JA-Regl Custodial Services Bridge 3 Final_Redacted.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SYSTEMS COMMAND WASHINGTON

1314 HARWOOD STREET SE

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD DC 20374-5018

IN REPLY REFER TO

J&A No. N40080-26-J&A-011

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL (J & A)

FOR THIRD BRIDGE MODIFICATION SOLE SOURCE AWARD FOR CONTRACT

N4008019D0306, REGIONAL 8(a) CUSTODIAL SERVICES, NAVAL DISTRICT WASHINGTION (NDW)

1) Contract Activity.

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Washington

2) Description of the Action Being Approved.

This justification and approval (J&A) requests authorization to use other than full and open competition to extend the period of performance of contract N4008019D0306 via a bridge contract modification for a 2-month base period with ten (10) one-month option periods to NJS Joint Venture, LLC, (NJS) located at

3) Description of Supplies/Services.

This is a contract for custodial services for the Naval District Washington (NDW). The estimated period of performance for the requested bridge is 01 October 2026 through 30 September 2027. The estimated value of the requested bridge for the contract to include the options as exercised is and calculated as follows.

Bridge Contract Description

Period of Performance

Recurring Work

Non-Recurring Work

Total

2 Month Base Period

01 October 2026 – 30 November 2026

1 Month Option 1 01 December 2026 – 31 December 2026

1 Month Option 2 01 January 2027 – 31 January 2027

1 Month Option 3 01 February 2027 – 28 February 2027

1 Month Option 4 01 March 2027 – 31 March 2027

1 Month Option 5 01 April 2027 – 30 April 2027

1 Month Option 6 01 May 2027 – 31 May 2027

1 Month Option 7 01 June 2027 –

Subj: JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR CONTRACT N4008019D0306, REGIONAL 8(a) CUSTODIAL SERVICES, NAVAL DISTRICT WASHINGTON

30 June 2027 1 Month Option 8 01 July 2027 –

31 July 2027

1 Month Option 9 01 August 2027 – 31 August 2027

1 Month Option 10 01 September 2027 – 30 September 2027

TOTAL

FY27 O&MN funds from various customers will fund this action.

4) Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition.

The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C.

3204(a)(2), Unusual and compelling urgency, as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-2.

5) Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority.

The regional Custodial Services contract provides critical janitorial services to facilities and installations in the National Capital Region. No other contract vehicle exists that could be used to meet the regional custodial services requirements. The impact of not providing custodial services to these installations will severely impact operations at Navy Yard, Patuxent River, Indian Head, Carderock, Naval Observatory and potentially result in mission failure. Even a short gap in services could negatively impact life, health, safety, and mission.

The work is scheduled to commence in December 2026.

The services under this requirement are being provided by NJS, NJS has been supporting the custodial services contract since 2020. NJS has extensive knowledge of the required services. Its familiarity with custodial operations and procedures allow NJS to seamlessly continue performance. In addition, NJS does not require a transition phase because they are already performing the work and providing the services. Executing this contract action will avoid the risk associated with not having ample time to transition and start full performance. NJS possesses the manpower and skill levels to provide the required services without a learning curve or additional phase-in/mobilization requirements. Failure to award a bridge modification to NJS could severely compromise services and negatively impact life, health, and safety.

The need for a third bridge contract is due to GAO pre-award protest was received on 16 March 2026, which subsequently delayed proposal evaluations pending resolution of the GAO protest. After GAO’s decision to dismiss, an additional GAO protest was received on 22 May 2026 on a different matter, which further delayed the evaluation pending resolution of the protest.

Subj: JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR CONTRACT N4008019D0306, REGIONAL 8(a) CUSTODIAL SERVICES, NAVAL DISTRICT WASHINGTON

The original planned date of award was 30 April 2026, with a 30-day transition during the month of May 2026. The new services were due to start 01 June 2026. There is insufficient time to synopsize this action, solicit offers, conduct source selection, negotiate, and award an interim, short-term contract to perform these services. Time constraints prevent both the timely award of the new contract and the required 30-day phase-in period for the new contractor. The anticipated costs to competitively award a short-term bridge contract are believed to exceed any savings that would be generated through competition and there will be a gap in services if no action is taken. The proposed J&A will be synopsized on the Government Wide Point of Entry (GPE) as a sole source contract modification to NJS, upon approval of this J&A.

In order to ensure a smooth transition and maintain performance of the current services, a bridge is requested to allow for proper evaluation of proposals received, and conduct negotiations, and to allow for a 30-day phase-in period as required by the solicitation details.

6) Description of Efforts Made to Solicit Offers from as Many Offerors as Practicable.

This proposed action is being requested under FAR Part 6.302-2 Unusual and compelling urgency. There is insufficient time to synopsize this action, solicit offers, conduct source selection, negotiate, and award an interim, short-term contract to perform these services. The anticipated costs to competitively award a short-term bridge contract are believed to exceed any savings that would be generated through competition and there will be a gap in services if no action is taken. The proposed J&A will be synopsized on the Government Wide Point of Entry (GPE) as a sole source contract modification to NJS, upon approval of this J&A.

7) Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost.

The Contracting Officer has determined the anticipated cost to the Government of the supplies/services covered by this J&A will be fair and reasonable.

8) Actions to Remove Barriers to Future Competition.

The follow-on procurement will be solicited as a competitive 8(a) small business set-aside under the 8(a) Business Development Program. The pre-award evaluation is pending and has a planned award date of 30 September 2026. No further bridge contracts are anticipated for this requirement. The bridge contract is being requested as an interim measure until the new contract is awarded.