F12_JOFOC_-_LSRA_EMS_public_1.pdf

United States Department of the Interior

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Utah State Office

440 West 200 South, Suite 500 Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1345

INTERIOR REGION 7 • UPPER COLORADO BASIN

COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, UTAH, WYOMING

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR ACQUISITION UNDER SIMPLIIFED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES

This document sets forth the justification and approval as required by 13.106-1(b)(1) &(2).

1. Contracting agency and activity.

The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), West Desert District Office, requests the Utah State Office, to contract on a sole source (including brand name) basis.

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

The proposed out of scope modification is to add Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to the contract for law enforcement services in the Little Sahara Recreation Area (LSRA) with Juab County Sheriff's Office under 140L5720C0001.

3. Description of supplies or services.

Obtain emergency medical services as needed to assist the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the administration and regulation of the use and occupancy of the public lands located at Little Sahara Recreation Area.

4. Estimated dollar value.

The estimated value of this action is $20,000 for option year (4).

5. Statutory authority.

_X_41 U.S.C. 1901 – Simplified acquisition procedures (use when the simplified procedures for purchases of property and services for amounts (1) not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold

____41 U.S.C 1903 – Special emergency procurement authority (applies when in support of a contingency operation as defined in section 101(a) of title 10 or to facilitate the defense against or recovery from nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack against the United States).

Other statutes:

1) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-5. Authorized or required by statute.

a) Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Sec. 303(c),

6. Rationale supporting use of the authority stated in paragraph 5.

The Juab County Sheriff's Office is uniquely qualified to provide the services listed in the Statement of Work. JCSO possesses a staff of trained and qualified law enforcement officers who have a jurisdictional and operational authority to enforce state and county laws in the work area. Medical incidents that occur within the Little Sahara Recreation Area often require a Law Enforcement response. These incidents often involve a criminal element that needs to be investigated. JCSO EMS already has the necessary radios and required communication protocols in place to facilitate an interagency or Law Enforcement response. The State of Utah coordinates dispatch communication channels through the Utah Communication Authority which control and facilitate most of the states dispatching services. Juab County EMS and Law Enforcement dispatch services through Central Dispatch. Central can communicate with all the nearby federal and state agencies. This is necessary in case of a multi-agency or officer response. The BLM requires existing communication procedures to effectively work with local partners and agencies.

The JCSO possesses and can employ a communications command-and-control structure which can facilitate coordination with multi-agency law enforcement officers and EMS personnel. Juab County EMS personnel are able to utilize the same radio communications employed by the sheriff’s office to allow for a seamless inter-agency coordination that external EMS providers are not able to capitalize on. The ability to use and maintain the same consistent radio frequency infrastructure for communication allows for greater response times and coordination within the recreation area that spans 60,000 acres with terrain that cannot be traversed by “normal” modes of transportation. Juab County EMS employs vehicles designed to navigate the abnormal terrain encountered through Juab County and LSRA. Responses to medical incidents often require BLM assistance who can utilize specialized equipment to access remote areas. This request for assistance is done through local dispatching services that already have communications and protocols in place.

Other information.

No other facts are available to support this procurement as anything other than a sole source.

The efforts to identify additional sources including the market research conducted.

A notice of intent to was published on SAM.gov to notify the public of the government’s intent to execute the proposed out-of-scope modification to 140L5720C0001 for EMS services. The notice was posted for 15 days. The government received two (2) responses from Minuteman EMS and Red Line Emergency Services.

After a thorough review of the capabilities of both companies it was determined that neither company would be able to meet the requirements as outlined in the rationale. Neither company would be able to fully integrate communications with the County and the BLM. They would not have access to Central Dispatching services leading to communications issues along with prolonged response times due to those issues.

Future plans to permit competition.

At the conclusion of the current contract for law enforcement services with Juab County the decision to open up the EMS portion for competition will be reviewed again. Based on the information received from Minuteman EMS and Red Line Emergency Services future plans for competition will be considered depending on the availability of funding, contractor capabilities, and their ability to seamlessly integrate their communications with Juab County emergency services. Jurisdictional requirements and concerns will need to be evaluated throughout the consideration and evaluation process.

Program Office Certification.

I certify that the facts and representations under my cognizance, which are included in this justification, and which form a basis for this justification, are complete and accurate.

_//Signature on File//________________________ _______________________ Camm Stephenson, State Chief Ranger Date West Desert District Office

7. Contracting Officer’s Certification.

The ordering activity Contracting Officer’s certification that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of the Contracting Officer’s knowledge and belief and evidence that the supporting data that form a basis for the justification have been certified as complete and accurate by technical/program personnel.

I certify that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief:

Daniel Walker, Contract Specialist Date

Temujene H. Makua, Contracting Officer Date