JOFOC_OrmistonAggregateFY21RED1_Redacted.pdf

United States Department of Agriculture

Forest Service

Intermountain Zone – Contract Service Area 5

San Juan National Forest

Procurement and Property Services

324 25th St.

Ogden, UT 84401-2310 Ph. 303-275-5274

Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.3

Section 1: Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition

1.1 Identification of the Agency and Contracting Activity

Agency: USDA Forest Service For: Region 2, San Juan NF Contracting Activity: Intermountain Zone, Contract Service Area 5

1.2 The Nature and/or Description of the Action Being Approved

Title: FY21 San Juan NF Ormiston Point Gravel Purchase

Description: The Region 2, San Juan National Forest has a requirement to procure 50,000 tons of crushed gravel. This is anticipated to be an above SAT, single source, firm-fixed priced, single-award, stand-alone contract.

1.3 Description of the Supplies or Services Required to Meet the Agency’s Needs (Including the

Estimated Value) The 50,000 tons is specifically 25,000 tons of 1 inch minus (1”-) aggregate and 20,000 tons of inch and half minus (1- 1/2”-) and 5,000 tons of 2 inch minus (2”-) from the Ormiston pit located North of Pleasant View on the San Juan National Forest, off of NFSR 521 Ormiston Point road (T39N, R17W, SW1/4 SEC.10) in Dolores County. The Independent Government Estimate approximates the total value for this work at

1.4 Statutory Authority Permitting Other than Full and Open Competition

1.4.1 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) / FAR 6.302-1 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, titled “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.”

The recommended Source for this procurement is Montezuma County.

DUNS No.: 020203894 Address: 109 W Main RM 101, Cortez, CO 81321 Local Contact:

Montezuma County is the only aggregate source in the vicinity, who was already planning to dig in the Ormiston pit for their own purposes. The county has a Free Use Permit to crush on FS land in return for the authorization they crush rock for us at a reduced rate. As a local state government entity, the county possesses the equipment and personnel to perform this work in the area. By having the work performed by the county, it reduces cost to the Forest Service, provides easy access to haul challenges and supports the timing the district needs the work performed. Moreover, the work the aggregate will support serves not only the Forest Service but other contractors using the worn-out road system, which the aggregate is being used to repair.

1.5 Description of Efforts Made to Ensure Offers Are Solicitated from as Many Potential Sources as is Practicable Prior to submitting the requisition, the Contracting Officer Representative conducted research to determine if competing this procurement would be in the best interest of the Forest from a cost and delivery perspective. The Forest Service already has the pit from which the aggregate can be drawn. Contractors are not quoting from the available source, rather they are costing the amount to dig from their locally owned gravel pits and deliver. Aside from timelines, these options do not meet the needs of the Forest Service for this work.