JA Motsu Fiber 07012024_Redacted.pdf

Control No: SAW-24-0019

SINGLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION (Including Brand Name) Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR Part 13 Not Exceeding $250K)

1. Contracting Activity: USACE-CESAW

US Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District Contracting Division 69 Darlington Avenue Wilmington, NC 28403

2. Description of Action: This action is for fiber optic installation from Building 17 to Building 3 at the Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point (MOTSU), NC.

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

Pricing: X Firm-Fixed Price Time & Materials Cost

3. Description of Service or Supplies: The contractor shall furnish and install ~1500 ft. of 12 Strand Pre-Terminated (Plenum) PRO-769-S-DP-6fiber optic cable, trench between Building 26 and Building 3 for direct burial fiber, run inside plant fiber in buildings 26 and 17 to telecom rooms, furnish and install Fiber optic patch panel couplers/connectors and provide OTDR testing report.

ESTIMATED COST: $17,000

4. Authority Cited: FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)

FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i): 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)

Reason for Authorized Cited: This action is deemed reasonably available from only one source because of Pegasus’s inimitable experience with MOTSU. The company performed the initial survey of the wiring/communication and port configuration of the USACE office spaces/area on MOTSU. Awarding to another contractor would result in duplicative costs, i.e.; resurveying, that will not be recovered through competition.

Additionally, Pegasus has a direct knowledge of the physical conditions, security requirements, and the environment inherent to working on MOTSU, that will, reasonably reduce the period of performance required to complete this requirement. Furthermore, Pegasus has the immediate availability of personnel certified to install the affected system components with personnel that already possess the necessary clearances to work on the communication systems as well as work on MOTSU.

Finally, this award to Pegasus, a Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) is needed to help meet USACE CESAW Small Business Goals established for FY24.

VOSB/SDVOSB numbers are at 1.87% with a required VOSB/SDVOSB goal of 2.34%, more awards to VOSB/SDVOSB concerns are required to reach the required goal for

FY24.

5. Efforts to Obtain Competition: Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source.

6. Actions to Increase Competition: The contracting office will continue to do market research to identify other providers for future fiber optic installation requirements.

7. Market Research: Included: contact with the requester and/or other knowledgeable people in Government and industry regarding the commercial nature of this requirement and standard industry practices in this area of fiber optic installation; general internet search engines such as Google; and Government search engines such as the Small Business Administration’s Dynamic Small Business Search. The SBA Dynamic Small Business search for fiber optic installation found 16 self-certified Veteran Owned Small Business, and 7 self-certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small business.

8. Other Facts:

Procurement History: Previous Purchase Order(s) or Contract(s): ☐ Yes ☒ No

If “YES”, for each purchase order or contract provide:

Contract number(s): NA

Was action competed? ☐ Yes ☐ No

9. Fair and Reasonable Price Determination and Contracting Officer Certification: As contracting officer, I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable (check appropriate box):

IAW 13.106-3(a)(2)(i) – Market Research.

IAW 13.106-3 (a)(2)(ii) - Comparison of the proposed price with prices found reasonable on previous purchases.

IAW 13.106-3 (a)(2)(iii) - Current price lists, catalogs, or advertisements. However, inclusion of a price in a price list, catalog, or advertisement does not, in and of itself, establish fairness and reasonableness of the price.

IAW 13.106-3 (a)(2)(iv) - A comparison with similar items in a related industry.

IAW 13.106-3 (a)(2)(v) - The contracting officer’s personal knowledge of the item being purchased.

IAW 13.106-3 (a)(2)(vi) - Comparison to an independent Government estimate. The

Contractor Officer relied on the technical evaluation of pricing provided during pricing discussions with CIO/IT Support personnel.

IAW 13.106-3 (a)(2)(vii) - Any other reasonable basis.

I hereby certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Based on the foregoing, I approve this sole source justification subject to availability of funds, and provided that the services and supplies herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.