FAR-Part6-JA- Resiliency SCS signed_Redacted.pdf

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JUSTIFICATION REVIEW DOCUMENT

Control No: 22-0008 Contractor: -

Program/Equipment: J 1

FAR PART 6 JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR OTHER THAN

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Program/Equipment: Operational Stress Management Resiliency and Self-Care Training for First Responders

Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1)

18 U.S.C. 4124 as implemented by FAR Part 6.302-1(a)(2)- Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

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Date:31 July 2022

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FAR Part 6 Justification and Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition

Contracting Activity: USPFO IL

Description of Action: The Illinois Army National Guard G1 requests a sole source with . The Government projects award for 2022 and fiscal year 2022, Operations and Maintenance funds will be used.

Description of Supplies/Services: This requirement is to provide a two week training class for Operational Stress Management Resiliency and Self-Care Training for First Responders. This will help Service to develop personal and professional toolkits, focused on self-care tools to aid in professional development and management, provide National Guardsmen with tools to leverage and empower their team’s coping mechanisms uild resiliency of the courses’ participants, enabling them to become ambassadors for self-care and crisis management within their teams, and the ability to scale the knowledge in the agency to empower successful and healthy work environments to be able to transition from routine crisis and vice versa to include transition from civilian to military duty.

Period of Performance: Per mance will start NLT 60 days after award for two weeks.

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4. Authority Cited:

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

5. Reason for Authority Cited:

(a) Identify the specific subparagraph of the authority cited and include the full text of the FAR for that subparagraph.

(1) For only one source or a limited number of sources under FAR 6.302-1:

As described at FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), when the supplies or services required by the agency are available only from one responsible source, or for DoD, NASA and the Coast Guard, from only one or a limited number of responsible sources, and no other types of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, full and open competition need not be provided for.

The contractor selected to perform this requiement is .

During market research this company training target audience is first responders.

It also provided the 2 week duration. On week of residency with classroom and hands on training. The second week provides online sessions that focuses on training the trainers.

(b) Alternatives:

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Program/Equipment: J1

The Army provides Master Resiliency Training program. However, this training is how to deal with adversity after the fact. The type of training for this requirement is designed to develop personal "toolkits" that will assist while the adverity is taking place.

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

7. Actions to Increase Competition:

In an effort to increase competion a sources sought was published on SAM.gov from 19 July to 27 July 2022. Three additional companies showed interest and provided capability statements. The requiring activity reviewed the capability statements and determined that none of the companies would be able to meet the intent of this requirement. Some of the reasons included the company's focus is on trauma in children, another was it did not contain a train the trainer program, and the course isn't focused on operational resiliency of first responders.

8. Market Research:

Market research was conducted by utilizing Government and commercial databases for relevant information. The following website were utilized for market research:

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The requiring activity also conducted Market Research by reaching out to representative from as well as from the Operational Stress Management training programs.

The results from this market research was that the program wasn’t tailored to first responders. program is tailored to first responders.

In accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 205.205-71, DFARS 206.302-1(d), and DFARS Procedures, Guidance and Information (PGI) 206.302-1(d), a request sources sought was posted to Contracting Opportunities on 19 July 2022 for 8 days and the results were thre compan provided capability statements. However none of the company’s capability statements indicated the programs they offered meet the intent of this requirement.

9. Interested Sources:

: Their training program is not focused on operational resiliency of first responders. They are willing to develop something, but we are looking for a well develop and proven course.

: This company is unable to to preform this due to their certification and focus is not the same type of resiliency training and centered more on trauma in children.

10. Other Facts:

No other facts

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Program/Equipment: J 1

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.

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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.

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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 IZI IGCE □ audit: □ other:

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

□ will be required.

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

IZI A commercial item is being acquired.

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Title: Contract�

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

Date: 5 AUG 2022 Signature:

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