Justification_and_Approval.pdf

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Humphreys Engineer Center Support

Activity (HECSA)

MEMBERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL

ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

ROUNDTABLE ON RISK, RESILINCE

AND EXTREME EVENTS

Sole Source Justification

41 U.S.C. 1901(e) as implemented by FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii)

Estimated Amount: $200,000.00 Base year + two (2) one-year options

Control No: HEC-16-013

Reviews: I have reviewed this justification and find it adequate to support other than full and open competition.

Office of Small Business Programs:

Name: Deborah Ahn Phone: 703-428-7385 Title: Deputy for Small Business Email: Deborah.l.ahn@usace.army.mil Programs

Signature:

Business Oversight Branch Team Lead:

Name: Randy Force Phone: 703-428-6123 Title: Procurement Analyst Email: randy.h.force@usace.army.mil

Signature:

Legal Counsel:

Name: Sean Galvin Phone: 703-428-7329 Title: Assistant Counsel Email: Sean.P.Galvin@usace.army.mil

Signature:

AHN.DEBORAH.L.136

6787964

Digitally signed by AHN.DEBORAH.L.1366787964 DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=DoD, ou=PKI, ou=USA, cn=AHN.DEBORAH.L.1366787964 Date: 2016.09.07 15:49:51 -04'00'

1. Contracting Agency: United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity (HECSA), 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22315.

2. Description of Action: Approval is being requested for a new firm-fixed price contract for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to the National Academy of Sciences, Commercial and Government Entity Code (CAGE) 1D969. The requirement will have a three year period of performance consisting of a base year with two (2) one-year options. The estimated total price of the contract is $200,000 and will use civil works funds.

3. Description of Supplies/Services: USACE is requesting to purchase a three year (base year plus two option years) membership to the National Academies of Sciences (NAS) Policy and Global Affairs Division Roundtable on Risk, Resilience and Extreme Events (Resilience Roundtable). This membership is estimated to cost $50,000 for year one and $75,000 each for the two option years. The total contract will be valued at $200,000 over three years. The membership will provide USACE with the opportunity to participate in NAS’ Resilience Roundtable, which provides a venue for current research, science, and evidence-based foundations to inform whole community strategies for building resilience.

4. Authority Cited: 41 U.S.C. 1901(e) as implemented by FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii).

5. Reason for Authority Cited: National Academy of Sciences is the sole vendor for membership to the Roundtable on Risk, Resilience and Extreme Events. Inability to benefit from, and influence, the Roundtable would cause USACE to expend more effort and resources to set priorities and direction for its resilience initiative. USACE would lose valuable partnering, information sharing, outreach, research and educational opportunities critical to efficient USACE operation, and lose status as the premier public engineering organization. Additionally, the benefits include development of relationships, partnering, improved situational awareness, benchmarking, ability to direct research topics; as well as free access to educational opportunities, manuals, reports, training, research summaries, best practice publications and industry standards.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: The Government anticipates the award of a contract to the National Academy of Sciences on a non-competitive basis. The contract specialist posted a notice of intent to Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) on 8 August 2016 with a closing date 23 August 2016; no responses were received.

7. Actions to Increase Competition: There were no additional actions to increase competition. National Academy of Sciences is the sole vendor.

8. Market Research: There are no other vendors that are authorized to provide this membership. A notice of intent was posted on FBO.

DN:c=US,o=U.S.Government,ou=DoD,

9. Interested Sources: To date, no other sources have written to express an interest

10. Other Facts: The typical federal agency price for the RREE Roundtable is $100,000. This requirement is for three years in which USACE receives a 50% ($50,000) discount rate in the first year and a 25% ($25,000) discount in the two following years. This will save the Government $100,000 by the end of the third year.

11. Technical Certification: Include the following statement: 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.

Typed Name: Sheri Moore Title: Resilience Initiative Manager Signature:

12. Requirements Certification: Include the following statement: 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.

Typed Name: Sheri Moore MOORE.SHERI.L. Digitally signed by MOORE.SHERI.L.1241978091 ou=PKI, ou=USA, Title: Resilience Initiative Manager Signature: 1241978091 cn=MOORE.SHERI.L.1241978091 Date:2016.08.2613:55:27 04'00'

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. Price analysis will be used to make this determination in accordance with FAR 13.106-3.

Certified cost or pricing data will not be required as it is under the threshold for obtaining.

LUGO.SARAH Digitally signed by

LUGO.SARAH.R.1396102842

DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=DoD, ou=PKI, ou=USA, Typed Name: Sarah Lugo cn=LUGO.SARAH.R.1396102842

2 Date: 2016.08.26 14:50:54 04'00'

Title: Contracting Officer Signature:

14. Contracting Officer Certification: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Typed Name: Sarah Lugo Title: Contracting Officer Signature:

Digitally signed by

LUGO.SARAH.R.1396102842

DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=DoD, ou=PKI, ou=USA, cn=LUGO.SARAH.R.1396102842 Date: 2016.08.26 14:51:18 04'00'

L.1241978091

MOORE.SHERI.L.1241978091

DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=DoD, ou=PKI, ou=USA, cn=MOORE.SHERI.L.1241978091 Date: 2016.08.26 13:54:48 04'00'

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LUGO.SARAH.

R.1396102842

Approval

Based on the foregoing justification, I hereby approve the procurement of Roundtable on Risk, Resilience and Extreme Events (Resilience Roundtable) to the National Academy of Sciences on an other than full and open competition basis pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C 1901(e) as implemented by FAR 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.

Sarah Lugo Contracting Officer