Boston_JOFOC_Executed_Redacted.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION (JOFOC)

RESIDENTIAL REENTRY CENTER (RRC) SERVICES

Located within Boston, Massachusetts

1. Agency:

The United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons (Bureau), Administration Division, Procurement Management Branch, Residential Reentry Contracting Section.

Description of Action Being Approved:2.

Pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-2 (b) (1) and (2), the Bureau has determined the need for RRC services' located in Boston, Massachusetts meets the criteria established for other than full and open competition, limitation of competition is justified in accordance with FAR Subpart 6.303-2, Content.

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The action to be approved is for a contractor to provide RRC services’ under other than full and open competition procedures for continued services for Federal offenders located in Boston, Massachusetts.

Description of the Services Required to Meet the Agency Needs:3.

RRC services located in Boston, Massachusetts for the period October 1,. 2019 through February 29, 2020.

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$1,972,139.20.

Statutory Authority Permitting Other than Full and Open Competition:

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Other than full and open competition is based on the authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(2) as implemented by FAR 6.302-2, Unusual and Compelling Urgency.

Determination that proposed Contractor's unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited:

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The facility located in Boston, Massachusetts currently houses 116 male (105) and female (11) federal offenders and provides Home Confinement (HC) services for male and female federal offenders.

The Bureau has utilized the six-month extension period available under Contract DJB200178 in accordance with FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services. The current contract will expire September

30, 2019. The replacement solicitation, Request for Proposals (RFP) 15BRRC18R00000046 was issued for services within the city limits of Boston, Massachusetts and one proposal was received.

The services required are of an unusual and compelling urgency due to the Bureau's essential need, at this location, the Bureau had two options: Transfer offenders to another RRC to continue receiving services or return the offenders to a secure institution.

If services could not be provided

The mission of the reentry program is to assist federal offenders during the transition from prison to the community by providing services which include self-improvement opportunities as well as assistance to secure employment and locate a permanent residence after their program is complete. Offenders are typically assigned to a RRC near the location where they will eventually be released. The Bureau contracts with these RRCs to provide assistance to inmates who are nearing release from federal custody. RRC placements provide a safe, structured, supervised environment in the individual's community, as well as assistance, drug treatment, and other reentry programs and services, help inmates gradually rebuild their ties to the community and supervise their activities during this community readjustment period. Therefore, returning the offenders to a secure institution would cause serious harm to the inmate's reentry programming.

Relocating offenders does not support the overall mission of the Reentry Services Division or the Bureau in the attempt to re-integrate the offenders into society as law abiding citizens.

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Efforts made to solicit from as many sources as practicable, including whether or not a notice was published in the GPE:

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Based on the urgent requirements of these services, the exception at FAR 5.202(a) (2) applies. The urgency of this requirement did not allow adequate time to solicit from other sources, therefore a notice was not published in the GPE.

Contracting Officer's determination that cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable:

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The Contracting Officer has determined that the anticipated costs to the Government will be fair and reasonable based on a comparison of current Government contract prices for RRC services.

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Description of the market survey conducted:8.

Other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition:

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N/A.

List of sources7 expressing in writing, interest in the acquisition:

10.

Community Resources' for Justice, Inc. provided an e-mail expressing interest to continue providing RRC services in Boston, MA.

11. Actions taken by the agency to remove or overcome barriers to competition:

It currently takes the Bureau approximately 18 months to award a RRC contract; therefore there was no time to solicit for this bridge contract based on the timeframe.

12. Contracting Officer's Certification:

I certify that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of.the Contracting Officer's knowledge and belief.

Submitted By:

Melanie Kynard Contracting Officer Residential Reentry Contracting

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Concurrence:

Michael Bodine, Chief Residential Reentry Contracting

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Concurrence:

Catherine S. Scott, Acting Chief Procurement Management Branch

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