W912EF25Q0031 JA Asotin County_KO Signed_CPS Signed_redacted.pdf

This document is a Justification and Approval (J&A) for a single-source procurement for law enforcement services by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District. The one-year contract, effective from 9 July 2025 to 8 July 2026, will be with the Asotin County Sheriff's Office to provide supplemental law enforcement services for Corps-administered lands and waters in unincorporated areas around Lower Granite Lake. The estimated firm-fixed-price contract value is redacted.

The J&A details multiple justifications for the sole-source procurement, including: (1) USACE personnel lack law enforcement authority and training, (2) Lower Granite hosts public events with safety and security risks, (3) Lower Granite is a key hydroelectric and navigation facility critical to national security, (4) potential liability if untrained USACE staff attempt law enforcement duties, and (5) operational demands and resource constraints. The document emphasizes that no other local entity has the same legal authority to provide law enforcement services in these specific unincorporated areas, and Asotin County will be added to the next jurisdiction's class J&A to formalize the arrangement.