JA 21-061 - Operation Maintenance of Hawthorne Army Depot_Redacted.pdf

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Control No: 21-061

Contractor: SOC LLC Supply/Service: Operation and maintenance of Hawthorne Army Depot

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6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: ACC-RI shall publish the notices required by FAR

5.201. Because this is a sole source action, effective competition is not applicable. The Government will achieve subcontracting competition by including FAR clause 52.244-5, Competition in Subcontracting in the contract, which states that the contractor shall

7. Actions to Increase Competition: The Government conducted a competitive acquisition for the follow-on award and plans on making an award on .

8. Market Research: ACC-RI received more than one response to the competitive solicitation on 27 July 2020, which indicates other vendors are interested in performing the requirements. However, as described in paragraph 5, no other vendor can perform the needed services until transition to the new contract without duplicating costs to the Government. Therefore, conducting additional market research for this short term extension will provide no additional benefit to industry or the U.S. Government. Approval of this justification by the Senior Executive Service (SES)/Senior Contracting Official (SCO) will also constitute SES/SCO approval to waive the requirement to post a sources sought or request for information as required by DFARS 206.302-1(d) and DFARS Procedures, Guidance and Information 206.302-1(d).

9. Interested Sources: To date, no other sources have expressed a written interest in this requirement.

10. Other Facts:

Procurement History: SOC LLC, formerly known as DZHC and DZB, has operated and maintained HWAD the entire time it has been a Government-Owned, Contractor- Operated facility.

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Control No: 21-061

Contractor: SOC LLC Supply/Service: Operation and maintenance of Hawthorne Army Depot

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Approval

Based on the foregoing justification, and the authority provided by the Army Contacting -50, Appointment of waive the requirement to post a request for information/sources sought notice IAW DFARS 206.302-1(d) and DFARS PGI 206.302-1(d). Further, I hereby approve the procurement of Operation and Maintenance of Hawthorne Army Depot 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 supplies herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.