SSJ_Coal_Redacted.pdf

Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

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Section A: General Contract Information

Is this a Bridge Action as defined in the AF Bridge Action Reduction Plan? Yes No

Contracting Activity: 341st Contracting Squadron

Project/Program Name: Bituminous Coal

Purchase Request / Local ID Number: UFR

Estimated Contract Cost (including Options):

Section B: Description of the Supplies/Services Required

Purchase of 1500 tons of Bituminous Stoker Coal 1 ½”x ¼” and transfer by rail-car or truck to Malmstrom AFB Central Heating Plant.

Section C: Justification for Soliciting from a Single Source or Brand Name

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), the property or services needed by the agency are available from only one responsible source or from a limited number of responsible sources and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the agency, as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, required by FAR 6.303-2(b)(4).

(2) When the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source, or, for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, from only one or a limited number of responsible sources, and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, full and open competition need not be provided for.

(ii) Supplies may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of a follow-on contract for the continued development or production of a major system or highly specialized equipment, including major components thereof, when it is likely that award to any other source would result in --

(A) Substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition, or

(B) Unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements. (See 10 U.S.C. 2304(d)(1)(B).

Section D: Efforts to Obtain Competition

Gebhart Post Plant & Sawmill was awarded FA4626-16-P-0095 on a sole source basis in Fiscal Year 2016. FA4626-16- P-0030 was awarded to another company as a "test run" to try and increase competition, but the coal purchased under that contract did not satisfy the environmental requirements of 341 CES. Due to the historical lack of competition, Malmstrom's stringent specifications and location, Gebhart Post Plant & Sawmill is the only available source.

Section E: Steps to Preclude Future Single Source or Brand Name Awards

Based on the justification for single source and the need for the coal to meet the required specifications to ensure compliance with the State and Federal Air Quality regulations, there are no steps to include future single source awards unless the Air Force deems another system to be more advantageous and changes brands.

Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

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Section F: Contracting Officer's Determination

I have determined, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), that the circumstances of this contract action deem only a single source is reasonably available.

Date

25-Mar-2019

Typed Name and Rank/Grade of Contracting Officer

CHARLES M. WEIBEL, GS-14

Signature of Contracting Officer

WEIBEL.CHARLES.M.109569

Digitally signed by

WEIBEL.CHARLES.M.1095697247