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JUSTIF1CATION

AND

APpnOVAL

FOR OTHER

THAN 'FULL

O P E N

COMPETITION

(O,TERSEAS

CONTRACTING ACTIVITIES)

1.

The

Office

of

Acquisition IV{anagement is conducting

this aequisition

fhr OBO on

behalf

of

Embassy Baghdad

by

means other than full and open competition.

In

this

acquisition MosCamp will provide materials that ,viIl be deployed at the Baghdad

Embassy Compound as well as the Baghdad DiplOlnatic Support

Center

BDSe) in

the event

of

flooding due to the J'aHure

of

the fv10sul Dam. I he estimated

cost

is

1

2 0 0 ~ O O O

for the bladders and training services.

2. Natlllt Cand/or descripiioE} of the action

bein.g

approved,

Iraq is currently one of he Depattment of State

s (DOS) top

dipIon1atk priorities.

Providing

sate

and secure

facilities

for

operatEons

is of utmost priority and .is vital to

the

diplomatic Inission in

the area and is

considered critical to DOS mission.

This

acqursitiorl:

wiH

provide

physical

mitigation of

Hood

\vater

inundation on

tIle

Embassy

compound and portions of

Dse

should the Ivlosul

Dam

faB .An

exhaustive analysis of the physical condition of the

Dam

has been done and

it

has

been determined that

\vithout repairs, it

is a case of\VHEN

not

IF

failure wiH occur.

Vv'ith the

start of

the

snow mett

and

rainy

session, the

water levei at

the

Dam

\-vill

continue to rise

vvhich

adds to the concern

of

the volmTIc of \vater that would be

displaced downstream and which this acquisition provides a levd

of

mitigation on the

compounds.

3.

A description

of the supplies or

services

required to

meet the

agency s

needs.

The continuity of he

operations

and occupancy of the facilities throughout the

country by

the USG

is

not

assured

and

the

duration

ofthclf

occupancy at these two

sites is not known shouid the Dam fail without flood water inundation

Initigation

occurring.

This acquisition is for several

thousand

feet o f n o n ~ p e r m n e n t

readily deployable

MOSCaIllp.

The :tv1osCalnp are

w a t e r ~ t i H e d barriers that stop incoming flood waters

by

blocking perhneter wall penetration points

such

as

CACs and P

ACs.

111e product

is user friendly, comes with on-site training so that anyone on the cOlnpounds can

assist

with

deployment

of tne;m.

The

Tv10sCamp

will

be

deployed strategically should

the Dam fails to a.} stop/liInit flood water incursion; h.) limit the facilities and

systems

on

the Embassy compound that n1ay incur damage which would impede full

reoccupation

of

he cOlnpound; c.)

reduce health

risks to the remain behind contingent

protecting

the

c.ompound; and d.) minimize the

time

required to

abate damages

to the

compound from the flood vater (days and weeks versus lTIonths and years).

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4. An identification of the

statutory

authority permitting other than

fuU

and open

cornpetition.

Section 6.302 1

of

the Federal Acquisition Regulation along w ith U.S.C. 759(g), as

amended, 41 U.S.C. 253-(c)(I), 10 U.s.C. 2304(c)(1) and 41 U.S.C.

3304(a)O)

all

grant

the

authority

for

other than fun and open

competition

.as no other suppliers will

satisfy Embassy

a g h d a d ~ s

requirements.

5. A demonstration that

the

proposed contractor s unique qualifications or tbe

nature

of the aC{jtdsition

requires

use

of

the

authority

cited.

The contractor has the product ion capacity to fulfHl the materials requirenlcnts

and

is

prequalified based on experience v lith silnilar projects. Finally, the contractor has the

capability

of

meet an aggressive schedule vvhich highlights production capacity as a

critical factor in determining project success.

6. A description

of

efforts 'made to ensure

that

offers

are

solicited

froul

as

rnany

potential sources as

is

practicable,.

SeJection from

a varied

pool of

vendors would require extending the production

schedule to provide startup ttme and

w o u ~ d

have an adverse impact on tuisslon

requirernents.

7.

A determination y

the Contracting

Officer that

the

anticipated-cost to

the

Government ,yill be

fair

and reasonable.

The Contracting Officer

has

determined that MosCamp

can

provide

the

Government

with

fair

and

r e a s o n a b ~ e

pricing and will

enSUre

that the

cost to the Goven1111cnt in

~ i s

acquisition is fttir

and

reasonable.

8. A description of the n ~ l r k e t survey conducted and

the

resuUs

or

a statc£nent of

the reasons a

market

survey was not conducted.

A

crosswalk was conducted

of

the

resources (prirne

and subs)

of firn1s

currently

providing flood mitigation materials in

the

United

States. The crosswalk vas done to

determine \vhich companies could provide the required products and training support

in Baghdad. One

vendor s

product requires construction efforts

(placement of

permanent stanchions) around all potential mitigation1ocations

and

then requires the

use of cranes to place panels bet\veen the stanchions \vhen the Darn breaks.

The

second vendor

currently

does

not have inventory available for deployment and would

have to ramp up production at their plant. The vendor selected

has

inventory

a v a i 1 a b l e ~

is in production for the sizes

of

product needed and can deliver

the

product

within 5 days

of

receipt

of he

Purchase Order.

'n1is determined the request for the sole source acquisition.

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Critical dipknmnic activities wiJl curtailed, undermining gr(}v-ing missir.)D

requirements

i f

hc l I.S, E m h t t ~ s y along with the Diplomalic SUfPOri Center f ~ l i l .

W.

A 1 ~ s 4 i n g

(Jf o u r ~ c s ,

if any thntt eX[H"csscd.

f'n writing,

an

intte-l { Sa

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acquishhm.

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t a . t c m e n t

of the ltctim'J$,.

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to n'O uyc nr oyercomc

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dt(,'

snppoHes

or

s('Mices required.

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tha

bi ' jus.tiHcation n C I . : H r ~ l h : and

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