JA Southern California Land - Redacted.pdf

Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition

Under Authority of 10 U.S.C. § 3204 (a)(1) For Full Foodservice Prime Vendor Support for Customers in the Southern California Land Region

1. Agency Identification: Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support, Subsistence

Supply Chain, is the contracting activity.

2. Nature of Action being Approved: The action being approved is the ability to solicit for

DLA requirements on an Other than Full and Open Competition basis.

3. Description of Supplies: The proposed acquisition will be an Indefinite-delivery, Indefinite-quantity (IDIQ), fixed price with Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) bridge contract, in accordance with the definition at DLAD 2.101, for Prime Vendor support for a period of . The proposed action will result in the award of a bridge contract with US FOODS INC dba US Foods - Los Angeles effective

This performance period will afford sufficient time to award a competitive follow-on contract and provide coverage during the up to

This ramp-up period includes the time necessary for the awardee of the follow-on competitive procurement to achieve full operational capability, The proposed bridge contract, SPE300-25-D-3008, encompasses Subsistence Prime Vendor (SPV) support for all authorized DLA customers located in the Southern California Land region for a full-line of food and beverage items.

The guaranteed minimum dollar value $5,785,531.74. The maximum total dollar value is $173,565,952.08. Funds for the guaranteed minimum will be reserved after approval of this Justification and Approval.

4. Statutory Authority: The applicable statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. § 3204(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 – Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

5. Required Use of the Authority: The use of this authority is necessary to provide continuous, uninterrupted food supplies to DLA land-based customers in the Southern California region. The current competitive IDIQ contract, SPE300-20-D-3266, was awarded to US FOODS INC dba US Foods - Los Angeles on April 20, 2020 with a

Contract SPE300-20-D-3266 was awarded utilizing full and open competition and contained one (1) twenty-four (24) month Tier 1 period, one (1) twelve

(12) month Tier 2 period, and one (1) twenty-four (24) month Tier 3 period. The current contract is in its Tier 3 period and

The requested bridge timeline allows for adequate time to complete evaluation of initial proposals, conduct negotiations, evaluate final proposals, complete award documents and submit for review/approval, make award and

The required foodservice supplies are available only from the current contractor in the timeframe required, and award to any other source would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency’s requirements. There are complex logistics involved in assuring support of hundreds of foodservice items on an ongoing basis, from sourcing, receiving, storage, transportation, and security clearances.

Failure to make an award to US FOODS INC dba US Foods Los - Angeles will result in a break in Prime Vendor support.

Should a competitively awarded contract and implementation be put into place ahead of the projected timeframe and the guaranteed minimum has been met under this bridge contract, no further orders will be placed against the bridge contract.

6. SAM.gov Notice: A notice will be published in Contract Opportunities (SAM.gov). All information pertinent to the special notice will be available to the general public at website https://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/Subsistence/. In addition, this justification will be made available for public inspection, after award, in accordance with FAR 6.305(a).

7. Contracting Officer’s Determination: As the Contracting Officer, I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable

8. Market Research:

With the exception of synopsizing this requirement, no additional market research will be conducted, and no other firms will be solicited

9. Supporting Facts: the required foodservice supplies are available only from the current contractor, US FOODS INC dba US Foods - Los Angeles, in the timeframe required, and award to any other source would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency’s requirements.

10. Interested Source:

an interest in the proposed bridge contract and have the ability to fulfill it in the time required.

11. Follow-on Acquisition: The follow-on acquisition was issued on a full and open competition basis, and it is anticipated that all future acquisitions for these requirements will be competed on a full and open competition basis.

the follow-on award is completed earlier, the bridge contract may end earlier than the planned

12. As the Contracting Officer, I hereby certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

DATE PAULA WILLIAMS

Contracting Officer Subsistence Supply Chain

I hereby certify that the requirements which form the basis of this justification are accurate, that these supplies meet the Government’s needs in accordance with applicable specifications and that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

DATE JOSEPH HAUSER

Division Chief, CONUS Prime Vendor Subsistence Supply Chain

I have reviewed this justification and recommend approval.

DATE MATTHEW R. BEEBE

Senior Procurement Executive