JA Mayport Florida third bridge - redacted 11-17-2020 2_Redacted.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION UNDER AUTHORITY

OF 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) FOR FULL FOOD SERVICE PRIME VENDOR CUSTOMERS IN THE

MAYPORT FLORIDA AND SURROUNDING AREA

1. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support, Subsistence Supply Chain, is the contracting activity.

2. The action being approved is the ability to solicit for DLA requirements on an other than full and open competition basis.

3. The proposed acquisition will be an Indefinite-delivery, Indefinite quantity (IDIQ), fixed price with Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) bridge contract for Subsistence Prime Vendor (SPV) support for a period of 102 days, which includes coverage for a thirty day

(30) day ramp-up period for the follow-on competitive procurement to allow for implementation activities such as the establishment of a Subsistence Total Order and Receipt System (STORES) catalog by the awardee.

The proposed bridge contract (SPE300-21-D-3301) encompasses SPV support for all authorized DLA customers located in the Mayport, Florida area for a full-line of food and beverage items. Based on current annual usage/sales, the estimated total dollar value for the proposed bridge contract is $7,500,000.00. The guaranteed minimum dollar value is ten percent (10%) of the estimated dollar value, or $750,000.00. The maximum total dollar value, including surge of 300%, is $22,500,000.00. This proposed action will result in the award of a bridge contract to US Foods Port Orange effective November 09, 2020 through February 18, 2021.

4. The applicable statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR Part 6.302-1 – Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

5. The use of this authority is necessary to provide continuous, uninterrupted food supplies to DLA customers in the Mayport, Florida area. The last Long Term Prime Vendor contract covering this region was a fixed price with EPA IDIQ contract (SPE300-15-D- 3104) awarded to US Foods Port Orange, on October 10, 2014 and expired October 9, 2019. Contract SPE300-15-D-3104 had a base period of up to twenty-four (24) months, which included a two (2) month implementation period and a twenty-two (22) month ordering period, and was followed by one (1) twelve (12) month option period and one

(1) twenty-four (24) month option period. The contract was awarded utilizing full and open competition and had a maximum contract dollar value of $312,584,084.10. The first bridge contract, SPE300-20-D-3245, was a 262-day bridge contract awarded on October 10, 2019 and expired on June 27, 2020. The second and current bridge contract, SPE300- 20-D-3279 is a 134-day bridge contract awarded on June 28, 2020 and expires on November 08, 2020. This proposed action will result in the award of a third bridge contract to US Foods Port Orange effective November 9, 2020 through February 18, 2021.

The delays necessitating the first and second bridge and contracts are documented in the Justification and Approvals (J&As) supporting each of those contract actions. The proposed bridge contract is necessary due to unforeseen occurrences discussed below.