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JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE (Simplified Acquisitions <$250K)

The service or material listed on N3560A20RC70516 is sole source and competition is precluded for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available for this material or service.

Restricted to the following source. Provide original manufacturer’s name. (If a sole source manufacturer distributes via dealers, ALSO provide dealer information.)

Manufacturer: Navy, United States Department of the Bachelor Housing

__X__ Description of the item or service required and required delivery date.

Conference Facility rental for NSTC OFFICER Development (OD) sponsored training seminars and conferences at

NAS Pensacola, FL. The Naval Service Training Command, Officer Development (NSTC OD) and Citizenship

Development (NSTC CD) Departments are required to conduct a combined approximate 19 training/seminars/conferences (hereby referred to as events) each year at NAS Pensacola, FL with attendees ranging in-group size from 25 to 125 plus the presenting staff members. These events require adequate conference facilities that can seat up to 150 attendees, have a minimum of two breakout rooms, video (VTC) & telephone

(TTC) teleconferencing capabilities and NMCI access points.

Period of Performance (POP):

Base Period: 1/5/2020 – 1/4/2021

Option 1: 1/5/2021 – 1/4/2022

Option 2: 1/5/2022 – 1/4/2023

The conference room rentals will be a base period and two (2), one (1) year option periods, which will encompass

60 individual conferences over the course of the three-year period.

__X__ Specific characteristics of the material or service that limit the availability to a sole source (unique features, function of the item, etc.). Describe in detail why only this suggested source can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources.

The Navy Gateway Inn and Suites Conference Facility is the only conference center on NAS Pensacola available to conduct the events for groups of theses sizes. The conference center is located within walking distance of the on-base lodging facility (NGIS) in which the attendees are required to stay per Naval Educational and Training

Command (NETC), Naval Service Training Command (NSTC). In addition, the attendees travel orders do not authorize rental vehicles.

X The requested material or service represents the minimum requirements of the government.

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__X_The material/service must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit and function). The equipment/function item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system.

_N/A_ A patent, copyright or proprietary data limits competition. The proprietary data is ___________

__N/A_ These are “direct replacements” parts/components for existing equipment.

__X__ Other information to support a sole source buy: Parts of the curriculum requires the attendees to access the

Navy Marine Corps Internet (NMCI) System. The on-base Navy Gateway Inn and Suites Conference Facility has the

NMCI System installed and can fulfill all conference requirements as defined in the statement of work.