JAIHNC_SBSS-Fairlead1.pdf

J&A MVN-15-0023

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

MVN-15-0023

1. Contracting Agency –

U.S. Army Engineer District, New Orleans P.O. Box 60267 New Orleans, LA 70160-02067

2. Description of Action –

a. Nature of Contract Action – Request approval to award a sole source contract not to exceed $240,000 to Smith Berger Marine, Inc.

b. Type of contract – This is a fixed price supply contract for a period of 20 weeks.

c. Type of Funds – Funds are Civil Works Project Funds.

3. Description of Supplies/Services –

a. This scope of work will require the Contractor to supply two (2) each Smith Berger Marine Inc. Model 5C-429 Fairleads for the Barge Gate at IHNC Surge Barrier, St. Bernard, LA.

b. The estimated value of the purchase order is $190,000 - $240,000.

4. Authority Cited –

a. Statutory Authority – 10 USC 2304 (c) (1).

b. FAR Citation and Title – FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements

5. Reason for Authority Cited –

The Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) - Lake Borgne Surge Barrier is designed to reduce risk for some of southeast Louisiana’s most vulnerable areas (New Orleans East, metro New Orleans, Gentilly, Ninth Ward and St. Bernard Parish) from storm surge generated in Lake Borgne and the Gulf of Mexico during a 100-year event. The IHNC – Lake Borgne Surge Barrier project is located in the Golden Triangle Marsh area near the confluence of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) and the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO). The barrier generally runs north-south from a point just east of the Michoud Canal on the north bank of the GIWW in Orleans Parish to a point just south of the existing Bayou Bienvenue flood control structure in St. Bernard Parish. It consists of