SOLICITATION NOTICE
Y -- Repair Apron Fire Hydrant Line
- Notice Date
- 4/7/2016
- Notice Type
- Justification and Approval (J&A)
- NAICS
- 238220
— Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, National Guard Bureau, USPFO for Wyoming, 5500 Bishop Boulevard, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82009-3320
- ZIP Code
- 82009-3320
- Archive Date
- 5/7/2016
- Point of Contact
- Bryan E. Scott, Phone: 3077725117
- E-Mail Address
-
bryan.e.scott12.civ@mail.mil
(bryan.e.scott12.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- W912L3-16-C-5002
- Award Date
- 3/22/2016
- Description
- Justification and Approval for other than full and open competition 1. Wyoming National Guard USPFO Purchasing and Contracting. 2. Use of FAR 6.302-2 Unusual and Compelling Urgency to complete the Ramp Fire Hydrant project at the Wyoming Air National Guard base in Cheyenne, Wyoming. 3. Complete the work required to have a functional Ramp Hydrant System to protect C-130 Aircraft from damage if a fire breaks out. CE had a requirement for a Ramp Hydrant System to provide fire protection for C-130 Aircraft. The original contract was awarded in June 2014 for $250,000 and the period of performance was 180 days after notice to proceed. The contract should have been completed in Spring of 2015, but the company that was awarded the contract did not pay their sub-contractors and refused to complete the job. I issued a Termination for Default letter to the company on 29 Feb 2016. 4. FAR 6.302-2 Unusual and Compelling Urgency will be used to complete this project because we will only be negotiating with one local contract that specializes in this type of work. 5. Mechanical Systems Incorporated is a local firm that specializes in this type of work and has been in business since 1980 and has competed and won contracts in the past and has performed well at a reasonable price. The Hydrant System is a critical aspect of the fire protection of C-130 assets and it is imperative that they get an operating system as soon as possible to provide the type of protection that will protect these valuable aircraft from damage if a fire breaks out. Since the job was 80% completed I determined that it was in the best interest of the government to negotiate a contract with a local contractor who we knew could complete the job quickly and efficiently at a reasonable price and would also be able to provide warranty repairs if necessary. We awarded a contract to Mechanical Systems Inc., a specialist in this type of work who we had contracts with in the past and their performance has always been outstanding, and their pricing has always been reasonable. The government estimate was $65,000 and the contract was negotiated for $59,970 with a 60 day performance period, and the price was determined fair and reasonable based upon the number of hours required for the work, the government estimate which was $5,000 higher and the fact that this is a local company that specializes in this type of work and they will be available to address any warranty issues that come up. We chose not to issue a solicitation to prolong the process because we urgently needed to complete this system so we could adequately protect our aircraft. In the future we will compete requirements and will ensure we get responsive contractors who have a record of completing their work on time. Our competition rate was 96% last year so we do a great job competing our requirements and continually exceed the competition goal passed down by NGB. A notice will be posted in Fed Biz Ops IAW FAR 5.2. 6. A determination by the contracting officer was made that the price was determined fair and reasonable. 7. Limited market research was conducted because we wanted a local contractor that could quickly complete the project at a fair and reasonable price. We considered three contractors who specialized in this type of work and selected the one that we had the most experience and confidence in. i. We did not pursue full and open competition because the project was 80% complete and we did not want to delay the completion by soliciting for this requirement. ii. The IGE to complete the project was $65,000 and we negotiated the contract for $59,970. We did not want to delay the protection of C-130 asse3ts by delaying the completion of the project because if a fire broke out it could damage the C-130 aircraft on the ramp because we did not have an operational hydrant system. 8. We always compete our requirements if possible, but the Termination for Default and 80% completion of the system created a situation in which we chose not to continue delaying the completion of the system by competing a requirement that the new contractor would have to warranty at the completion of the project. 9. I certify that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. Bryan E. Scott Contracting Officer
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Wyoming Air National Guard, 217 Dell Range BLVD, Cheyenne WY 82009-4799, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82009, United States
- Zip Code: 82009
- Zip Code: 82009
- Record
- SN04076987-W 20160409/160407235058-d53b198b19dd1103d9f2bbebe2846e78 (fbodaily.com)
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