B8 - Redacted Sole Source Justification.pdf

29 February 2024

MEMORANDUM

SUBJ: SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION MEMORANDUM TO ACQUIRE

TRANSPORT AND INCINERATE LIBRARY HAZMAT

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a “Limited Source Justification.”

This is a sole source justification. Contracting activity is:

Naval Sea Systems Command Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) 110 Vernon Avenue Panama City, FL 32407-7001

2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved.

This action will award a firm fixed price order to the following:

Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.

136 Longwater Drive Norwell, MA 02061

Cage: 1NFA4

3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs.

This requirement is to purchase the following: Transport and Incinerate Library HAZMAT, as described below.

Line No.

Part Number

Description Quantity

1 Task 1 Chemists and supplies to package nitrocellulose film

1 LS

2 Task 2 Disposal with witness burn at Contractor’s incinerator

1 EA

3 Task 3 Tandem Transport direct to Contractor’s incinerator

1 EA

The Government’s minimum needs have been verified by the certifying technical and requirements personnel. This memo does not authorize acquisition for other requirements.

This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures with a total dollar value above micro-purchase levels, but not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000.00. The Patent Applications will be submitted no later than sixty (60) days after award of each order.

4. Identification of the justification rationale and, if applicable, a demonstration of the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications to provide the required supply or service.

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) (1) - Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, FAR 6.302-1.

NSWC PCD Code 1032 has a requirement to the acquire transportation and incineration of library HAZMAT. This purchase is not suitable for full and open competition for the following reason. Extensive market research was performed to find a provider that can provide all the following required services:

a. Destruction of classified hard copies, film, CD’s and Video Tapes in accordance with the requirements of DODM 5200.01 V3.

b. Transportation and destruction in the presence of a government witness.

c. Chemists who can travel to the Government’s facility to package the HAZMAT waste.

The only service provider found that can provide all of the above services is Clean Harbors;

therefore, it is considered advantageous to the Government to award this purchase on a sole source basis to Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. for the items listed in paragraph 3 above.

5. A determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that the order represents the best value consistent with FAR 13.106-1(b).

The Contracting Officer has determined that the order represents the best value and results in the lowest overall cost alternative (considering price, special features, administrative costs, etc.) to meet the Government’s needs.

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.

This requirement will be synopsized on the Contract Opportunities website at sam.gov per FAR Part 5.2. No additional market research was conducted for the reasons discussed in paragraph 4 above, for any company other than Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. to provide the products.

7. Any other facts supporting the justification. None.

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

As stated in paragraph 4 above, Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. is the only source that can meet the requirement.