D2d. SSJ_75D30122P15147_MOD 00003_Redacted.pdf

Rev. 10/15/18

JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT (OPEN

MARKET OR GSA) UNDER $250,000

Sole source acquisitions may be used on a limited basis and only when the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)/Program Official has provided sufficient justification, and the Contracting Officer has determined that the circumstances warrant such action. The content for a justification must contain detailed facts and rationale to justify the sole source acquisition. Soliciting from a single source must be done in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b) or 8.405-6. At a minimum, the following information must be included:

Identification of Program Office, Contracting Activity, and Proposed Requirement, Justification and Program Office Certification:

A. Program Office:

Center for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Division of Science Integration Social Science and Research Translation Branch 1150 Tusculum Avenue, MS-C24 Cincinnati, OH 45226

B. Contracting Activity:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Acquisition Services (OAS) Acquisition Branch Procurement and Grants Office 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta, GA 30341

C. Identification of Requirement:

1. Nature of Action to be Approved by Contracting Officer:

a. Sole source acquisition of: The NIOSH Center for Productive Aging and Work is conducting a study to develop, implement, and evaluate a training intervention for supervisors and managers in the hospitality sector that provides guidance and practical strategies for designing an age-inclusive workplace. As part of this effort, the vendor will conduct a series of individual interviews and focus groups with hotel workers and supervisors that will gather information on age-related safety and health risks, prevention strategies for reducing those risks, and barriers/facilitators that may impact the development a more age-inclusive workplace in the hotel industry, and particularly for hotel housekeepers. This information will be used to develop a supervisory training workshop on designing age-inclusive workplaces for hotel workers. This activity requires expertise conducting research on the wide range of occupational safety and health risks faced by hotel workers, as well as experience collecting and analyzing qualitative data and conducting intervention research.

Modification 0003 to contract 75D30122P15147 adds Task 4-6 for development of training and training reinforcement materials for a supervisory workshop focusing on age-inclusive workplaces in the hospitality industry. Tasks 4-6 build off the data collection strategy, individual interviews and focus groups conducted and a qualitative analysis completed in Tasks 1-3.

b. Procurement Request (PR) Number (if available): 000HCCEC-2024-83345

2. Proposed Vendor and Estimated Procurement Amount (if available):

Proposed Vendor:

Sunshine ERC Targeted Research Training Program Department of Psychology University of Central Florida Building 99 4000 Central Florida BLVD University of Central Florida Orlando, FL 32816-8005 T: 407-823-2560 F: 407-823-5862 Email: Mindy.Shoss@ucf.edu

Contact in Office of Research: Laura Miller, M.S., Office of Research, University of Central Florida, 12201 Research Parkway, Suite 501, Orlando, FL 32826-3246, Phone:

407-823-0249, Email: laura.miller@ucf.edu

UEI #: RD7MXJV7DKT9 Tax ID #: 59-292-4021

a. Estimated Procurement Amount:

3. Is the requirement on GSA Schedule? Yes No

If yes, provide schedule number: Click here to enter text.

D. Justification:

1. The justification for this non-competitive action is:

(Check this paragraph for a Non-GSA, open market action)

In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), “only one source [is] reasonably available” which states that, “For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. (i) Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization). (ii) Where a single source is identified to provide a portion of a purchase because that portion of the purchase specifies a particular brand-name item, the documentation in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section only applies to the portion of the purchase requiring brand-name item. The documentation should state it is covering only the portion of the acquisition which is brand- name.”

Urgency

Exclusive licensing agreements/Proprietary data

Brand name required

Industrial mobilization

Other (e.g., compatibility, space issues, continuity, unique or highly specialized capabilities or product features, etc.)

(Check this paragraph for an order to be placed against a GSA Schedule contract)

In accordance with FAR 8.405-6 “Limiting Sources” which states that, “the only circumstances that may justify the action are – (A) An urgent and compelling need exists, and following the procedures would result in unacceptable delays; (B) Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized; or (C) In the interest of economy and efficiency, the new work is a logical follow-up to an original Federal Supply Schedule order provided that the original order was placed in accordance with the applicable Federal Supply Schedule ordering procedures. The original BPA must not have been previously issued under sole-source or limited-sources procedures.”

Urgency

Only One Source

Logical Follow Up

2. Other facts supporting sole source procurement:

a. What can this product/service do that other products/services cannot do?

The vendor (Sunshine Education and Research Center (ERC)) Targeted Research Training Program at the University of Central Florida) has a unique combination of resources and capabilities required for this project. This includes on-going research partnerships with several hotel companies in the Orlando Florida metropolitan area, extensive experience studying a wide range of occupational health risks (including job stress, musculoskeletal disorders, workplace injuries, chemical exposure) affecting aging workers in the hospitality sector, and expertise collecting and analyzing qualitative data and designing intervention studies with hotel workers and supervisors.

The vendor is the only ERC program to focus specifically on the hospitality industry.

Collectively, these characteristics will allow the vendor to complete the work in an efficient and timely manner.

Modification 00003 is to add Tasks 4-6 which build off Tasks 1-3, data collection strategy, individual interviews and focus groups conducted, and a qualitative analysis, which were completed by ERC. Only ERC is capable of providing these services with seamless continuity and without disruption and delays to the project.

b. What other products/services were considered and why did they not meet the need?

Other research groups (primarily in academic settings---e.g., departments of gerontology, occupational medicine, hospitality management) were considered but did not have the expertise or research experience required for this effort. Specifically, no other vendor had the same well-established contacts within the hospitality sector, and the required expertise in aging, occupational health, and workplace intervention research.

No other vendors were considered to perform the work for these additional tasks as they are a continuation of work being performed under contract 75D30122P15147.

3. Program Office efforts to seek potential offerors:

Internet search for non-profit organizations (e.g., AARP, American Society on Aging) or university programs (e.g., occupational medicine departments, hospitality management programs) that have expertise in aging, occupational health, and the hotel industry.

E. Program Office Certification:

I have reviewed this sole source justification and certify the justification is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and adequate to support other than full and open competition.

Center/Institute/Office COR/Program Official Name/Title:

Center/Institute/Office COR/Program Official Signature:

Certification Date:

F. Contracting Office Certification:

I have fully relied on the information provided herein and hereby certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief:

Contracting Officer Name:

Contracting Officer Signature:

Certification Date: 9/19/2024.