Redacted Sole Source Justification.pdf

David W. Noel Digitally signed by David W. Noel

Date: 2020.07.14 13:04:17 ‐05'00'

DANA KOSTEL Digitally signed by DANA KOSTEL Date: 2020.07.14 14:42:02 ‐05'00'

Single Source Justification Western Area Power Administration

FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), Simplified Acquisitions

PR # 20WA136470

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting office.

Western Area Power Administration, North Dakota Maintenance Office, B5220.BiS

2. Description of supply or service required to meet the agency’s needs.

Western needs to have repairs performed on WAPA’s Bismarck Snowcat (186802). This will be a negotiated sole source resulting in a fixed-price contract for repairs.

3. The rationale or circumstances for limiting competition.

The repairs will be performed by RDO Truck Center in Bismarck, ND. The Snowcat is currently disassembled at their facility and they have performed diagnostics. RDO has worked on many WAPA vehicles in the past and has a good service record. It is unlikely that obtaining competitive quotes from other repair shops will result in any cost savings because there will be considerable time and expense in putting the unit back together and hauling the unit to another facility for work.

Certification

The information contained in this Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition is certified accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Name of Requestor: David Noel Date Title of Requestor: Electrical Engineer

Name of Contracting Officer Date Contracting Officer

Additional Guidance:

1) Before posting this Justification, IAW FAR 6.305 and 24.2, the Contracting Officer (CO) is responsible to redact any info that is exempt from disclosure under Freedom of Information Act or info such as the Government’s price estimate, names of the Requestor and CO, etc. (items 4, 5 and 6 of this Justification).

2) For acquisitions estimated to exceed $25,000, but not over $150,000, only items 1, 2 and 3 of this Justification must be posted for no less than 5 calendar days, unless otherwise stipulated in the FAR.

3) Dollar thresholds are subject to change; see FAR 6.304(a) for the current dollar thresholds.

4) For actions less than $650,000, the Contracting Officer may include the Competition Advocate (CA) in the review of the Single Source Justification before signing it.

5) The CO and CS are responsible for ensuring that all applicable additional governing rules, regulations, such as GSA, DOE, and Western, etc. are complied with.