F2FT345082A001.pdf

Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

Contracting Actrv1ty: 1 SOCONS

Section A: General Contract lnformation

Purchase Request/

IdentificatiOn Number

FlFT34508~--------------------------------- Pro)ect/Program 1\JmE' EstimatcdContrilctCost

EXERCISE EMERA~D WARRIOR lS (tndud•ng OptJ00$1

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The Jomt Southeast Tramlng. Research and lntrgration Caoab1lrtv IJSTRIC) provide lodging (cleaning upon requ~st) for 43 persO'lnel and catering for 3 meals a day for 16 days. Included· 7 bunk houses. 2 Helicopter landmg Zones (HLLi, 2 classrooms, 1 operations room. 1 cafeteoa, shov.er faciht1es and deanmg laundr} facilitres, shoot·house, S""all anm and ~niper range In add1t•on t hey have leasing agree-ment W1th Calhoun Countv Alrpcrt to prov1de 7500 sq/ft hanger, lodgmg capab1'1ty of up to SO, 10 ;hower ~tails, classrooms, and confe•ence room ror ground tra1ning. ______________ , _____ , Section C: Justification for Soliciting from a Single Source

JSTRICs ,:roximity to l<e~ EmNald W.arnor target locations makes it the only facihtv of it s tvpe in the Calhoun County , Blountst own, Flonda <:~rea meetmg our trainmg ObJectrves It 1s the only lout ion that has f1rearm ranges, t raimng shoot-hous~s. HlZs in tht> lo cal area.

it 1s located only 3 m1les from our pnmary target and close to Calhoun (;ountv A.trport Marit1me operations will be conducted on the Apalach1c.ola Rt·.-er from Blountsto·.•m, Fl to Apotachicola, Fl. nus facrht \• and its property provides. access to the Apalachic.ola River to support these manttme operations There 1s no other locat1on m the VIcinity of the location of the exercise that provid~s lodging, tat~ring, Hehcopt er Li!ndinll Zones, ranges. shower faciht 1es, acce!>s to the ApalachiCOla ~iver and access to the Calhound Country A•rport for trarnmg purpows.

Section D: Efforts to Obtain Competition

SOCOM's Peahstrc Militorl' Tra1n1ng iRMT) Cell's search for ta.ctJCal tr.~ining locattons in the Pan Handle of Flo rtda 1dent•fied t h1s loc.)hon as th~ onlv v•able locat•on clos~> enough to Hurlourt Fte!d to still be a v1able loc'ltJOn to conduct RMT operation) .

Section E: Steps to Preclude Future Single Source Awards

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The only mit1gatton plan to preclude the nec.esslt>t for future sole soutce acqu•s•t ion of JSTRIC is t o ~h•rt our ~MT to the west and use another s•milar fatllity. ThPre- is one known faCJiitv on the west coast. which would put t he Governme-nt in anot her s•ngle source <>m,tronment Sh1fhnr, lh!' RMT would only b!> poss1ble if it mN th~:> tra1ning requlfements of our training aud ience Our long st and eng rt>lat lonsh•P \lt lth Calhoun Countv. 1ts' comrT'IISSionen., and th~> local populact> makes th1s t he •deal t ratniOB environment.

Section F: Contracting Officer's Determination

1 have determined, in accordance with 1-~ I{ 1 . .3 l06·1!!JJ( !J., that the d rcumstances of this contract action deem only one source is reasonably avatlable.

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