A17 J and A_1.pdf

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

SINGLE SOURCE DETERMINATION USING

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP) UNDER THE

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD (SAT)

AUTHORITY: FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)

PR/SOL/CONTRACT # _PR 40511404

CONTROL #

1. Contracting Activity: This document is a justification for single source determination under

Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) for the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, BIE Fort Wingate Elementary

School

2. Description of supplies or services required to meet agency needs.

Wingate Elementary requires instructional support for educators for SY2020.2021 school year.

Anticipated delivery date: 06/30/2021

The estimated value of the proposed action is $86,100.00

3. Identification of the single source to be solicited.

Empower Educational Consulting

538 E Mead Pl

Chandler, AZ 85249

Kelly Stevens, Phone:(209)-485-3382

Email: kelly@empowerc.com

4. Reason for authority cited. The contracting officer has determined the circumstances of the contract deem only one source reasonably available.

Identify only one of the following – remove the others on the finalized document:

□ Other Insert: The school is requesting support from Empower Educational

Consultants because the school currently uses this vendor’s copyrighted training materials and the requested instructional support will be to develop lesson plans and evaluations based upon these materials.

5. Rationale: Provide an explanation that supports the reason cited in #4.

mailto:kelly@empowerc.com steave.phann Text Box 21-0009

These support services are based on Empower Education’s copyrighted training materials.

No other vendor is able to present training based on these copyrighted materials.

6. A description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable, including whether a notice was or will be publicized as required by Subpart 5.2 and, if not, which exception under 5.202 applies.

□ In accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2, a “Notice of Intent to Sole Source” was published on the Government Point of Entry (GPE). Any responses to the notice will be considered prior to awarding a sole source contract.

IMPACT: Should the subject service not be provided, it will not be possible for the school to continue educating the students. The school could lose funding and its accreditation.

7. Requirements personnel certification.

I certify that the technical data which forms a basis for this justification is complete and accurate and meets the Government’s minimum needs.

X

Program Office/COR

8. Under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), the undersigned hereby determines the circumstances of this contract action deem only one source is reasonably available as supported herein.

X

Contracting Officer