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DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE

Contract Services Directorate 3990 E. Broad Street

Bldg. 21, Room 28029

Columbus, OH 43213-1152

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COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Sole Source)

Purchase Request #(s) !Multiple MIPRs

FAR 8.4- Federal Supply Schedules- Limited Sources

CONTRACTING ACTIVITY: DFAS Contract Services Directorate

1. REQUIRING ACTIVITY:

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller (OUSD(C))

1100 DEFENSE PENTAGON

ROOM 2E314

WASHINGTON DC 20301 US

2. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION BEING APPROVED: Solicit a Sole Source requirement and award a Contract/Order.

3. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES: This justification covers the acquisition of the following article(s):

The Office of the Undersecretary Defense Comptroller (OUSD(C)) is seeking an extension of its current contract with Guidehouse to continue ongoing services for audit readiness and remediation support services.

Guidehouse provides audit readiness and examination remediation support services for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) of the Defense Agencies and Other Defense Organizations financial statement schedules and service provider controls.

The results obtained from these services assist OUSD(C) Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) management in assessing the reliability of the financial management systems, effectiveness of internal controls, and compliance with laws and regulations.

The Office of the Undersecretary Defense Comptroller (OUSD(C)) is seeking an extension of its current contract with Guidehouse to continue ongoing services for audit readiness and remediation support services.

The Required Delivery Date/PoP is: !4/1 /2023 - 7/15/2023 Estimated Value (include option): $ Option(s) �

4. STATUTORY AUTHORITY PERMITTING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION:

FAR 8.405-6(a)(1 )(i)(C) - In the interest of economy and efficiency, the new work is a logical follow-on to an original Federal Supply Schedule order provided that the original order was placed in accordance with the applicable Federal Supply Schedule ordering procedures.

S. RATIONALE JUSTIFYING USE OF CITED STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Pricing for this extension period, being exercised in accordance with FAR 52.217-8, was not quoted/evaluated at time of original contract award, but has been reviewed and determined to be fair and reasonable.

Current services support the efforts of DoD components in remediating FY22 and any new FY23 audit findings. The Department's overall goal is eliminating material weaknesses in order to achieve a clean audit opinion across all of DoD. As part of their tasking, the contractor reviews corrective action plans (CAPs) in response to audit findings and provides recommendations to ensure CAPs will have the intended effect and documenting standard operating procedures and process control narratives. The contractor also reviews, categorizes, and reports audit findings and corrective actions to leadership, which is critical for the leadership audit oversight function.

The Department would be negatively impacted if those contract services are not extended. There is a significant risk that components would not receive timely CAP recommendations due to delays associated with ramp-up of the new contract. The resulting delay in implementing FY22 and FY23 corrective actions and/or the corrective actions would not sufficiently address findings.

These delays would likely negatively impact the Department's overall goal of eliminating material weaknesses. The extension period will

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11. DETERMINATION OF FAIR AND REASONABLE COST: The contracting officer will determine that the anticipated cost to the Government of the service/supplies covered by this justification will be fair and reasonable.

12. TECHNICAL/REQUIREMENTS REPRESENTATIVE CERTIFICATION:

I hereby certify that this justification is made in good faith, that the supporting data and information are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that I would not be making this request if it were feasible to fully compete this requirement. I further certify that this request is not the result of lack of advanced planning or a desire to expend funds while those funds are still available.

Technical Reviewer

Name: __ ._ _____ _,I Title: I Resource Management Signature

Requiring Activity/Program Management Office Certification:

_____ _,I Title: I Resource Management Signature

13. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this justification is made in good faith, that the supporting data and information are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.

Title: Contracting Officer

Org.Code ._lz_EC_A_D ______ �Name:

14. LEGAL · C review completed per FAR 6.303-1

Name:

16. HCA

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