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Control Number: JA-W9124J-2013-8

JUSTIFICATION REVIEW DOCUMENT FOR OTHER THAN FULL & OPEN COMPETITION

Program/Equipment/ Services: Strong Bonds: Survival Skills for Healthy Families

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FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii) 13.501(a)(1)(ii): Sole source (including brand name) acquisition conducted under simplified acquisition procedures of the test program for commercial items

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Name: Christopher Terhune DSN:Title: Contract Specialist

Email: Date: Jul 11, 2013

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Justification and Approval for Other Than Full and Open Competition

1. Select Command: MICC Sub-Command: MICC CENTER - FORT S DODAAC: W9124J

Contracting Activity MICC CENTER - FORT SAM HOUSTON

2. Description of Action Nature: New Requirement: N/A Follow-on Requirement: Yes Mod to Existing Purchase Order/Contract Number: N/A Pricing: Firm-Fixed Price: Yes Time & Materials: N/A Cost: Yes Funds: OMA: Yes Other Funds: N/A Name of proposed Contractors(s): Family Wellness Associates Street Address: 4643 Broadway Avenue City, State, Zip: Salida, CA 95368 Phone: (209) 543-3808

3. Description of Supplies and Services This is the continuation of services for certification training in the Survival Skills for Healthy Families curriculum for the Strong Bonds Instructor Training Course. There are ten instructor training events planned involving over 400 unit ministry team members. The contract type will be firm a hybrid fixed price and cost reimbursable. The type of funding is Operation and Maintenance, Army (OMA). .

The contractor shall provide two trainers who will conduct certification training for 400 chaplains, chaplain assistants, or Family members in the Strong Bonds – Survival Skills for Healthy Families curriculum (3 days per session, 10 times a year). Attendees will have sufficient materials and knowledge to conduct the training to an unlimited number of Soldiers and Family members.

Curriculum must be available in secular and theologically-integrated versions for easy integration into the Chaplain Corps programs. This must include required video clips, PowerPoint Slides, Instructors Manual, Participant Manual, and all essential training aids. Training materials will be purchased and shipped to training locations by a third party vendor to be identified by the Strong Bonds Program Manager.

4. Authority Cited For:

FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii) 13.501(a)(1)(ii): Sole source (including brand name) acquisition conducted under simplified acquisition procedures of the test program for commercial items

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5. Reason for Authority Cited Family Wellness Associates is the only authorized seller of the Survival Skills for Healthy Families curriculum as verified in their Proprietary Statement made on 02 May 2013. This particular curriculum is essential to the Chief of Chaplains Strong Bonds training requirements, and no other companies’ similar products or products lacking the particular features meet or can be modified to meet the agency’s needs without creating unacceptable delays in the presentation of relationship skills training to Soldiers and their Families. Family Wellness Associates is the only company licensed to certify instructors in program curriculum (see Proprietary Statement of the Contractor, dated 02 May 2013).

a. Alternatives: There are no verifiable alternatives that can provide the services received from the Family Wellness Associates. The material is proprietary and only available from Family Wellness Associates (Proprietary Statement, dated 02 May 2013).

b. Justification: Family Wellness programs are evidence-based and include best practices skills and key foundational theory for emotional fitness, resilience and stability. They contain all Department of Health and Human Services / Administration for Children and Families required elements for relationship skills education. It is one of thirteen evidence-based relationship skills curriculum utilized as part of the Strong Bonds Program.

c. Impact: If this contract is not awarded, the Army’s training strategy for certifying unit ministry teams in the Family Wellness curriculum will be disrupted. Should training material and certification capability be unavailable, the Army would not be able to provide Soldiers and Families relationship skills and education based on specific training content.

A major restructuring of the Strong Bonds Instructor Training Course would be required reducing the number of events that could be conducted due to a lack of certified instructors. Additionally, hundreds of Army-wide unit level Strong Bonds events would have to be cancelled. The Strong Bonds Program is the only Army program focused on relationship skills and education training for Soldiers and their Families. Results from current 5 year longitudinal study reflect a lower divorce rate for participants attending training (2.3%) compared to non-participants (4.7%). Upon completion of training, every participant completes an assessment in fourteen areas. Training data highlights positive changes in all areas regarding Soldier and Family behavior and attitudes towards their relationships and the Army.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition

The Survival Skills for Healthy Families curriculum is proprietary and owned by Family Wellness Associates. A sole source notice of intent (NOI), solicitation W74H1M-8323-0001-000 was posted on FEDBIZ PPS on 14 January 2009.

7. Actions to Increase Competition

This requirement has been publicized on several occasions. Family Wellness Associates is the only source that has demonstrated the capability to meet requirement. If other viable sources became available, every effort will be made to increase competition through market research and continual assessment of relationship skills programs.

8. Market Research Two attempts were made to obtain information on interested companies. A sources sought notice, W9124J-13-R-SBIT, was posted on Federal Business Opportunities, FedBizOpps.gov, on 22 Feb 2013, with a response due date of 08 March 2013. On 4 Mar 2013, sources sought notice W9124J-13-R-SBIT was cancelled and re-issued with the solicitation number of W9124J-13-R-0010, with a response due date of 10 Mar 2013. One interested vendor, a large business, was interested and submitted a reply to the questionnaire. The vendor was reviewed by the Customer and determined not capable; the vendor did not specifically identify a capability to provide training materials; and the vendor did not express the ability to conduct instructor certification training for Survival Skills for Healthy Families.

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Further, the requirement has been made known to the National Coalition for Marriage, Family, and Couples Education.

Family Wellness is the only known source for certifying instructors and obtaining training materials for the Survival Skills for Healthy Families curriculum.

9. Interested Sources Additional Market research was conducted on 26 April 2013. Four (4) small businesses expressed interest in teaching the Strong Bonds program, but only one (1) company responded to the Questionnaire within the time allotted for response. One (1) additional company replied a week after the time allotted to answer the questionnaire. The vendor that replied to market research within the time specified was reviewed by the Customer and determined not capable; the vendor did not specifically identify a capability to provide training materials; and the vendor did not express the ability to conduct instructor certification training for Survival Skills for Healthy Families.

10. Other Facts

PROCUREMENT HISTORY

Contract Number Contractor Award Date Comp.

Status Dollar Amount Contract

End Date

W91WAW 09 P 0089 0000 00 Family Wellness Associates 02/01/09 S 1/31/10

W91WAW 10 C 0027 0000 00 Family Wellness Associates 02/28/10 S 2/27/13

Previous Purchase Order(s) or Contract(s): Yes Was action competed? Yes Previous Contract or Purchase Order Number: Previous contracts were awarded by ACC-National Capital Region. Contract W91WAW-09-P-0089 was competed, according to the base CAR under Full and Open Competition, though only one offer was received; . Contract W91WAW-10-C-0027 was awarded under Full and Open Competition after Exclusion of Sources with only one offer received, effective 26 Feb 2010

Previous authority for less than Full & Open Competition: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) (1) - FAR 6.302-1(a) (2) (ii) (A)

Acquisition Data Availability

N/A

Unusual Compelling Urgency

N/A

Subcontracting Competition

This is a sole source requirement to a small business and subcontracting opportunities are not applicable.

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11. Technical Certification:

I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in the justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Date: 15 July 2013

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12. Requirements Certification:

I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in this justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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13. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination:

I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable.

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14. Procuring Contracting Officer Certification:

I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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Approval Based on the foregoing justification, I hereby approve the procurement of on an other than full and open competition basis pursuant to the authority of 13.501(a)(1)(ii) subject to availability of funds, and provided that the services and property herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

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Date: 15 July 2013

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Digitally signed by STEVENS.GARY.LEWIS.1123590267 DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=DoD, ou=PKI, ou=USA, cn=STEVENS.GARY.LEWIS.1123590267 Reason: Approval Date: 2013.07.15 13:27:34 -05'00'