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

In accordance with FAR 5.203(a), the proposed contract will be synopsized on the Government Point of Entry, Naval Electronic Commerce Online, at least 15 days prior to issuance of the Solicitation. To comply with Justification and Approval (J&A) posting requirements at FAR 6.305, the J&A will be made publicly available within 14 days after contract award and will remain posted for a minimum of 30 days.

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable cost

The Government’s estimated construction cost is . In accordance with FAR 15.404- 1(b)(2)(i), the Contracting Officer will obtain a fair and reasonable price by (1) obtaining adequate price competition from two or more responsible offerors and conducting a price analysis; or (2) if only one offer is received, the Contracting Officer will notify the offeror, in accordance with DFARS 252.215-7008, that only one offer was received and additional cost or pricing data is required to be submitted. A cost analysis of the cost or pricing data will be performed to verify that the individual cost elements are reasonable, and a price analysis of the overall price will be conducted to determine fair and reasonableness.

A written determination of price reasonableness/unreasonableness will be conducted by using one or more of the following techniques:

(a) A comparison of the total proposed prices.

(b) A comparison of the proposed prices with the Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE), the basis of the IGCE, a narrative addressing any adjustments required to the IGCE as a result of the analysis of price proposals, and the extent the IGCE was relied upon to determine price reasonableness/unreasonableness.

8. Actions to Remove Barriers to Future Competition

For the reasons set forth in Paragraph 5, NAVFAC PAC is unable to solicit similar projects using full and open competition unless the security requirements are changed. For future projects, NAVFAC PAC will continue to verify the security requirements and may allow full and open competition if the existing restrictions are eliminated to allow all sources to construct .

CERTIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL

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:

Phone No. Date

LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW

I have determined this Justification is legally sufficient.

CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION

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

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

SOLICITATION # N62742-18-C-1302

ECH III CHIEF OF CONTRACTING OFFICE ENDORSEMENT

Upon the basis of the above justification, I hereby endorse the solicitation of the proposed procurement(s) described herein using other than full and open competition, pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(6).

3/2/18 Date

Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific