Attachment 2 - Sole Source Justificaton - FagateleBayAccess_Redacted.pdf

This is a Single Source Determination document using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) for the Department of Commerce, NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office.

The solicitation concerns unlimited landside access via privately owned lands and continued maintenance of driveways and footpaths into the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, Fagatele Bay. The services are required to provide NOAA Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) and Destruction of Wetlands Resources (DMWR) personnel with the ability to conduct landside enforcement and deterrent patrols within the Marine Sanctuaries Area (MSA), Marine Monuments Protected Area (MMPA), and Endangered Species Act (ESA) zones within Fagatele Bay. Expected delivery is September 2026. The identified single source vendor is AUF Clan, located at P.O. Box 5158, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799. The contracting action is justified under the "Other" category, citing that only one source is capable of providing the safest landside route into and out of the sanctuary through privately held family lands. The market research indicates that landowners require payment from the public for property access with no exceptions for law enforcement. Without landside access, NOAA OLE lacks the ability to conduct necessary enforcement and deterrent patrols, creating mission-critical access issues for the enforcement team.