W9127N21C0018 John Day Refuse and Recycle Services_Sole Source Justification_Redacted.pdf

Control Number# NWP-21-004

SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION

JOHN DAY REFUSE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICES

1. CONTRACTING AGENCY:

Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Contracting Division, 333 SW First Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204-3495.

2. DESCRIPTION OF ACTION:

The contract to be awarded is a firm fixed price contract for refuse and recycling collection services. The contract will be awarded to Waste Connections of Oregon, Inc., d/b/a The Dalles Disposal Service.

3. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES OR NATURE OF CONSTRUCTION:

To provide refuse and recycling services for John Day Dam, Lepage Park, and Giles French Park in Sherman County, Oregon. The requirement is for a Base period (5 months) plus four (4) Option periods (each one (1) year).

4. AUTHORITY CITED:

FAR 13.501(a). Sole source (including brand name) acquisitions in amounts greater than the simplified acquisition threshold but not exceeding $7.5 million, including options, if the contracting officer reasonably expects, based on the nature of the supplies or services sought, and on market research, that offers will include only commercial items.

5. REASON FOR AUTHORITY CITED:

The refuse and recycling services provided by The Dalles Disposal Service, a large business, is governed by the franchise agreement within Sherman County, Oregon.

This agreement permits only The Dalles Disposal Service to collect all waste and refuse services within the county. The sites to be serviced under this contract John Day Dam, Lepage Park, and Giles French Park are all located within Sherman County, Oregon.

Although the Federal Government is not subject to the restrictions that follow from with The Dalles Disposal Service, only The Dalles Disposal Service can provide these services to John Day Dam, Lepage Park, and Giles French Park as no other refuse service is capable.

Control Number# NWP-21-004

6. EFFORTS TO OBTAIN COMPETITION:

Based on information in paragraph 5, above, competition for this action is not feasible due to the executed franchise agreement in place by Sherman County. A notice of intent to sole source was posted to the GPE on 08 December 2020 to which no interested sources responded.

7. ACTIONS TO INCREASE COMPETITION:

No further actions to increase competition have been taken at this time.

8. MARKET RESEARCH:

A Dynamic Small Business Search was conducted using NAICS 562111 and keywords 97065, Dalles, Sherman, and Oregon; this yielded zero small business results. Market research found no other sources, including mandatory sources, are capable of providing these services.

9. INTERESTED SOURCES:

To date, there are no other known interested sources that can be contacted for bid proposals or that can be awarded a contract through a posted synopsis of this procurement requirement.

10.OTHER FACTS:

Procurement history:

(1) Contract W9127N-17-C-0034, Base and Two (2) Option Years, was sole sourced to The Dalles Disposal Service under the same franchise agreement.

(2) Contract W9127N-16-P-0047, One (1) Year Period of Performance, was sole sourced to The Dalles Disposal Service under the same franchise agreement.

(3) Contract W9127N-11-C-0007, Base and Four (4) Option Years was sole sourced to The Dalles Disposal Service under the same franchise agreement.

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.

NAME: Stacey Hawkins TITLE: Technical POC Electronic Signature: