JOFOC Final Complete.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Residential Reentry Center and Home Confinement Services Inmate

Inmate Emergency Medical Services

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity and specific identification of the document as a “Justification for other than full and open competition:”

Federal Bureau of Prisons Residential Reentry Contracting 320 First Street N.W., Room 901-5 Washington, DC 20534

2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved:

Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.501, this action is a purchase order for emergency medical care services. The procedures in FAR 13.5 were utilized in accordance with 41 U.S.C 1901.

3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value):

Howard University Hospital provided emergency medical services to various inmates in while in a Residential Reentry Center or on home confinement in the Washington, DC area. The value of this action is $360,565.34.

4. An identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition:

Other than full and open competition is based on the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 as implemented by FAR 13.5.

5. A demonstration that the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited:

Howard University Hospital was the local area hospital closest to the inmates with the resources available to provide the emergency medical care required.

6. A description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable:

Due to the emergency nature, no offers were able to be solicited and a notice was not published at the GPE.

7. A determination by the contracting officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable:

The price is deemed fair and reasonable based on historical purchase orders for similar services.

8. A description of the market research conducted and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted:

Market research was not conducted as services were provided on an emergency basis.

9. Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition:

N/A

10. A Listing of the sources, if any, that expressed, in writing, an interest in the acquisition:

Howard University Hospital accepted the patients and provided an invoice.

11. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services required:

Due to the nature of the emergency medical services, no additional actions can be taken.

12. Contracting officer certification that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of the contracting officer’s knowledge and belief:

Donna Grube Date Contracting Officer, Residential Reentry Contracting

Concurrence:

Michael Bodine Date Chief, Residential Reentry Contracting

Approved:

Catherine S. Scott Date Chief, Acquisitions Branch