Justification Emergency Repairs Redacted.pdf

Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition – FAR Part 13 Acquisitions under the SAT

V 1.1 (30 June 2016)

MEMORANDUM TO THE FILE

Subj: JUSTIFICATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

FOR A FAR PART 13 ACQUISITION UNDER THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION

THRESHOLD

I. BACKGROUND:

1. FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) states 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).

2. As required by FAR 13.106-3(b)(i), this memorandum explains the absence of competition for this acquisition, as only one source will be solicited for this requirement (or for a portion of the requirement) and the requirement (or portion of the requirement to be sole-sourced) is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

II. DESCRIPTION OF ITEM OR SERVICE:

The MCINCR G6 has an urgent need to replace/repair antiquated telephone power equipment in Building 1999 aboard MCB Quantico. The equipment is failing and has already been responsible for several telephone outages, including 911 outages.

III. THE DETERMINATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION IS

BASED ON THE FOLLOWING (select all that apply):

A. ___ ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE (select all that apply):

1. ___ RESTRICTIVE RIGHTS. The source has established proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights or secret processes in the item or service required.

2. ___ EXCLUSIVE LICENSING AGREEMENTS. The item or service is only available from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), or there is only one authorized distributor or technical representative for the OEM.

3. ___ OTHER REASONS.

B. ___ BRAND NAME

Item required must be a brand name, product, or feature of a product, particular to one manufacturer.

C. _X__URGENT AND COMPELLING. The supplies or services are of such unusual and compelling urgency that the Government would be seriously injured unless the agency is permitted to limit the number of sources from which it solicits bids or proposals. Urgent requirements are supplies or services that will result in a work stoppage, or are mission critical and the routine processing time would result in injury to the Government. The determination that the procurement for the above item/service is an urgent and compelling requirement is based on the following:

Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition – FAR Part 13 Acquisitions under the SAT

V 1.1 (30 June 2016)

1. Date on which the requirement was first identified:

2. Required delivery date/period of performance: Project must begin as soon as possible to get power equipment repaired. The building is currently running on generator power as a precautionary measure.

3. Explanation of why delivery/commencement of services by the date mentioned above is required: The power equipment requiring repair in Bldg. 1999 is extremely old and is failing. Building 1999 is a CRITICAL datacenter/telephone node to the entire East Coast for the Marine Corps. It is currently in HAZCON, running on generator as the slightest interruption in shore power causes numerous systems to go down. The government has had a vendor on contract for power equipment troubleshoot and provide market research. The government does NOT have the leisure of having other vendors troubleshoot, provide pricing etc. This must be repaired ASAP. Westmart is a known vendor that provided the market research, knows the environment well. It is in the best interest of the Government for the fastest required start to award this directly to them.

V. CERTIFICATIONS:

A. Technical / Requirements Certification: I certify that the facts and representation under my cognizance which are included in this justification are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

___________________ John J. Leonard__7037844049 09 Jun 20_________ Signature Name (Printed) / Phone # Date

B. Contracting Officer Certification: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Hal D Jones Hal D. Jones / 703-784-5701 10 June 2020 Signature Name (Printed) / Phone # Date michael.bogatyr Highlight michael.bogatyr Highlight michael.bogatyr Highlight michael.bogatyr Highlight