A03_MARCORLOGCOM CSP Ops JA.pdf-Redacted.pdf

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UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS COMMAND

814 RADFORD BOULEVARD

ALBANY, GEORGIA 31704-0301

IN REPLY REFER TO:

J&A No.15004

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Activity.

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

2. Description of the Action Being Approved.

Award of a sole source bridge contract to the current contractor, Cherokee Nation Management and

Consulting, L.L.C. (CNMC) for logistics services to manage, support, and operate the United States

Marine Corps (USMC) Consolidated Storage Program’s (CSP) Individual Issue Facilities (IIF) and

Unit Issue Facilities (UIF).

3. Description of Supplies/Services.

This bridge contract is required to ensure continued provision of mission critical logistics services to manage, support, and operate the USMC CSP IIF and UIF. The services include operation and management for the Marine Corps CSP worldwide network of over 57 Government-owned, Contractor-operated (GOCO) facilities at approximately 21 geographic locations worldwide. The requirement also includes support services to the USMC for operational management and equipment readiness for the Marines at both individual and unit level.

Period of Performance: The period of performance for this sole source action is 22 January 2024 –

24 October 2024, which includes a six-month base period and three one-month option periods. If all options are exercised, the total period of performance will be nine (9) months. The estimated dollar value of the contract is $23.6M and FY24 Operations and Maintenance, Marine Corps (O&M, MC) funding will be used for this requirement.

4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition.

The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority.

The rationale for this justification is 10 U.S.C. 3204(b)(B), as implemented by the FAR 6.302-

1(a)(2)(iii)(B), “services may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of the 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 requirement.”

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) requires operation and management services for its CSP in order to execute its Title 10 mission. The CSP provides the USMC with operational management and equipment readiness for Infantry Combat Equipment; Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear

Defense Equipment; Special Training Allowance Pool Equipment; and Soft-Walled Shelters and

Camouflage Netting. The primary objective of the CSP is to ensure that Marines worldwide can receive individual and unit clothing and equipment so that the Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) are able to deploy combat-ready Marines. The requirement is for operation and management services for the Marine Corps CSP worldwide network of over 57 GOCO facilities at approximately 21 geographic locations worldwide. This includes providing total asset visibility of a $2.7 billion dollar inventory using GOCO Information Technology systems (i.e., Defense Property Accountability System-

Warehouse Module, Marine Forces Special Operations Command Special Operations Forces

Sustainment, Asset Visibility, and Information Exchange, and Global Combat Support System –

Marine Corps (GCSS-MC). These services are critical to the Marine Corps’ ability to execute its Title

10 mission and it is imperative that these supplies remain combat ready and available at the IIF and

UIF for immediate operational tasking.

The services are currently being provided under competitively awarded contract M67004-21-C-0001 which is set to expire on 21 January 2024. The follow-on competitive procurement has experienced significant delays during the proposal evaluation phase. The solicitation was released on 1 September

2023 with an original closing date of 2 October 2023. On 28 September 2023 an offeror filed a pre-award protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) which was ultimately withdrawn on

26 October 2023. A second pre-award protest was filed with the GAO on 2 October 2023 and was ultimately dismissed on 20 November 2023. During this time the Government was answering numerous offeror questions (97) while concurrently working to resolve the two pre-award protests.

Both the contracting team and the requiring activity were also part of other on-going source selection teams for higher priority requirements that needed to be awarded by the end of fiscal year 2023.

During the solicitation phase three amendments were issued each extending the proposal due date to allow the Government sufficient time to answer the offeror’s questions. A fourth amendment extended the proposal due date to 17 November and provided answers for all the offeror’s questions. A fifth amendment was issued to update multiple sections of the solicitation; however, the proposal due date remained unchanged. Due to a delay in staffing, the source selection teams’ evaluations did not begin until 11 December 2023.

CNMC is the only responsible source that can immediately execute the required highly specialized services without resulting in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency’s requirement. The services provided by the existing contract involve highly specialized training and qualifications. The 21 geographic locations worldwide that these services support require continuity of operations in order to ensure continuation of providing individual and unit clothing and equipment so that the MEF are able to deploy combat-ready Marines. CNMC possesses the necessary qualifications, training, and security clearances, which no other company can provide in a timely manner. As CNMC is the incumbent that is currently performing these highly specialized and mission critical services since 21

January 2021, they are in the position to continue performance without a break in services prior to the follow-on contract award.

Based on the delays outlined above and the impacts of a gap in services described herein, a nine-month bridge extension is needed to continue mission critical services until a new contract is awarded. A break in service would impact all 57 facilities across the 21 geographic locations worldwide, affecting the combat readiness at I, II, and III 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 Practicable.

The contracting activity is currently working on a follow-on competitive contract for these services via full and open competition procedures. As stated above, there are no other known sources who can immediately provide the required services without resulting in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency’s requirements. The ADC, I&L (Contracts) issued a blanket waiver of the requirement at

DFARS PGI 206.302-1(d) for bridge contracts on 23 December 2020 (SUBJ: Blanket Waiver of

DFARS PGI 206.302-1(d) for Bridge Contracts). This memorandum applies to this action and waives the requirement to issue a request for information or sources sought notice when utilizing the authority at FAR 6.302-1. The Government intends to provide notice of the sole source contract action, approved herein, by publishing a synopsis of the action in accordance with FAR 5.203.

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost.

The Contracting Officer has determined that the anticipated cost to the Government of the services covered by this Justification will be fair and reasonable. The fair and reasonableness of the prices will be based on an analysis of the contractor’s price proposal using the price analysis techniques pursuant to FAR 15.404-1(b)(2)(ii) comparison of the proposed prices to historical prices paid and

FAR 15.404-1(b)(2)(v) comparison of proposed prices with independent Government cost estimates.

In addition, other than certified cost and pricing data will be requested from the contractor in order to ascertain fair and reasonable pricing in a sole source environment. It is also anticipated that the analysis will be conducted using one or more experienced technical representatives and contract specialists.

8. Actions to Remove Barriers to Future Competition.

This requirement was competitively solicited under the SeaPort-NxG contract vehicle prior to receiving the pre-award protests. The time requested for this bridge contract is expected to be adequate time for the follow-on source selection to be thoroughly conducted and for an award to be made without a break in service. Future procurements will include lessons learned from this solicitation and sufficient time will be built into the acquisition process to avoid the need for future bridge contracts.

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CERTIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL

TECHNICAL/REQUIREMENTS 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.

Technical/Requirements Cognizance:

Signature Hugh Robinson Phone No. Date

MFSC S-4 Director

LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW

I have determined this Justification is legally sufficient.

Signature Robert Drone Phone No. Date

MARCORLOGCOM Legal Counsel

CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION

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

Signature Steven K. Wynne Phone No. Date

MARCORLOGCOM Contracting Officer

ADC, I&L APPROVAL

Upon the basis of the above justification, I hereby approve, as ADC, I&L (Contracts), the solicitation of the proposed procurement described herein using other than full and open competition, pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1).

12/22/23

Johany M. Deal Date

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