B.04.21 - Consolidation Memo - - FLETC Trade Cargo Redacted

CONSOLIDATION OF CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS DETERMINATION

FOR

W912HP27RA002

TRADE & CARGO ACADEMY

DESIGN BID BUILD

C TYPE CONTRACT

(As prescribed by RFO 7.107-2 and AFARS 5107.107-2)
1. RATIONALE: Consolidation may provide substantial benefits to the Government. However, because of the potential impact on small business participation, before conducting an acquisition that is a consolidation of requirements with an estimated total dollar value exceeding $2 million, a written determination shall be made that the consolidation is necessary and justified in accordance with 15 U.S.C. 657q, after ensuring that-(a) Market research has been conducted;
(b) Any alternative contracting approaches that would involve a lesser degree of consolidation have been identified;
(c) The determination is coordinated with the agency's Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization or the Office of Small Business Programs; (d) Any negative impact by the acquisition strategy on contracting with small business concerns has been identified; and
(e) Steps are taken to include small business concerns in the acquisition strategy. 2. Introduction: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District (SAC), proposes to award a Stand-Alone C Type, Firm-Fixed Priced, Desing Bid Build contract in the amount of $
and has conducted market research that demonstrates consolidation of this procurement to be both necessary and justified. Pursuant to RFO 2.101, Consolidation or consolidated requirement:
(1) Means a solicitation for a single contract, a multiple-award contract, a task order, or a delivery order to satisfy (i) two or more requirements of the Federal agency for supplies or services that have been provided to or performed for the Federal agency under two or more separate contracts, each of which was lower in cost than the total cost of the contract for which offers are solicited; or
(ii) requirements of the Federal agency for construction projects to be performed at two or more discrete sites.

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SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION – SEE RFO 2.101 AND 3.104

CONSOLIDATION OF CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS DETERMINATION

(2) “Separate contract” as used in this definition, means a contract that has been performed by any business, including small and other than small business concerns.
This solicitation will allow SAC to meet construction requirements for a design bid build (DBB) project under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 236220—Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The work under this