Force Recon Sole Source Justification.pdf

CUI

Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition – FAR Part 13 Acquisitions under the SAT

V 1.5 (14 March 2023)

MEMORANDUM TO THE FILE

Subj: JUSTIFICATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION

FOR A FAR PART 13 ACQUISITION UNDER THE SIMPLIFIED

ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

I. BACKGROUND:

1. FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) states for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, Contracting Officers may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization).

2. As required by FAR 13.106-3(b)(3)(i), this memorandum explains the absence of competition for this acquisition, as only one source will be solicited for this requirement (or for a portion of the requirement) and the requirement (or portion of the requirement to be sole-sourced) is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

II. DESCRIPTION OF ITEM OR SERVICE:

2d Platoon, Force Reconnaissance (FORECON) Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) has a requirement to be trained and evaluated on Operational Preparation of the Environment (OPE), Special Reconnaissance (SR), Advanced Maritime Operations, and Full Mission Profile (FMP) multi-domain reconnaissance operations. FORECON provides combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, land-based specialized platoon that can conduct multi-domain reconnaissance, surveillance, battlespace shaping, and specialized raids.

The required source is Asymmetric Solutions USA, and the period of performance is November 6th, 2023 through November 17th, 2023.

III. THE DETERMINATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING (select all that apply):

A. _X_ ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE (select all that apply):

1. ___ RESTRICTIVE RIGHTS. The source has established proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights or secret processes in the item or service required.

2. ___ EXCLUSIVE LICENSING AGREEMENTS. The item or service is only available from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), or there is only one authorized distributor or technical representative for the OEM.

3. _X_ OTHER REASONS.

2d Platoon requires this training to be certified for their upcoming deployment which has been moved up due to real world contingencies. Due to other

Controlled by: DON, USMC, I&L HCA Controlled by: MCIEast RCO CUI Category(ies): PROCURE Limited Dissemination Control: DL ONLY POC: 2ndLt Menoni, 440-7749 operational commitments the required period of performance is the only white space available to conduct this training. If this training is not received, then 2d Platoon will be severely operationally impaired and may not be certified to deploy.

Recon attempted to source this training through the Expeditionary Operations Training Group, however, due to other commitments they were not able to provide training during this timeframe.

Additionally, the 2d Marine Division G4 Mobility section has already scheduled a mobility movement on behalf of 2d Platoon to Florida. If another contrator outside of the area were to provide services on this requirement, it would require G4 Mobility to cancel the existing movement and reschedule it costing the Government roughly $70,000.

B. ___ BRAND NAME

Item required must be a brand name, product, or feature of a product, particular to one manufacturer.

C. ___URGENT AND COMPELLING. The supplies or services are of such unusual and compelling urgency that the Government would be seriously injured unless the agency is permitted to limit the number of sources from which it solicits bids or proposals. Urgent requirements are supplies or services that will result in a work stoppage, or are mission critical and the routine processing time would result in injury to the Government. The determination that the procurement for the above item/service is an urgent and compelling requirement is based on the following:

1. Date on which the requirement was first identified:

2. Required delivery date/period of performance:

3. Explanation of why delivery/commencement of services by the date mentioned above is required:

V. CERTIFICATIONS:

A. Technical / Requirements Certification: I certify that the facts and representation under my cognizance which are included in this justification are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Signature Name (Printed) / Phone # Date

MENONI.THOMAS.

JOHN.1089472209

Digitally signed by

MENONI.THOMAS.JOHN.10894

72209 Date: 2023.10.25 12:08:45 -04'00'

Thomas Menoni/910-440-7749 25 OCT 23

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

Signature Name (Printed) / Phone # Date

YANG.BO.KIN

G.1248842632

Digitally signed by

YANG.BO.KING.1248842632

Date: 2023.10.25 12:18:57 -04'00' Maj B. K. Yang 25 Oct 2023