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CONTROL NO: 13-67

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Activity: The responsible contracting agency is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District, Mobile, Post Office Box 2288, Mobile, Alabama 36628-0001.

2. Description of Action: A firm fixed price contract awarded under the procedures outlined in FAR 41 (Utility) is contemplated.

3. Description of Supplies/Services: Provide the Lake Sidney Lanier Project Management Office with Electricity for the period of five (5) years at an estimated cost of $650,000.00 total. Proposed contractor is:

Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation 543 Atlanta Road Cumming, GA 30040-2701

4. Authority Cited: The statutory authority permitting acquisition of the requirement by other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(b)(3). Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirement.

5. Reason for Authority Cited: Only one authorized source has statutory authority to operate in this area.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: There is no competition anticipated for this procurement. The requirement was not synopsized for the reason detailed in paragraph five

(5) of this document. No GSA area wide contract, no interagency agreement and no other means of obtaining the service are available.

7. Actions to Increase Competition: There was no market research conducted, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation is a regulated utility service that has territorial right to the area.

8. Market Survey: No market survey was conducted in accordance with FAR 41.202(b);

No other source is available to support electric services to this site.

9. Interested Sources: The required work was not synopsized in the FedBizOps pursuant to FAR 5.202(a)(5).

10. Other Facts: Discuss any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition, such as the following:

a. Procurement history.

(1) Contract number and date of the last award.