JOFOC - Guatemala.pdf

IC;\ Office of the Procurement Executive

• U.S. DEPARTMENT of STATE

SINGLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION NOT EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISTION

THRESHOLD

SECTION 1: IDENTIFICATION OF THE AGENCY AND THE CONTRACTING ACTIVITY

Department of State

Contracting Activity

D Office of Acquisitions Management

□ Foreign Service Institute

□ Office of Foreign Missions

□ U.S. Mission to the United Nations

IZI Overseas Post Guatemala City

Requiring Activity DS/0O/OCI/OCIU Guatemala City

SECTION 2: NATURE AND/OR DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION BEING APPROVED

Approval is requested to award on a sole source basis to Cofino for the supplies and/or services described in Section 3 on behalf of the Requiring Activity.

SECTION 3: DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEET THE AGENCY'S NEEDS

The requirement is to provide a vehicle at USEMB Guatemala City. The vehicle will allow the Office of

Overseas Criminal Investigations to accomplish law enforcement sensitive or confidential official functions.

The estimated value for the entire period of performance is $53,290, including options. These supplies/services require that this specific vehicle type and to be locally acquired. This will allow for plainclothes officers to conduct surveillance and counter-surveillance operations in a covert capacity to better support ongoing investigations.

This vehicle was identified by OCIU Guatemala City and approved by OCI HQ, as meeting the law enforcement sensitive and national security specific needs of this specific post.

SECTION 4: IDENTIFICATION OF THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY PERMITTING OTHER THAN

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-l(b)(l), the Contracting Officer has deemed only one source reasonably available based on the following:

1:81 Other Vehicle will be used for Law Enforcement Sensitive activities to include surveillance relating to national security investigations.

This will allow to cover capacity to surveillance investigations.

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SECTION 7. CERTIFICATIONS

All reviews and approvals should be completed in the order listed unless otherwise authorized or required.

REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION

I certify that the facts and representations under my cognizance which are included in this Justification and its supporting acquisition planning documents, except as noted herein, are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Requirements· Cognizance:

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Overseas Criminal Investigator US Embassy Guatemala

CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION

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I certify that this submission is accurate to the best of my knowledge, and that it contains complete information necessary to enable other officials to make an informed recommendation for approval or disapproval.

SIGNATURE:

Digitally signed by Christopher D

Christopher D Burney Burney Date: 2025.07.10 12:31:29-06'00'

Chris Burney Contracting Officer US Embassy Guatemala

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