GSA On airport JOFOC Redacted 003.pdf

This document is a GSA justification for other than full and open competition for on-airport leasing of administrative and support workspace for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The justification authorizes GSA contracting activities to acquire office, break, training, and storage space required on airport property for TSA operations, with approximately [redacted] locations averaging [redacted] square feet each. The statutory authority cited is 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1), which permits limited competition when property or services are available from only one responsible source and no other type of property or service will satisfy agency needs.

The justification is grounded in the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA), signed November 19, 2001, which made TSA responsible for all federal civil aviation security functions. Because TSA security screening operations and checkpoint requirements are directly tied to national air transportation system security, TSA requires location on airport property. A market survey will be conducted to solicit space offerings from available sources meeting TSA requirements, with notices published under FAR 5.201 and GSAM 505.202. The contracting officer must certify in writing that the contract price for each lease is fair and reasonable based on available market information, and the contracting officer's certification affirms that the proposed lease contract falls within the scope of the other than full and open competition class justification.