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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Limited-Sources Justification (LSJ) - FAR 8.405-6

For orders or BPAs exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT)

Version 2.0 November 2020

Date: April 15, 2021 PR Number: _20123614________________

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Multiple-Award Schedule Program, 41 U.S.C.

152(3), Competitive Procedures, and 40 U.S.C. 501, Services for Executive Agencies.

1. Agency and Contracting Activity. Identification of the agency, contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a “Limited-Sources Justification.”

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection, Office of Acquisition, Aviation Maritime, and Border Technologies Contracting Division, proposes to increase the contract ceiling under Task Order (TO) HSBP1017F00069 pursuant to FAR 8.405- 6(a)(1)(i)(C), Limiting Sources.

2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved. Describe the action being approved and include the name and address of the proposed contractor(s).

CBP intends to limit the number of sources solicited in order to increase a current TO’s ceiling pursuant to FAR Part 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(C) for the procurement of Professional Engineering Services in support of the Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Mission Support Directorate, Tactical Aircraft and Vessels Acquisitions Program Office, Operations Requirements Office, Strategy and Policy Office, Test and Evaluation Office, and the Unmanned Aircraft (UAS) Program Office (PO).

a. Type of action: Firm Fixed Price Task Order pursuant to FAR 8.405-6, Limiting Sources.

b. Amount: $4,435,061.30

c. Type of funding: Operations and Support Funds (Multi-Year)

d. Period of Performance:

Option Period 4 Extension: August 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022 6-Month Option: April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022

Proposed Contractor:

Modern Technology Solution Inc. (MTSI) 5285 Shawnee Rd, Suite 400 Alexandria, VA 22312

3. Description of Supplies/Services. Describe the supplies or services to be acquired. Provide the estimated total value (including options, if any).

As one of the lead federal organizations in aviation and maritime law enforcement, AMO participates in joint operations with U.S. Border Patrol, Office of Field Operations (OFO), other DHS components, and other law enforcement agencies. AMO seeks to predict, detect, identify, classify, track, deter, and interdict threats to the continuity of border security of the United States and to safeguard our homeland through the application of aviation law enforcement resources within the air, sea, and land domains. This includes detecting and deterring illicit border crossings, interdicting targets, conducting investigative activities, collecting intelligence, performing patrols

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Limited-Sources Justification (LSJ) - FAR 8.405-6

For orders or BPAs exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT)

Version 2.0 November 2020 transition). Given these circumstances, it is necessary to increase the ceiling of the existing task order as MTSI is the only contractor in the position to continue to provide uninterrupted services required by Air and Marine Operations. The increase will provide the necessary time to conduct the follow-on competition.

5. Determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that the anticipated order represents the best value consistent with FAR 8.404(d).

Task Order HSBP1017F00069 was placed in accordance with FAR 8.404, “Use of Federal Supply Schedules.” The General Services Administration (GSA) has already negotiated fair and reasonable pricing rates. Discounts to those GSA schedule rates were applied under the contract award.

Additionally, the ordering activity determined the level of effort and mix of labor proposed to perform specific tasks to be fair and reasonable prior to the task order award. The same negotiated unit pricing, level of effort and mix of labor that currently exists under the task order will apply to the increased ceiling amount.

6. A description of the market research conducted among schedule holders and the results, or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

Market Research was conducted for the previous recompete. While other vendors may be capable of performing the work, due to the short-term nature of this action and the need for cleared personnel, MTSI is the only firm in position to support the immediate requirement.

7. Any other facts supporting the limited-sources justification.

No additional facts.

8. A statement of actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers that led to restricted consideration (i.e., limited sources) before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services is made.

No additional actions are required to remove or overcome barriers to competition. The proposed action is required to remove the circumstances from the future source selection that generated a protest on a similar contract award. This action seeks to award a ceiling modification with the incumbent contractor to continue services while a new solicitation and source selection process is completed.

9. CBP intends to post this requirement on beta.sam.gov pursuant to FAR 8.405-6(a)(2)(i).