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.JUSTIF'ICATION AND APPROVAL (.J&A)

F'OI~ OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETIТION

1. The Oftice of Acquisitioп Maлagcment is coпcillctiпg tllis acqLiisi!ioп tог site installatioп preparation апd coнstгuctioл on bel1ai·F oПSN!OiТice ofNonpгolil'er·atioп апd Disш·mament Fнш.i (1\1)f). The estimated cost is $2,000,000.00. \VI1icl1 NDf intenc!s to exectJte upon coпtract sigпatнгe .

2. Nature an<l/or description of the action beiog approYed. AI.-M/ AQM •vi11 issue а sole-souгce coпtract to DARKO Constructioпs (ПАI~КО) 4 Dr. El Naba\~v-y El .Mollaпdes Street, Agou.za, Giza, Egypt. DARKO \Vill perfoгm this coп strнcti oп uпder а f"i[m f ixed Pгice contract. See the attached Stateн1ent ofV/ork for cletails ot' reчнested scrYices. Т11е site instailatioп prepaтation and constгuctjoп required undeг tl1is conrract is fог tl1e i пstallatioн of car·go Х -r:ay scaплel's pгovided to tl1e Ооvсrшпепt of Egypt Ьу il1e N 1) У .

.> . А (]escription of the supplies or services required to шееt the Оерагtшепt's needs.

1Ъе Noпpro) iJeratioл апd Disarmament f'tшd is atJtlюгized tшdei projects 276 ансi 277 to purcbase tif't.een LШits of' cat·go X-r·ay sca11ners iЪг deploymeпr to Egypt. Thc iпstaHatioп costs are iлcluded in thc autlюгity.

Project Overvie'v OARKO Const1·uctioп wil.l рrераге the next site а1 Port т:ouact fог deployment оС A.rлeiicaп Scieнce and Eпgiпeering (AS&E) prodнced equjpшcпt .

4. An ideotification of tbe statutory authority pen11ittiпg otlter tlшп full an<l opell competition. 41 HSC 253(c)(J ), FAR 6.302- J. Опlу оле rcspoпsiЬle source.

5. А <leшonstration that tl1c proposed contractor's uniquc quaШications or tfte nature of the acquisitioo requires use of the authority cited. NDF is proposing tl1at this coпtract Ье a'vvaгded to DARKO, because t.he сотраnу is \.:vell and favorably knO\.\'П to the NDГ, as а r·esult of'tl1e previous site iшнallation coвstroction fЪг t11irty-1\·VO liOits ot· AS&E eчllipmeat tor the GovemЛ1ent of Egypt Custorns At11!1.ority. All of' tl1e work will Ье pertorrncd abroad Ьу foreign пatioпals. DARКO oПers а co11cept. n.ot otheГ\·\·ise availaЫe to the U.S. Departшent ofState, due to the 1.Шt1S1.1al апd specitlc ciгcuшstaлces aJfectiпg this pi'Oject iп Egypt. OveraH project managemcнt is tl1e t·espмsibility о Г the Egypt General Iпtelligence Service (EGIS), v\'l1ile the locatio.ns Гоr the equipmerн are contro!Jed Ьу the Egyptian Ar·my. Site iпstallatioп constшctioп is coшpJete at 1\\'0 sires.

tl1e Реасе Bгi(ige апd the Al Haшdi tunпel, executed Ъу а coпtrac'tщ l1i1·ed Ьу tl1c Egyptian Army. Mucl1 of· tl1is vvшk v.:as sнbpar апd iпadeчuate, requiгing exteпs i ve rccoнstrнctioп. EGIS and 1!1е Агmу agreed tlшt tJ1e NПF wiH нsе AS&I;;·s pt"ivate contractor for tl1e additioпal site installation coastructioл. DARKO is tl1e опl у Egyptiaп pгivate contractor that will Ье allo\:ved access to Egyptiaп Aлny-coлtrolled arcas.

6. А description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicaЬle. No other offei"s were so]icited since access fox otll.cx companies is not permissiЫe.

7. А determination Ьу the Contracting O:fficcr that the anticipated cost to the Governmcnt will Ье fair and reasonaЬJe. ТЬе NDF wi]] prepro:e а11 Iпdepeпdcl)t Govenuneпt Cost Estimate to assist the Contracting ОШсеr in making а fair and reasoпable deterrnination ot' the anticipated cost.

8. А description of the шarket survey conducted and tlte results or а stat·eшcnt of the reasons а market survey 'vas not conducted. No market sшvey was perfoпned.

However, AS&E provided relevant cost information for Egypt construction оп the basis oftheir long-standing presence in country.

9. Any other facts щpporting tbe use of other than fнll and open competition.

Due to the security situation in Egypt, any work to Ье done at Egyptiaп Arшy-controlled sjtes must Ье coordinated with апd approYed Ьу the Egyptian Army. No other сотраnу is ассерtаЫе to the Egyptiaп Am1y for work at tlieir sites.

10. А listing ofsources, if any, that cxpressed, in \Vriting, an interest in the acquisition.

None. In addition, the NDF proposes kceping this activity as low-key as possiЫe becaLJse of the potentiaJ physical risk to persons.

11. А statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove ot· overcoщe any barriers to competition bcfore any subsequent acquisition for the supplics or services required.

There at·e no known barriers to оvегсоше. However, the notice and jtJstification will Ье puЬlished as required Ьу FAR 6.302-l(d)(2) and 6.305.

CERTfFICA ТIONS

TF:CHNICAL AND J~EQUIREMENTS CEL~ТIFICATION (FAI~ 6.303-2(Ь)

1 ccrtify that this justification is accurate and corttain~ coщpletc data nccc~~щry to support tltc rccommendation for· otlн~r than full and opcr1 coщpctition.

Tlюmas Р. O'Brien Seпior Adviso.r

:s~·------s teYeo А. Saboe Of1icc DirectoJ· lSN/NDF l.EGAL S UFFICI ENCV R EVIEW (Ref: PIB NO. 2010-24; AQM QA Plan 02 03 201 1) This J&A is hereby determined to Ье 1egally sufficient.

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CERT IJ-'JCA TIONS (ContinLred)

CONTRACTING OFFfCF.R CERTIFJCA ТION (FAR 6.303-2(а)(12) 1 certify that this щbmission is accurate to the best of my kno,vlcdgc, апd tltat it contains complete inforrшttion neccssar)' to cnaЬie othcr oШcials to make an informed recommendation for а 1 or disapproval.

CERTIFICA TIONS

DIVISION DIRECTOR- (Ref: AQM QA PLAN 05-01-2013)

SIGNATURE:

APPROVAL

PROCURING ACTIVITY COMPETIТION ADVOCATE- (Ref: FAR 6.501)

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K:{(:zrff1~ Competition Advocate Office of Acquisition Management

A/LM/ AQМ/BOD

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