A16_-_Single_Source_Justification_Division_of_Refuge_Law_Enforcement___FE_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: Given the uniqueness of the dispatch services provides by the ILSP and DoIT, no other capable sources have been researched or identified.

The ILSP and DoIT are the only agencies permitted to provide statewide radio communication services by the Illinois State Police Commission.

Text2: Market Research was not conducted. Given the uniqueness of the dispatch services provides by the ILSP and DoIT, no other capable sources have been researched or identified.

Text1: For officer safety purposes, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) needs 24-hour radio dispatch services for its Federal Wildlife Officers who patrol throughout the state of Illinois. Currently our officers use dispatch services provided by the Illinois State Police (ILSP) through the Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT).(Describe the requirement and any special circumstances pertaining to this acquisition.)

Although local Sheriff’s Offices provide county dispatching to Federal Wildlife Officers, these services are not often 7 days per week and 24 hours per day. Local dispatching services also are county-only, whereas Federal Wildlife Officers require multi-county voice dispatching during each shift. The DoIT and ILSP dispatching service is the only service identified that is capable of providing real-time service in the events of emergencies in the field.

Dispatchers with the DoIT work directly with the IL State Police command system and have direct communication with Emergency Services, Sheriff’s Offices, and multiple local, county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. Utilizing this state dispatch system provides immediate real-time information for officers working in the field. They provide vehicle registration information, driver’s license information, criminal history checks, active arrest warrant information, and alert officers when dealing with suspect’s who have criminal histories or violent tendencies.

This system is used by multiple Federal Wildlife Officers who can also directly communicate with each other while in the field, from multiple geographic locations that are often hundreds of miles apart.

This system also is used by multiple state police law enforcement officials who can monitor radio traffic real-time by Federal Wildlife Officers when they are conducting field enforcement operations.

of other statewide dispatch services within the Midwest and historical price data from previous acquisitions.

Text5: The ILSP/DOIT dispatching service is the only vendor/service identified that is capable of providing real-time service/dispatching in the events of emergencies in the field. The IL State Police and DoIT have performed similar service in the recent past, meeting all contract requirements in the established period of performance. The proposed vendor/contractor ISP/DoIT were able to deliver 24hrs a day 7days a week law enforcement communications/dispatch services and emergency response when needed.