JA Exception to Fair Opportunity_ASPR-Center for Admin_FINAL 31326 JD DB-FINAL-Redacted.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR AN EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY

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Agency: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Requiring Activity: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Center for Administration

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New Requirement Sole Source Order against Contract Number 47QRCA24DW036 ( Contract

47QRCA25DS150 is with same vendor and is also on OASIS +)

Firm- (FFP)

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assist with important formulating ASPR�s budget program managing and providing support to ASPR�s acquisition program to include its lead

- Space echnology, tech), 1737 King St, Suite 601, action, including all options, is

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RFO 16.507-

-on ASPR�s Center for Administration, which

Contracting, and Due to a series of unforeseen federal and Departmental actions, a new competitive was not awarded as originally uncertainty about the organizational structure of ASPR, uncertainty of consolidated and

-scale reductions in contracts resulting in increased

At that time, the

Shortly thereafter, the federal government shut down from October 1 through November 12, Contracting and program personnel

Once the continuing resolution to fund the government through January 30, 2026 was passed and the language indicated in the draft FY2026 appropriations bill indicated that the the acquisition and the reorganization

In parallel, HHS implemented a Department-

A second, shorter government shutdown from January 31, 2026 through February 3, 2026, he cumulative delays described above have already placed these procurements at

Conducting a competitive fair-

Given dule would result in a gap of several months services for the Center for Administration A short-duration sole source bridge is required to ensure of these mission- established where contract support is needed immediately is in ASPR Records and Privacy Act programs are managed by a single

- -up and daily upport is needed in responding to litigation holds that have binding deadlines s litigation h coordinating a timely response to Failure to obtain ASPR leadership approval, communicate issues directly to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for also drafts the records management section for all ASPR SOPs, guidance, or job- Since ASPR is a response organization, during an event or incident section completed immediately

Contract support is also needed for the training component discussions

As a result, support is needed immediately in order to stand up the eviews and assists with approving SF-ing over 250 requests an anaging q Compliance classes aunching, , and compliance reporting for ASPR�s mandatory training

Contractor It encompasses with departmental data gulations, Such a lapse of this support would be operationally manage timely

Furthermore, beyond the need to obtain services immediately, failure to continue with the current vendor will also result in unacceptable delays which will in turn create a lapse in already performs order 75A50121D00003_75A50524F65002 with a period of performance from September 30, 2024 Once of these services is position supports se he position

-term, the position will support the development of ASPR�s budget formulat nal process allows ASPR senior leadership to determine initiative, reduction, and related budget and policy proposals for document is planned to be delivered by June 30th not meet these short-term timelines, the agency forgoes the opportunity for budget policy -visibility activities all occur

Accordingly, has the capability to meet the government�s requirements and source contractors and could continue performance under the proposed sole source bridge without any

, whether in OASIS+ or not, at this time would require onboarding and vetting new personnel, obtaining completely new, but necessary badges and system accesses, and conducting a result, attempting to compete this requirement now would itself cause the very lapse in mission-critical services that this bridge action is intended to a one-year bridge is a reduction in administrative and physical security costs and time to on-board new contractor personnel, 5.

reasonable price lists for each company have been established through the over-arching contracts and

However, HHS reserves the right to

In addition, under this sole source, reasonableness by comparing the proposed labor categories, hours, and rates to (1) the rates rder for these services, (2) the Independent

OASIS+ awardees nment pays fair and reasonable

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-duration

GSA OASIS+ multiple-requirements for that competitive action, and this sole source bridge will provide the minimum