor's qualifications or the nature of the procurement, of the reasons for using that exception.) This vendor has been used on many contracts with other government agencies and NGOs like USACE, Audubon, and states. They have a good reputation of providing excellent plant stock with good survivability.