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SINGLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION NOT EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISTION

THRESHOLD

SECTION 1: IDENTIFICATION OF THE AGENCY AND THE CONTRACTING ACTIVITY

Department of State

Contracting Activity [x! Overseas Post: US Embassy San Salvador- DHS/ICE

TCIU official cellphone contract renewal with CLARO El Salvador.Requiring Activity

SECTION 2: NATURE AND/OR DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION BEING APPROVED

Approval is requested to award on a sole source basis to Claro El Salvador S.A. de C.V. for the supplies and/or services described in Section 3 on behalf of the Requiring Activity.

SECTION 3: DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEET THE AGENCY'S NEEDS

The requirement is to provide 50 cellphone lines for the DHS/iCE Vetted Unit. The estimated value for the entire period of performance is $20,178.00 US Dollars, including options, These services require a corporate cellphone coverage of 1100 minutes of airtime for phone calls to all telephone lines in El Salvador and 45GB of data per line. This will allow the DHS/ICE TCIU Vetted Unit to effectively communicate with all their counterparts from PNC, FGR and other law enforcement personnel in their investigative capacities and operations.

SECTION 4: IDENTIFICATION OF THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY PERMITTING OTHER THAN

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-l(b)(l), the Contracting Officer has deemed only one source reasonably available based on the following:

□ Urgency

□ Exclusive licensing agreements

□ Brand-name

□ Industrial mobilization

M Other only one responsible source.

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SECTION 5: DEMONSTRATION THAT THE PROPOSED CONTRACTOR'S UNIQUE

QUALIFICATIONS OR THE NATURE OF THE ACQUISITION REQUIRES USE OF THE AUTHORITY

CITED

DHS/ICE respectfully requests that CLARO cellphone services be contracted for 50 lines for the DHS/ICE Vetted Unit. The vetted unit is composed of local PNC Officers (the Policia Nacional Civil is the national police of El Salvador). The PNC uses CLARO services for all of their units. In order to comply with the communications requirements of criminal and civil case investigation activities between the Transnational Crimes Investigative Unit (TCIU) and the rest of the PNC units, these services must utilize the same network provider used by the PNC. DHS/iCE has an active contract for the same number of lines under Purchase Order number

19ES6024P0930 that expires on August 2025.

SECTION 6. DETERMINATION BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER THAT THE ANTICIPATED COST

TO THE GOVERNMENT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE

By signing the justification, the Contracting Officer makes a determination that the price to the Government is anticipated to be fair and reasonable.

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SECTION 7. CERTIFICATIONS

All reviews and approvals should be completed in the order listed unless otherwise authorized or required.

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.

Requirements Cognizance:

SIGNATURE:

BARRETT R

MCDANIEL

Digitally signeO by BARRETT R

MCDANIEL

Date: 2025.08.28 08:18:44 -06'00' 08/28/2025

Barrett R. McDaniel

Country Attache DHS HSl San Salvador

Date

CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION

I certify that this submission is accurate to the best of my knowledge, and that it contains complete information necessary to enable other officials to make an informed recommendation for approval or disapproval.

SIGNATURE:

Venkatesh Ramachandran

Contracting Officer

6S0 US Embassy San Salvador

Date