SingleSourceJustification-FireSchool.docx

United States Department of Agriculture

Forest Service

File Code: 6320 Contracting

Fremont-Winema National Forest Klamath Falls Office 2819 Dahlia Street Klamath Falls, OR 97601 Phone: (541) 883-6714 Fax: (541) 885-3452

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest 3040 Biddle Road Medford, OR 97504 Phone: (541) 618-2200 Fax: (541) 618-2148

Siuslaw National Forest 3200 SW Jefferson Way Corvallis, OR 97331 Phone: (541) 750-7000 Fax: (541) 750-7236

Umpqua National Forest 2900 NW Stewart Pkwy Roseburg, OR 97471 Phone: (541) 672-6601 Fax: (541) 957-3223

Willamette National Forest 3106 Pierce Pkwy, Ste D Springfield, OR 97477 Phone: (541) 225-6300 Fax: (541) 225-6220

Date: April 11, 2017

Subject: Soliciting from a Single Source

To: File

In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold: Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization).

JUSTIFICATION FOR SINGLE SOURCE

This is a single source justification to contract with the Sweet Home School District in Sweet Home, Oregon to provide the facilities and services for an “all inclusive” training experience. The project is for the use of the grounds (parking and tent sleeping), facilities (8-10 classrooms, gymnasium, bathrooms and showers) services such as bus transportation and food service, as well to provide custodial service for all aspects. The fire school will host aproximately 280 people for a 5 day period, all ranging from interagency instructors, students and other overhead in a “mock” incident fire camp setting in Sweet Home, Oregon while the training of fire fighters and fire team overhead. The dates of service being solicited will be for 5 days in 2017 and 5 days in 2018.

Sweet Home, Oregon is an ideal location for this project not only because it offers the all inclusive services but it also best effectively meets our requirements for using a private cooperators field site for an outdoor fire simulation training in lieu of training the cooperators employees in wildland fire training. The Sweet Home School District site allows for an “all inclusive” setting which is time and cost effective to the agencies involved.

Based on the above authority and justification it’s hereby deemed that only one source is reasonably available. Services for the Mid Willamette Valley Interagency Fire Guard School will be solicited directly from the Sweet Home School District.

/s/ Ladette Armstrong

LADETTE ARMSTRONG

Contracting Officer

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