Sole Source J&A for 20-P-2001 (redacted).pdf

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UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS COMMAND

B14 RADFORD BOULEVARD

ALBANY, GEORGIA 31704·0301

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MCLC 13907

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL (J&A) FOR

USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Activity

Marine Corps Logistics Command (MCLC), Contracts Department (Sl940), Albany, GA.

2. Description of Action Being Approved

Authority to act under this J&A for the award of a sole-source hybrid firm-fixed price and time and materials contract to PrimeTech International, Inc. (PTi), 1828 Swift Ave, STE 102, North Kansas, MO 64116-3629 for logistics services to manage, support, and operate the United States Marine Corps Consolidated Storage Program's (CSP) Individual Issue Facilities (IIF) and the Unit Issue Facilities (UIF).

3. Description of Supplies/Services

The Consolidated Storage Program (CSP) provides USMC personnel and authorized customers with services through facilities from which to efficiently acquire and/or tum in serviceable items of equipment. The contractor, PTit is augmenting services which include, but are not limited to:

item management, accountability, Total Asset Visibility (TA V), warehousing, inventory management and lifecycle management of equipment (including disposal). The CSP management support and facilities operations encompass the Individual Issue Facility (IIF) and Unit Issue Facility (UIF). The IIF and UIF operations consists of distribution (including Barstow Distribution Center (BDC)), recovery, warehousing, organizational maintenance, asset and inventory management including; visibility, accountability, replenishment and replacement, laundry and repair, and shelf-life management.

The individual clothing, unit clothing, and equipment that CSP customers utilize originate from the IIFs and the UIFs, presently operating with over 57 facilities at 21 geographic locations worldwide. The CSP is successfully supporting Marine Forces with the following commodities:

Individual Combat Clothing and Equipment (ICCE), Special Training Allowance Pool (ST AP);

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense (CBRN-D) equipment; Soft-Walled Shelters and Camouflage Netting (SWS and CN), BDC, and Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation Armor Inspection System (NDTE-AIS). These commodities are managed through the IIFs and UIFs to meet various mission support requirements.

Current CSP mission support is provided utilizing Government-Owned Contractor-Operated (GOCO) facilities and GOCO Information Technology (IT) systems (i.e. Defense Property Accountability System Warehouse Module (DPAS-WM) and Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARFORSOC) Special Operations Forces Sustainment, Asset Visibility and Information Exchange (SSA VIE).

Source Selection Information- See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

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Period of Performance: The period of performance is 22 Mar 2020 - 21 Sep 2020 for a period of six months.

Estimated Value: The estimated value for this period of performance is XXXXXX.

Fiscal Year (FY) and Appropriation: XXXXXX, Marine Corps funds will be applied to the contract.

4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition

This action is pursuant to 41 U.S.C. § 3304(b)(2) and 10 U.S.C. § 2304(d)(l)(B), as implemented by FAR 6.302-l(a)(2)(ii)(B), "services may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of follow-on contracts for the continued provision of highly specialized services when it is likely that award to any other source would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements."

5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority

The United States Marine Corps requires the services provided under the CSP Operations contract in order to execute its Title 10 mission. The contract provides individual and unit clothing and equipment so that the Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEFs) are able to deploy combat-ready Marines. The contractor is responsible for the operation and management services for the Marine Corps CSP worldwide network of over (57) facilities at (21) geographic locations worldwide. This includes providing total asset visibility of a XXXXXX inventory.

MCLC examined the feasibility of using Marine Corps manpower (active, reserves and civilians) in the event of a break in service. This course of action is not possible because the Marine Corps cannot adequately resource the full scope of functions currently performed by approximately XXXXX contractor employees under the CSP Operations contract.

Without a bridge contract, a break in service will occur on 22 March 2020 until the anticipated competitive follow-on award date of 20 July 2020. This break in service will impact all (57) facilities across the (21) geographic locations worldwide, affecting the combat readiness at I, II, and Ill MEF; Training and Education Command; School of Infantry-East; National Capital Region; and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command.

6. Description of Efforts Made to Solicit Offers from as Many Offerors as Possible

There are no known sources who can immediately provide the required services without resulting in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirement; however, as previously stated, the contracting activity is currently working on a follow-on competitive contract for these services via full and open competition procedures. The Government intends to provide notice of action being approved by this Justification by publishing a synopsis of the action in accordance with

FAR 5.203.

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J&A No. MCLC 13907

CERTIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL

TechnicaVReguirements 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.

TechnicaVReguirements Cognizance:

Legal Sufficiency Review

I have determined that this Justification is legally sufficient.

Contracting Officer Certification

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I certify that this Justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

CCO Concurrence

Christopher C. Carlson, Director Contracts Department

(229) 639-6573.

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