Attachment 4-Redacted JandA.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

41 u.s.c. § 1901

Procurement of Type VII Blast Media Solicitation Number: 70Z03821QK0000002

Pursuant to the requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.5 and in accordance with the requirements of FAR 13.501(a}, the justification for the use of the statutory authority under FAR Subpart 13.5 is justified by the following facts and rationale required under FAR 6.303-2 as follows:

1. Agency and Contracting Activity:

The Department of Homeland Security (OHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Office of Contract Operations (CG-913), �viation Logistics Center (ALC), Industrial Operations Division (IOD), Elizabeth City, North Carolina prepared this justification for other than full and open competition.

2. Nature and/or Description of the Action being Approved.

(a) Nature of the action: The USCG, ALC, IOD seeks approval to award a contract on a brand name basis for the procurement of eStrip™ GPX Type VII Starch-g-Acrylic dry stripping blast media, herein referred to as Type VII blast media. The Type VII blast media is manufactured by Archer Daniels Midland (ADM). However, ADM only sells the Type VII blast media through authorized distributors that have specific territories and/or accounts. Midvale Group, Inc, doing business as Midvale Environmental Technologies, herein referred to as Midvale, is the exclusive distributor for all ADM Type VII blast media in North Carolina. Any other responsible source able to provide the brand name Type VII blast media listed herein will also be considered for award.

(b) Name and address of the manufacturer:

Archer Daniels Midland Company

DBA ADM

4666 Faries Parkway Decatur, IL 62526

(c) Type of action: The USCG intends to award a firm fixed price requirements contract, consisting of one ( 1) base period and if exercised, one ( 1) twelve ( 12) month option period. This requirement is considered commercial in nature and will be procured utilizing the procedures listed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items in conjunction with FAR Subpart 13.5, Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Certain Commercial Items.

(d) Estimated total value (including options): The total estimated contract value of this requirement for the base and all option periods if exercised: - broken down as follows:

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