IA02 - Redacted SSJ - St. Croix Complex HS JCLC Tradewinds_Redacted.pdf

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

(Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR Part 13 Not Exceeding $150K)

1. Agency/Contracting Activity: Mission Installation Contracting Command- Ft Knox

2. Description of Action:

Nature: X New Requirement Follow-On Requirement Mod to Existing Purchase Order/Contract Number

Pricing: X Firm-Fixed Price Time and Materials

Funds: X OMA Other Funds: MPA

Description of Supplies/Services:

The total estimated dollar value of the proposed action is $47,687.84

The contractor shall provide lodging, facilities, and meals in support of the JROTC JCLC CP Tradewinds 2023 with 75 Cadets, 17 Instructors (only *13 visiting Instructors will occupy the DORMS).

& 9 VING Cadre (Total 101). CP Tradewinds 2023 is 0700 hours, 11 June through 1400 hours, 16 June 2023.

Authority:

Action using Simplified Acquisition Procedures

FAR 13.106-1(b) (1): For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), 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.

5. Reason for Authority Cited: University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is being requested as the sole source vendor due to VING�s current operational requirements and the lack of facilities available as well as the availability of facilities in the city of Columbus and the lack of the requisite safety requirements needed to lodge and feed 101 JROTC cadets and instructors.

6. Actions to Increase Competition: Request UVI as sole source vendor; however, we will conduct a MARKET REVIEW IN 2025 if any other comparable facility is constructed on St. Croix by 2025. We will assess the market and make the best fiduciary recommendation.

7. Market Research: Facilities must completely accommodate separate gender lodging, not have any non- JROTC adults lodging/billeting in the same building, must be an adequate distance from alcohol serving establishments, and must provide onsite security. UVI is the only facility on St. Croix currently meeting these requirements for the last 10 years. Historical data from previous JCLCs on St. Croix reflect that all Cadets and Company Cadre were in tents at VING�s Weekend Training Site on Estate Bethlehem Military Compound, and