JOFOC to Sole Source to Kline & Company
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- JOFOC_to_Sole_Source_to_KlineandCompany
- Agency
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 68HERW27P0018 Federal contract award
- Awardee
- Kline & Company, Inc.
- NAICS code
- 541613 Marketing Consulting Services
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a sole-source contract to Kline & Company under a limited sources justification for agricultural and non-agricultural pesticide usage market research and access to historical pesticide usage data, with an award date of November 2, 2026. The notice's award line records contract 68HERW27P0018 as awarded on November 2, 2026, with the vendor and amount listed as unknown. No set-aside was used. The EPA Office of Finance and Administration, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Water, Tribal & Science Division is the contracting activity under requisition PR-OCSPP-26-00276, classified under NAICS 541613 and PSC R422.
The justification cites RFO 12.102(b), statutory authority 41 U.S.C 1901, and the format at RFO 6.104-11. Its rationale is that Kline & Company is the only source with an established historical pesticide usage database and the primary data collection capability needed for the agency's requirement. The EPA ran market research through Requests for Information on GSA eBuy and SAM.gov and posted a notice of intent to sole source on the Government Point of Entry from August 21 through August 31, 2026, which drew no competing capability statements. The period of performance is a 12-month base period, three 12-month options, and one six-month option to extend services under RFO 52.217-8. Kline & Company is located in Parsippany, New Jersey.
Notice text
JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION
In accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.102(b), statutory
authority 41 U.S.C 1901, using the format at RFO 6.104-11
1. RFO 6.104-1(a)(1), Identification of the agency and contracting
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Contracting Activity: Office of Finance and Administration (OFA)
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO)
Water, Tribal & Science Division (WTSD)
Project Title: Agricultural and Non-agricultural Market Research Pesticide Usage Data
Requisition No.: PR-OCSPP-26-00276
2. RFO 6.104-1(a)(2), Nature and description of action being approved:
The purpose of this Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) is to justify the Agency’s requirement to award a sole source contract to Kline & Company for a 12-month base period, three (3) 12-month option periods, and one (1) six-month option to extend services under RFO 52.217-8. Kline & Company provides primary market research services for both agricultural and non-agricultural pesticide usage data and maintains an established database containing historical pesticide usage
information.
See Redacted Document for further information
Awarded contract 68HERW27P0018 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-11-02.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 009 FINAL JOFOC_ Redacted.pdf |
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