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JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SUPPLY CORE -NORTH CENTRAL REGION

MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND OPERATIONS (MRO) PROGRAM

1. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Suppo1t, Construction and Equipment Supply Chain, is the contracting activity.

2. The action being approved is the ability to solicit for DLA requirements on other than foll and open competition basis.

3. The proposed acquisition is for a bridge contract for a period of ninety (90) days to provide for the purchasing of facilities MRO supplies and associated incidental services. The Tailored Logistics Support Prime Vendor (TLS PV) contract provides for MRO materials and other supplies including, but not limited to: Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HV AC);

plumbing supplies (including bath and shower items); electrical products (including generators, wire, collllectors, sockets, outlets, lights, etc.); tools of various kinds; chemical, lubricating, and rubber products and products including same; constrnction supplies (including but not limited to cement, lumber and plywood, bricks, blocks, steel, aluminum, and other metal products, conduits, prefabricated structures, etc.); perimeter security items such as barriers, barbed wire, conce1tina wire, and sand bags (also used for erosion prevention); communication devices (such as walkie-talkies, two-way radios, etc. used by maintenance persollllel); and various other MRO supplies needed by war-fighters stationed in the Nmth Central Region of the United States. The maximum dollar value is $15 million for the period of ninety (90) days, based on cmTent sales data. The original contract, SPM500-04-D-BPIO, was awarded to SupplyCore on April 30, 2004 to suppo1t military customers with MRO requirements in the North Central Region. The contract was issued with a two (2) year base period and eight (8) one-year options, included an implementation period of ninety (90) days and expired July 28, 2014. The current bridge contract with SupplyCore is due to expire on November 28, 2014 and the follow-on contract has not yet been awarded. The proposed action will result in the award of a second bridge contract for a period of ninety (90) days with SupplyCore effective November 29, 2014 through February 27, 2015. Should a competitively awarded contract be issued ahead of the projected timeframe and the contract guaranteed minimum of $100,000.00 is satisfied, delivery orders will no longer be placed under this bridge contract.

4. The statutory authority pe1mitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(l), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

5. The use of this authority is necessary because SupplyCore is the only contractor that can provide the requisite MRO products and associated incidental services in the required time frame for the North Central Region. The current bridge contract with SupplyCore expires November 28, 2014 and the follow-on competitive procurement has not yet been awarded; therefore a second bridge contract is necessary to maintain uninterrupted support of military customers in the North Central Region. Award to any other source would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the Agency's requirements.

The cunent bridge contract was necessary because of delays in awarding the follow-on competitive procurement due to numerous changes in the acquisition and pricing strategies.

The complexity of the proposals (evaluation of 200 PEL price points, a sixty ( 60) price point distribution table, consisting of twenty (20) tiers per pricing period, and two pricing scenarios from the offerors) resulted in a protracted evaluation process that has delayed the award of the follow-on solicitation. Further suspension in progress of the North Central follow-on contract resulted from prioritization of acquisitions to support Operation United Assistance (OVA), the Ebola relief effort.

The proposed second bridge is required to allow for negotiations, reverse auction, final evaluations, preparation of award documents, contract review and approval, as well as to provide contract coverage during the thirty (30) day "ramp up" or transition period. Award of the follow-on contract is expected by January 29, 2015 with full contract implementation February 27, 2015.

It is essential that DLA Troop Support maintain the ability to purchase MRO supplies and associated incidental services, in the period from November 29, 2014 through February 27, 2015.

This proposed bridge contract will ensure continuous contract coverage providing for an uninte1rupted supply of vitally needed MRO supplies and incidental services throughout the North Central Region. If this contract is not awarded and coverage lapses, DoD and DLA's ability to provide much-needed supplies will be significantly impaired

SupplyCore is the only established firm capable of providing continued support for these vital MRO items in the No1ih Central Region while the follow-on competitive acquisition is being completed.

A new ·contractor would require at least a 30-day "ramp up" period to form relationships with local suppliers and manufacturers located in the North Central Region, identify potential delivery service and transportation requirements, establish adequate purchasing, distribution and quality control systems, hire local customer support representatives, and implement systems that would interface with DLA Troop Support.

6. This requirement will be synopsized in FedBizOpps as required by FAR Subpart 5.2. In addition, this justification will be made available for public inspection after award, in accordance with FAR 6.305.

7. As the Contracting Officer, I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable based on price analysis, including comparison to available commercial pricing, General Services Administration (GSA) pricing, and other Government contracts.

8. The requirement for this bridge contract will be synopsized. No other firms will be solicited since the required supplies and services are only available from the incumbent contractor in the required timeframe.

9. Considering the high volume of demands cunently being experienced and the ability to reduce the logistics response time, the current contract with SupplyCore is determined to be the most feasible vehicle to support customer requirements until a follow-on initiative is competitively awarded. The cu11'ent contract with SupplyCore allows DLA Troop Supp01i to support the North Central Region by reducing customer wait time, improving logistics response time, managing suppliers rather than managing supplies, avoiding depot operation costs for managing, storing, shipping, handling, and transporting MRO materials, and improving product availability.

I 0. SupplyCore is the only established source to express an interest in this bridge contract.

11. The proposed bridge covers the MRO N01ih Central Region. The solicitation for the follow-on initiative was solicited on March 26, 2014 on a full and open competition basis and future solicitations are expected to be issued competitively. The estimated date of award of the follow-on contract is January 29, 2015.

12. As the Contracting Officer, I hereby certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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DATE ROBERT HUTKOWSKI

Contracting Officer

I hereby certify that the requirements which form the basis of this justification are accurate, that these supplies and incidental services meet the Government's needs in accordance with applicable specifications and that this justification is accurate and c mplete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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IST Chief/MRO

I have reviewed this justification and recommend approval.

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DATE CHET EV ANITSKY

MRO Division Chief

I have reviewed this justification and recommend approval.

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Director of Supplier Operations Construction and Equipment Supply Chain

I have reviewed this justification and recommend approval.

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DLA Troop Support Competition Advocate

I have reviewed this justification for legal sufficiency.

Su· ply Chain Counsel, DLA Counsel - Troop Support

I have reviewed and hereby approve this justification.

Executive Director DLA Troop Support Contracting and Acquisition Management