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JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Upon the basis of the following justification, I hereby approve the issuance of the contractual action described below:

JUSTIFICATION

1. Identification of Agency and Contracting Activity.

Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR)

2. Nature/Description of Action.

ONR intends to issue a sole source bridge contract to continue support services under task order N00178-14-7163/EE01, currently provided by the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). This bridge contract will provide administative, programmatic, and information technology services, as well as the processing of stipend payments for the ONR Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) and the Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP). The total potential period of performance for the bridge contract is 27 April 2020 through 26 April 2021, consisting of a nine month base period, from 27 April 2020 through 26 January 2021, and a three month option period, from 27 January 2021 through 26 April 2021. This bridge will also include FAR clause 52.217-8 “Option to Extend Services”, with the potential to extend services on a 1-month basis for up to an additional six months.

3. Description of Supplies/Services.

The contractor shall provide administative, programmatic, and information technology support services to ONR and Navy and Marine Corps laboratories participating in the NREIP and SEAP internship programs. The contractor shall issue stipend payments to participating interns.

The level of effort for the bridge contract is two full-time equivalent (FTE) contractor support personnel at a cost of $490,770 (labor and ODCs only). The expected total for the stipend payments is not expected to exceed $7,200,000. The stipend payment amounts are considered pass-through costs, and are not considered a direct contract cost for this bridge contract. The period of performance for the bridge contract is 27 April 2020 through 26 April 2021. The period of performance will consist of a nine month base period, from 27 April 2020 through 26 January 2021, and a three month option period, from 27 January 2021 through 26 April 2021. This bridge contract action has been reviewed and approved by the ONR Service Requirements Review Board (SRRB) on 16 September 2019 under approval number 20-136-0.

4. Identification of Statutory Authority.

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

2304(c) (1), Only one responsible source, as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 -- Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

5. Demonstration of Contractor’s Unique Qualification.

ASEE has been successfully performing the support services currently required for this effort under task order N00178-14-D-7163/EE01 since 27 April 2015. In April 2020, when the current contract is set to expire, the selected interns will be completing the necessary security requirements to receive access to the 45 participating naval internship sites. ASEE currently

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possesses all of the necessary paperwork (eQIP, JPAS, etc.) and provides signatures for the intern visit requests. The disruption of transitioning these duties to a potentially new contractor at this critical time will have a significant negative impact to the internship program timelines.

Additionally, ASEE will have already processed the electronic bank transfer paperwork for the intern stipend payments. Transitioning this information for approximately 1000 interns is impractical.

6. Description of Efforts to Ensure Other Potentials Sources Were Sought.

Pursuant to FAR 6.302-1(d)(2), a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source was posted to the Government Wide Point of Entry, www.beta.SAM.gov, on 26 February 2020. No responses were received.

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost.

The Contracting Officer shall determine the cost to be fair and reasonable prior to award utilizing proposal analysis techniques described in FAR 15.404

8. Description of Market Research.

Market research was not conducted for this action, as it is impractical to have another contractor perform the required support services. Only the incumbent contractor can successfully provide continuity of services during the bridge period. In addition, a Notice of Intent to Sole Source was posted to www.beta/SAM.gov on 26 February 2020 and no responses were received from any other interested parties.

9. Any Other Supporting Facts.

If a bridge contact is not awarded, the students who were officially notified to participate in the 2020 NREIP/SEAP internship programs may not receive their security clearances in time and may not receive timely stipend payments, jeopardizing their ability to participate.

10. Listing of Interested Sources.

A Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source was posted to www.beta.SAM.gov on 26

February 2020. No interested sources responded.

11. Actions Taken to Remove Barriers to Competition.

ONR anticipates a twelve month contract bridge, consisting of a nine month base and a three month option period, will provide sufficient time to complete the required follow on award for this effort. The twelve months will allow for development of a new acquisition strategy, the release of a competitive request for proposals, and execution of the new award.

12. Statement of Delivery Requirements.

The contractor shall provide monthly status reports, ad hoc reports and presentations, and a final report as described in the statement of work for the bridge contract.

13. Reference to the Approved Acquisition Plan (AP) or Equivalent Documentation.

A Management and Oversights Process for Acquistion of Services-Streamlined

(MOPAS) was approved for this requirement on 19 March 2020.