Sole Source JA Hensley Eastman Lake Final Redacted.pdf

Control Number: SPK-FY21-26

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Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Sacramento District (SPK)

FAR 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6 Justification & Approval (J&A), Supporting Procurements under FAR Part 12, and FAR Part 13

Purchase Request Number: W62N6M10121439 / W62N6M10131521 Contract Number: TBD Task/Delivery Order Number: TBD Procurement Title: Law Enforcement services for Hensley Lake and H.V. Eastman Lake, Raymond, Madera County, CA Estimated Value:

Statutory Authority: FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source, 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1)

Upon the basis of the following justification, I, as the Contracting Officer, hereby approve the use of other than full and open competition of the proposed contractual action pursuant to the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source, 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1).

1. CONTRACTING ACTIVITY:

Requesting Agency:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District Hidden Dam, Hensley Lake 25207 Road 407 Raymond, CA 93653-0085

And

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District Buchanan Dam, H.V. Eastman Lake 32175 Road 29 Raymond, CA 93653-0067

Contracting Activity:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District Services & Supply Section, Contracting Division 1325 J Street, Room 878 Sacramento, California 95814-2928

2. DESCRIPTION OF ACTION:

This is a new Operations and Maintenance funded firm-fixed price contract to provide law enforcement service at Hensley Lake, and H.V. Eastman Lake, Madera County, California. This will be awarded to the County of Madera.

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3. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES:

The purpose of this contract is to provide additional law enforcement services at Hensley Lake, and H.V. Eastman Lake, Madera County, California, to include the following locations: Hidden Dam, Hidden View Recreation Area, Hidden View Campground, Buck Ridge Recreation Area, Vista Point, Wakalumi Wildlife Management Area, Park Headquarters, Buchanan Dam, Chowchilla Recreation Area, Codorniz Recreation Area, Codorniz Campground, Monument Ridge Recreation Area, Observation Area, Wildcat Campground, Wildcat Equestrian Area, Wildcat Recreation Area, Park Headquarters, Lakeview Trailhead, and any other U.S. Army Corps of Engineers property at Hensley Lake and H.V. Eastman Lakes not identified above. The period of performance will be 05/23/2021 – 05/22/2022 with four option years of twelve months each. The estimated overall value is $ .

4. AUTHORITY CITED:

The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition for the proposed action is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 -- Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. 10 U.SC.2304(d)(1)(A)(i), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(i)(A), provides that full and open competition need not be provided in instances when services may be a unique and innovative concept.

5. REASON FOR AUTHORITY CITED:

USACE need not engage in full and open competition for this requirement because the criteria in FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii) For DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, services may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of follow-on contracts for the continued provision of highly specialized services when it is likely that award to any other source would result in- (A) Substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition; or (B) Unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency’s requirements. (See 10 U.S.C.2304(d)(1)(B).) are met, as indicated below.

The Madera County Sheriff and Madera County Sheriff’s Department is the sole, State authorized source for non-military Law Enforcement for lands within Madera County. Authority Cited: Title 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 327.26 and Engineering Pamphlet (EP) 1130-2-550.

6. EFFORTS TO OBTAIN COMPETITION:

A Notice of Intent/Sources Sought was posted to Beta Sam to identify any other potential vendors capable of providing the law enforcement service required. The notice was posted for 15 days and zero responses were received. Market research was conducted, details of which are in the market research section of this document. None of these efforts have yielded additional potential sources. There is no competition anticipated for this procurement.

7. ACTIONS TO INCREASE COMPETITION:

See section 6.

8. MARKET RESEARCH:

As noted above, a notice of intent/sources sought was posted to Beta Sam which closed on 03/17/2021. The notice was posted for 15 days and zero responses were received. The Madera

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County Sheriff and Madera County Sheriff’s Department is the sole, State authorized source for non-military Law Enforcement for lands within Madera County. Authority Cited: Title 36 (CFR), Part 327.26 and EP 1130-2-550.

9. INTERESTED SOURCES:

To date, no other sources have written to express an interest.

10. OTHER FACTS:

Procurement History. This has been awarded previously as separate sole source contracts for the Hensley Lake and H.V. Eastman Lake locations but to the same vendor. On 5/27/2016 a single award IDIQ was made (W91238-16-D-0007) combining both locations to the County of Madera for Law Enforcement services with an overall value of $ .

Due to the unique need for this requirement, only the Madera County Sheriff and Madera County Sheriff’s Department can provide the law enforcement needed.