Emergency Water Heater Replacement - Fort Simcoe Job Corps Center

Added: Feb 16, 2017 1:54 pm This Award is being posted persuant to FAR 5.303.  The Washington Office - AQM - Job Corps Support Branch is awarding a contract on a sole source basis to Polar Heating and Air Conditioning for emergency replacement services on a failed gas water heater at the Fort Simcoe Job Corps Center, located in White Swan, Washington.

A determination not to compete this proposed contract was made pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1 (b)(1)(i), Soliciting from a Single Source, for purchases less than the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract deem only one source reasonably available due to urgency.

This requirement has been determined to be urgent, per the Department of Labor (DOL)'s Policy and Requirements Handbook (PRH) this is considered a Class I - Life and Safety issue and requires immediate replacement/repair due to life safety issues. Polar Heating and Air Conditioning has been identified through Market Research as the only vendor in the local area that is capable of providing these services and capable of responding immediately.