JUSTIFICATION.pdf

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

For purchases made under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures

(Under $250,000)

Name and Location of the organization making the purchase:

Federal Highway Administration Quantum Park, 22001 Loudoun County Parkway Building E2, Suite 200 Ashburn, VA 20147

Describe supplies and/or services being procured:

Local permit fee. A Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) Building Permit is required to construct the project. Coordination with DPNR Division of Permits (attached) estimated the cost of the permit at $16,940.00.

Name and Contact Information of Required Source:

Department of Planning and Natural Resources Division of Permits 45 Estate Mars Hill Frederiksted, VI 00840

Point of Contact: Amanda Jackson-Acosta, 340-773-1082, or 340-244-3984 (cell)

Rationale supporting the sole source acquisition (Authority under FAR 13.106-1(b)):

“(b) Soliciting from a single source:

(1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency*, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name or industrial mobilization). “

A Building Permit from DPNR is required to construct the project. Coordination with

DPNR’s Divison of Permits provided the permit fee estimate based on local and federal regualtions. The cost of the permit fee was not estimated by Federal Government staff.