Sole_Source_Justification_Redacted.pdf

Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

Naval District Washington (NDW) as well as other regions of the Navy did research and data collection on the success record of ASIST training before adopting it Navy-wide. The United States Army and Air Force have maintained successful programs using ASIST training, and the Navy has thus far seen similar results. Maintaining ASIST and safeTALK as the standard Navy training will support the goal of having care providers utilizing a common suicide intervention framework and vocabulary both within the Navy and in joint collaborations with the Army and Air Force.

Switching to a different set of suicide intervention training workshops would result in changing the existing specialized framework and vocabulary employed by caregivers using the proprietary and unique framework and vocabulary of ASIST and safeTALK and would put the Navy’s existing network of trainers and caregivers out of sync with whichever new training solutions are adopted. This would also result in the new Navy training being out of sync with joint service partners who are using ASIST and safeTALK.

6. Description of Efforts Made to Solicit Offers from as Many Offerors as Practicable, including a Description of Market Research, if applicable, and a List of Interested Sources, if any.

The requiring and contracting activities have conducted market research to determine if there are other sources that can provide the required service. Market research was conducted to identify existing contracts within the Department of Defense (DoD) to satisfy this effort. A Request for Information (RFI) was posted on the Government Point of Entry (GPE), NECO, on October 17, 2024, and only LivingWorks expressed an interest in this requirement. No additional market research was conducted because it is not practicable, for the reasons discussed in paragraph 5 above, for any company other than LivingWorks to provide the required supplies and services.

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost.

The Contracting Officer has determined that the anticipated cost to the Government of the supplies/services covered by this Justification will be fair and reasonable.

8. Actions to Remove Barriers to Future Competition.

For the reasons set forth in Paragraph 5, CNIC and NDW have no plans at this time to compete future contacts for the types of supplies/services covered by this document. If another potential source emerges, FLC Norfolk will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible.

In accordance with DFARS 206.303-2(b)(i) and PGI 206.304(a)(S-70)), a sources sought notice was issued on 17 October 2024. To date, no other sources expressed an interest in the requirement.

9. Contracting Point of Contact. The point of contact at NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Regional is Victoria Bergstrom, Code 233.1, who may be contacted at (757)443-1437 or by e-mail at victoria.e.bergstrom.civ@us.navy.mil.