JA W912BU22D0014 MDC Dredges IDC - 2 APR 2026_Redacted Final.pdf

Justification Review Document for Contract Capacity Increase

This is a Justification and Approval document for a non-competitive contract action by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Philadelphia District. The document seeks approval to increase the capacity of contract W912BU-22-D-0014, an Architect-Engineering (A/E) Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) with Bruce S. Rosenblatt & Associates (BSR), from $15 million to $19 million (a $4 million increase). The existing SATOC, awarded under the Small Business Set Aside program via FAR Part 36, provides A/E services for engineering support and design work for the Marine Design Center's (MDC) dredge vessel design projects supporting the USACE Minimum Dredge Fleet. The contract was originally signed on March 22, 2022, with a period of performance extending through March 22, 2027, and the $15 million capacity is programmed to be fully expended by February 2026.

The justification cites two primary authorities for the non-competitive award: substantial duplication of cost to the government that cannot be recovered through competition, and unacceptable delays in fulfilling agency requirements. The increased capacity is required to support nine identified acquisitions (three modifications to existing task orders and six new task orders) projected through May 2026, including the YAQUINA Pre-Design Evaluation, Phase III/IV support for the Medium Class Hopper Dredge, CURRITUCK replacement vessel analysis, computational fluid dynamics analysis, and JADWIN Phase 2 scope work. Key reasons for the increase include unanticipated design work for replacement dredges (JADWIN, POTTER) accelerated through appropriations, South Atlantic Division's decision to decommission the CURRITUCK dredge, and new California Air Resources Board compliance requirements for the YAQUINA. The document notes that a notice of intent to sole source was published on November 14, 2025, with no competing sources responding, and indicates that a replacement IDIQ is expected to be awarded by August 2026.