JA Exception to Fair Opportunity_Redacted.pdf
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This is a Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity (JEFO) document for a sole source task order award by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), specifically the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Center for the Industrial Base Management and Supply Chain (IBMSC). The contracting activity is the Office of Mission Acquisition Solutions (OMAS).
The action involves issuing a bridge task order to Bryce Space and Technology, LLC under the existing GSA OASIS+ IDIQ contract (No. 47QRCA25DS150). The bridge task order provides professional staffing support for nine (9) full-time equivalents (FTEs) to deliver specialized programmatic, scientific, and administrative oversight across five critical domains: OEIT, OSCO, OTD, ODPA-ERA, and OCME. Services include project management, program and operations support, cost/pricing and budget support, and scientific/technical support for active IBMSC efforts. The scope encompasses technical management of $1.2 billion in supplemental funding actions under Executive Order 14017, supply chain surveillance for ASPR Regions 1-10, and coordination of the Joint Supply Chain Working Group. The required labor mix consists of Program Managers, Junior Management Analysts, Senior Business Associate IIs, Junior Project Managers, and Science Consultants. The period of performance runs for three months (March 30 to June 30, 2026) as the base period with one three-month option period. Pricing is on a Time and Materials (T&M) basis. The exception to fair opportunity is justified under RFO 16.507-6(b)(1) due to urgent agency needs that would result in unacceptable delays if fair opportunity procedures were followed. The incumbent task order (75A50424F64005) expired on March 30, 2026, creating an immediate mission-critical gap; Bryce Space and Technology, LLC is the only source capable of providing Day-1 continuity without a mission-critical break in service. The Contracting Officer has determined the anticipated cost is fair and reasonable based on comparison to competitive market rates under the GSA OASIS+ vehicle. OPDIV Competition Advocate approval is documented, and HCA approval is required as the total estimated ceiling value exceeds $13.5 million but does not exceed $68 million.
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JUSTIFICATION FOR AN EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY
1. Identi cation of the agency and the contracting activity Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Requiring Activity: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Center for the Industrial Base Management and Supply Chain (IBMSC) O ice Contracting Activity: O ice of Mission Acquisition Solutions (OMAS)
2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved:
New Requirement Sole Source Order against OASIS+ Contract No. 47QRCA25DS150 Modi cation to Existing Delivery/Task Order/Contract Number
Pricing:
Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Time & Materials (T&M) Cost Type
3. Description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value) The Center for the Industrial Base Management and Supply Chain (IBMSC) requires professional sta ing support (9 FTEs) to provide specialized programmatic, scienti c, and administrative oversight across ve (5) critical domains: OEIT, OSCO, OTD, ODPA-ERA, and OCME. These services support the public health response to domestic and international medical threats and emergencies.
The scope of work encompasses project management, program and operations support, cost/pricing and budget support, and scienti c/technical support for active IBMSC e orts.
This includes the technical management of $1.2 billion in supplemental funding actions under Executive Order 14017, supply chain surveillance for ASPR Regions 1-10, and coordination of the Joint Supply Chain Working Group. The labor mix required to maintain these operations consists of Program Managers, Junior Management Analysts, Senior Business Associate IIs, Junior Project Managers, and Science Consultants. These services are essential to prevent a total lapse in ASPR’s strategic plan POAM execution and mission-critical market research e orts for ASPR.
The Government intends to award a non-competitive Task Order to Bryce Space and Technology, LLC under OASIS+ Contract No. 47QRCA25DS150. The estimated value of the proposed action is as follows:
Base Period (3 Months):
Option Period 1 (3 Months):
Total Estimated Ceiling Value:
4. Identi cation of the exception to fair opportunity and the supporting rationale.
The agency’s need for the supplies or services is so urgent that providing a fair opportunity would result in unacceptable delays. RFO 16.507-6(b)(1)
Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized. RFO 16.507-6(b)(2)
The order must be issued on a sole-source basis in the interest of economy and e iciency because it is a logical follow-on to an order already issued under the contract, provided that all awardees are given a fair opportunity to be considered for the original order. RFO 16.507-6(b)(3)
It is necessary to place an order to satisfy a minimum guarantee. RFO 16.507-6(b)(4)
For orders exceeding the SAT, a statute expressly authorizes or requires that the purchase be made from a speci ed source. RFO 16.507-6(b)(5)
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