JOFOC_for_EP-W-17-017_Fully_Signed_Redacted_Redacted_for_Posting_2_7_23_1.pdf

quickly respond to inquiries and the resulting in consistent compliance assistance. A lapse in service could be detrimental to the regulated community and the other emergency response agencies that rely on the continuity of compliance assistance offered by BAH.

6. Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE)/FedBizOps Announcement/Potential Sources:

A notice of intent to issue a sole source award has been publicized to the Government point of entry (GPE) as required by FAR Subpart 5.2.

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost:

The anticipated cost to the Government is determined to be fair and reasonable by the Contracting Officer for this three (3) month extension. As this is an IDIQ, extending the contract will not result in a direct cost, however, it is anticipated that two (2) task orders under this IDIQ will be extended.

The total Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) amount for these extensions is

It is anticipated that the labor rates will be the same as the rate of the current extension or at a reasonable market increase (etc). The contractor previously held their labor rates for the six-month extension in accordance with FAR 52.217-8. These rates were deemed to be fair and reasonable at the time of award. The IGCE used the contractor’s option year four monthly burn rates for the TOs and applied a five percent cost of living adjustment to consider current market rates for 2023.

8. Description of Market Research:

No additional market research was conducted for this three (3) month JOFOC/extension request for the reasons of mission critical work as stated in item 5 in this justification. Based on the information found in item 5 of this document, it is not reasonable to believe that a contractor could take over and provide the services required in the three (3) month extension. Therefore, a sole source extension to the current contract is the only responsible way to meet this critical EPA requirement.

The Government is not stating that there are no other contractors who can provide ITIM technical and professional support services. The Government understands that there are other companies that provide similar operations and maintenance support services. The Government is instead saying that considering the short period of performance contemplated within this extension and that the follow-on contract task order awards will be competed amongst eligible, qualified companies, that no other contractors could transition this workload from BAH and efficiently continue performance without potential reduced services, increased costs, and unnecessary risks to the Government. This three (3) month extension of services is not an attempt by the Government to limit competition to the incumbent contractor but to provide additional time to compete, negotiate, and award the follow-on contract task orders.

9. Any Other Supporting Facts:

None currently.

10. Listing of Interested Sources:

No additional sources known.

11. Actions Taken to Remove Barriers to Competition:

All follow-on task orders are being recompeted using General Services Administration (GSA) One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS) in accordance with the Federal Acquisitions Regulation (FAR). Advanced Acquisition Planning packs have been initiated by each corresponding task orders’ program office and forwarded to the Office of Acquisition Solutions (OAS) Information Technology Acquisition Division (ITAD). Extending the base IDIQ by three months, and subsequentially extending the individual task orders should provide EPA’s OAS ITAD contracting with sufficient time to award follow-on task orders utilizing GSA OASIS.

12. Statement of Delivery Requirements:

This three (3) month extension will extend the contract out from January 25, 2023, to April 24, 2023.

13. Total Estimated Dollar Value of the Acquisition Covered by this JOFOC:

While there is not a direct cost to the extension of the IDIQ, it is anticipated that two (2) task orders will be extended IAW FAR 52.216-18 Ordering. The not to exceed ceiling of this IDIQ contract is $115,000,000.00. The total amount of awarded task orders under the IDIQ is $5,172,975.27.

The extensions for all the task orders are estimated to be There is sufficient ceiling remaining to accommodate the proposed task order extensions.