SSP FWRI PR 220000343 sole source justification 13 July 2022 signed.pdf

August 2020

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP) FAR 13.106-1(b)

SOLICITATIONS MAY BE LIMITED TO ONE SOURCE ONLY IF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER DETERMINES THAT ONLY ONE SOURCE IS REASONABLY AVAILABLE. THIS DETERMINATION MUST BE SUPPORTED WITH FULL JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE FROM THE CUSTOMER. WHEN THE CUSTOMER DESCRIBES AN ITEM WITH A PURCHASE DESCRIPTION WHICH LIMITS THE AVAILABILITY TO ONE SOURCE, THE JUSTIFICATION MUST EXPLAIN WHY THE ITEM IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WILL MEET THE GOVERNMENT’S REQUIREMENT. STATEMENTS SUCH AS "ONLY KNOWN SOURCE" OR "ONLY SOURCE WHICH CAN MEET THE REQUIRED DELIVERY DATE" ARE INADEQUATE TO SUPPORT A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE. Do not use marketing language in this document. Language such as “This company has made its mark,” “This company is recognized as industry’s best,” and “This company is the leader in…” is unacceptable.

PURCHASE REQUEST OR REQUISITION

NUMBER

PR 37130PR220000343-001

PROJECT/TASK

NUMBER

UCGIS13LSS /

223CCUTOVR

ESTIMATED AMOUNT (Over Micro- Purchase Threshold, but up to the SAT) 44,500.00

IDENTIFICATION OF THE AGENCY AND THE CONTRACTING OFFICE, AND SPECIFIC IDENTIFICATION OF THE DOCUMENT AS A “JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION.” PLEASE CITE THE AUTHORITY AND TYPE OF JUSTIFICATION. Authority: 41 U.S.C.1903. FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED, AND THE INTENDED USE.

FWRI will work with USCG Sector St Petersburg and Area Committee members to gather the spatial data and site report narratives necessary to update the GRS maps for West Coast of Florida Geographic Response Strategies, produce and provide PDF maps and host data to support this project.

UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS THAT LIMIT AVAILABILITY TO ONLY ONE SOURCE, WITH THE REASON NO OTHER

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES CAN BE USED.

FWRI currently holds and stores all GIS data, and images for the West Central Florida Area Contingency Plan and is a seamless solution to maintaining data integrity within the scope of work and performance established parameters. Pre-requisites: None Renewal requirements: None

A DESCRIPTION OF EFFORTS MADE TO ENSURE THAT QUOTATIONS OR OFFERS ARE SOLICITED FROM AS MANY

POTENTIAL SOURCES AS PRACTICABLE (INCLUDE YOUR MARKET RESEARCH EFFORTS HERE).

No other vendors have access to the data sets.

REASON THAT SUGGESTED SOURCE IS THE ONLY SOURCE WHICH CAN PROVIDE THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES.

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION FLORIDA (FWRI) is the designated provider for Area Contingency Plan GIS work and has provided all base map and hosting services historically for D7 mapping and hosting services. They provide a level of data quality, pricing and expertise with these products not available through other sources. This vendor was the initial developer of our ACP resources and has supported our GIS data development to a standardized format throughout D7.

EXPLAIN WHY AN ADEQUATE PURCHASE DESCRIPTION OR OTHER INFORMATION SUITABLE TO SOLICIT BY FULL

AND OPEN COMPETITION HAS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED OR ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

According to market research, this is a sole source vendor that is able to meet the Coast Guard requirements for performance and data quality.

PROVIDE A STATEMENT OF ACTIONS, IF ANY, THE GOVERNMENT MAY TAKE TO REMOVE OR OVERCOME ANY

BARRIERS TO COMPETITION BEFORE FUTURE ACQUISITIONS ARE REQUIRED.

N/A

SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CUSTOMER

Warren Weedon, Contingency Planning Specialist

CODE TELEPHONE

NUMBER

727-824-7684

DATE

13 July 2022

SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER CODE TELEPHONE

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