D03_JA DIMCO Capacity Bridge_Final.pdf

Control #: MVK-2020-0032

For Official Use Only

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Continuation of Professional A-E Services for Hydrographic Surveying for Gage and Discharge

Measurements and in Support of the Maintenance Dredging Program within the Geographic Boundaries of the Mississippi Valley Division with DIMCO, INC.

VICKSBURG DISTRICT

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Requirement: Indefinite Delivery, Contract W912EE16D0005 with DIMCO, Inc. The contract provides Hydrographic Survey, Gage and Discharge Measurement & Support of the Maintenance Dredging Program within the Geographic Boundaries of the Mississippi Valley Division.

Project funds are committed on an individual basis per task order awarded under this contract capacity.

Authority: FAR 6.302-1 Amount: $500,000

1. Contracting Activity: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District Contracting Office, 4155 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183-3435.

2. Description of Action: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District Contracting Office is seeking to issue Modification P00002 to Indefinite Delivery Contract W912EE16D0005 with DIMCO, Inc. The modification will increase to total capacity of the contract by $500,000.00.

3. Description of Supplies/Services: DIMCO, INC. shall furnish Hydrographic Surveying and Gage and Discharge Measurement Services, as necessary, within the limits of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer, Mississippi Valley Division. The contractor shall perform all hydrographic surveying services, gage and discharge measurements and related services in accordance with individual task orders issued by the Contracting Officer are required for various civil works projects and support for other agencies.

4. Authority Cited: The statutory authority for this procurement is contained in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

5. Reason for Authority Cited: The capacity added under modification P00002 will be used as a bridge, for the purpose of providing continuity of these services to the Vicksburg District while the source selection and award under solicitation W912EE20O0002 is underway for replacement of this contract for same or similar services.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: This modification is a bridge to extend the capacity of contract W912EE16D0005. Competitive solicitation W912EE20O0002 has been issued for same or similar services. The contract awarded from the competitive solicitation will replace this contract in its entirety. No additional efforts have been taken.

7. Actions to Increase Competition: A notice of intent to sole source this modification was posted to the Government Point of Entry (GPE). This notice gave potential vendors the opportunity to submit information or comments concerning this action. This information will be used to develop future requirements and improve on efforts to obtain competition.

8. Market Research: No additional Market Research has been undertaken to support this action.

9. Interested Sources: Intent to sole source was posted at the GPE. The notice, required by FAR 5.201, gave interested vendors the opportunity to submit information or comments concerning this action. One inquiry was received as a result of this notice. The government has determined that it remains in its best interest to complete this sole source action.

10. Other Facts: Contract W912EE16D0005 was issued in Fiscal Year 2016 as a Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) with a total ordering capacity of $5,000,000 and the contract does not expire until 21 August 2021. Due to increased requirements for these services the capacity has been exhausted one year earlier than anticipated at the time of award.

Solicitation W912EE20O0002 upon completion and award will replace this SATOC with award of up to (3) contracts, each with a capacity of $6,000,000.

11. Technical Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance, which are included in the justification, are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief:

Name: Tim Graham

Title:

Chief Technical Support Branch

Signature:

12. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination: I hereby determine that the anticipated cost or price to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable. Price reasonability will be negotiated based on the independent government estimate by the negotiations team.

Name: R. Ellis Screws

Contracting Officer

13. Certification of Legal Sufficiency:

Name: Steven Finch

Assistant District Counsel

Approval

Pursuant FAR 6.304(a)(1) - for a proposed contract not exceeding $700,000, the contracting officer’s certification required by 6.303-2(b)(12) will serve as approval unless a higher approving level is established in agency procedures.

Based on the foregoing justification, I hereby approve the award of the described contract on an other than full and open competition basis pursuant to the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2) subject to the availability of funds, and provided the services herein described has otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

Name R. Ellis Screws

Contracting Officer

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