JOFOC17-72_LEE_Natural_Gas_Utilities_-_FY17_1_Redacted.pdf

JOFOC

Natural Gas Utility Services

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Magnum Hunter Production, Inc.

(a) Pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) at 6.302-1 (b)(3), and the Bureau of Prisons Acquisition Policy (BPAP) Part 6 the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) has determined that the procurement for natural gas services for the United States Penitentiary (USP) Lee, and Federal Prison Camp (FPC) Lee, hereinafter referred to as USP Lee located near Jonesville, Virginia, meets the criteria established for other than full and open competition. It is further determined that only one responsible source and no other supplies and/or services will satisfy agency requirements. This limitation on competition is justified as supported by the following information in accordance with FAR Part 6.303-2:

(b) ( 1) Identification of theAgency andthecontracting activity:

U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons United States Penitentiary Lee P.O. Box 900 Jonesville, VA 24263

(b) ( 2 ) Nature and/or description of action being approved:

This action is for the sole source acquisition for the natural gas utility services supplied to USP Lee, from the sole provider of such services, pursuant to FAR Part 41.

(b) ( 3 ) Description of supplies orservices required tomeet theagency needs:

The contractor shall provide natural gas service for the period of October 1, 2016, through September 30, 2017, subject to funds availability (FAR 52.232-18). The total estimated amount for the 12 month period is $297,531.20 .

(b) ( 4 ) statutory authority permitting other thanfulland opencompetition:

The statutory authority for these services is found at 41 u.s.c.

3304(a)(1), when the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source. The application which permits use of the cited statutory authority are stated at FAR 6.302-l(b} (3), "When acquiring utility services (see 41.101), circumstances may dictate that only one supplier can furnish the service (see 41.202) .

(b} ( 5 ) Ademonstration that theproposed contractor' suniquequalifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited:

Magnum Hunter Production, Inc. is the sole provider of natural gas utility services for USP Lee. The only gas line servicing the

01/11/2017 Bonnie Bueter

Digitally signed by Bonnie Bueter DN: cn=Bonnie Bueter, o, ou, email=bbueter@bop.gov, c=US Date: 2017.01.11 13:40:15 -06'00'

JILL RYAN

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