FAR Part 6 - JA Handwashing Station MOD KO signed_Redacted.pdf

Control No:22-0006 Contractor: Thrush Sanitation

Program/Equipment: MCT Handwashing Station Cleaning Service

CUI

Version – June 2021 CUI

The portable toilet service pricing includes a dollar amount per cleaning and a minimum number of toilets they will clean per visit. This minimum amount per visit ensures that the cost of transportation to the training site becomes a profitable trip for the vendor, per standard vendor practice. Hiring two different companies to clean the handwashing stations and the portable toilets would result in two different minimums for two different companies. This will cause the Government to pay larger fees.

Thrush Sanitation is the contractor for the portable toilet cleaning service, and therefore has a unique advantage and capability to perform the handwashing station at a significantly lower price than a different vendor. Due to having the service call fee already accounted for as well as the short notice fee, a different vendor would not be able to perform the service for the same price.

The administrative burden would also be doubled with two contracts.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: The Contracting Officer shall publish the notices required by FAR 5.201 and any bids or proposals received shall be considered.

a. Because this is a sole source action, effective competition is not applicable.

7. Actions to Increase Competition: On the original contract, multiple vendors were contacted via both email and phone calls. MTC is located in a rural area, and there are only three companies within a reasonable driving distance. Two of the three vendors decided not to submit proposals. Thrush Sanitation was the only one to submit a proposal for the portable toilet requirement.

8. Market Research: On the original contract, market research show that two additional companies were able to service the region, but neither company wanted to submit a proposal for this requirement.

Neither company is SAM registered.

9. Interested Sources: To date, no other sources have written to express interest in the acquisition.

10. Other Facts:

a. Procurement History

(1) Base Contract number: W91SMC-22-P-0007

(2) Base Contract was competitively solicited, small business set-aside.

11. Technical Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in the justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

and

12. Requirements Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in the justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

CPT Carson, Isaac Supervisory Distribution Facilities Specialist MTC

Control No:22-0006 Contractor: Thrush Sanitation

Program/Equipment: MCT Handwashing Station Cleaning Service

CUI

Version – June 2021 CUI

13. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination: I hereby determine that the anticipated cost or price to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable.

This determination will be made using the following: cost analysis price analysis should cost IGE audit: other: previous contract

The IGE came to which was a total of per unit cleaned. This is the same price per unit as the final proposal for the Handwashing station from Thrush Sanitation. The price is also in line with the previous contract, which was determined fair and reasonable based on Market Research, which is still current and appropriate.

As a part of this basis, certified cost or pricing data:

will be required.

will not be required and the following exception applies (FAR 15.403):

A commercial item is being acquired.

The contract action is a modification to a contract or subcontract for commercial item(s).

and

14. Contracting Officer Certification: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

And

15. Approval: Based on the foregoing justification, I hereby approve the procurement of Handwashing station Cleaning Service for the estimated amount of on an other than full and open competition basis pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(1), subject to availability of funds, and provided that the services or property herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

LTC, ILARNG

SCS, USPFO IL