A16_-_JOFOC_(Over_SAT)_-_0044029730_-_AZ_Game_and_Fish_-_KO_sig_v2_-_Print_Redacted_1.pdf

This document is a Justification and Approval for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) for a sole source contract between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD). The contract focuses on implementing recovery actions for the Sonoran pronghorn, with two primary components: 1) a Sonoran Pronghorn Pen Monitor to track and maintain pronghorn within a captive-breeding pen at Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, and 2) developing one Sonoran pronghorn water source per year within the Sonoran pronghorn range.

The contract has an estimated annual amount of $71,428.57, with a total potential contract value of $357,142.85 over a 5-year period. AGFD is deemed the sole qualified vendor due to its exclusive expertise in Sonoran pronghorn recovery, holding the current recovery permit, and having extensive experience in monitoring, capturing, handling, and maintaining pronghorn. The contract was posted on SAM.GOV on 3/8/2024, and no responses were received. The statutory authority for this sole-source procurement is 41 U.S.C. 1901, which allows for simplified acquisition procedures when only one responsible source can perform the work.