WBR-1406_303-1_JOTFOC_FAR-6_-_Signed_-_Redacted_0002.pdf

This is a Justification and Approval for Other Than Full and Open Competition document for a sole source contract with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Basin Region.

The requirement is a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract for services to modify the Cutter Water Treatment Plant (CLWTP) Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) compliance to meet current security and compliance standards. The contract includes three primary objectives: bringing the Water Treatment Plant to current security standards, updating the communication link with the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority's (NTUA) Escrito Mesa Data Concentrator, and providing an option for programming and integration of the new DZ Booster Pump Station. The estimated total cost is redacted, with a delivery date from award to February 14, 2028, and FOB Destination. The contracting officer determined that 41 U.S.C. 1901 (only one responsible source using Simplified Acquisition Procedures) is the appropriate statutory authority for this non-competitive action.

The justification identifies Jacobs Engineering as the sole source contractor based on their unique qualifications, including unmatched historical system knowledge of the CLWTP, active Design/Build role, and integrated operational presence across the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project asset boundary. The government conducted market research through a SAM.gov intent to sole source notice posted July 6-21, 2026, which received zero responses, and searched NAICS code 238210 identifying 377 small businesses in New Mexico, none of which were viable alternatives. The government concluded that substantial cost duplication and delays would result from using any other contractor, and therefore removal of barriers to competition is not in the government's best interest for this specific requirement.