JA for RP Bridge redacted

Justification and Approval (J&A) Bridge Contract
Roleplayer Services

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION

(41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1))

Pursuant to the requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.103 (FAR Class Deviation 25-11 1) and in accordance with the requirements of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 6.104, the justification for the use of the statutory authority under RFO 6.103 is justified by the following facts and rationale required under RFO 6.104-1 as follows:  Agency and Contracting Activity. The Department of Homeland Security(DHS), Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC), Procurement Division 352 proposes to enter into a four-month bridge contract on a basis of other than full and open competition.  Nature and/or Description of the Action being Approved. FLETC has a continuing requirement to obtain roleplayer services for Glynco, Georgia. The purpose of this bridge contract is to ensure continuity of services by providing personnel, supervision, management, equipment, materials, and supplies required to ensure effective performance of all required roleplayer services. These services include, but are not limited to furnish personnel, supervision, management, office equipment, materials, and supplies required to provide realistic law enforcement training utilizing scenariobased training. D Nature of action: FLETC intends to procure on a sole source basis a bridge contract for a duration of four months, with two 2-month option periods. Services are currently covered under Contract 70LGLY21CGLB00001 with Ops Tech Alliance (OTA) that expires September 30, 2026. This bridge contract is designed to ensure continuity of services and to guarantee adequate performance of all necessary roleplayer services at FLETC until the Government can execute a competitively awarded follow-on contract on or about January 2027.
E Name and address of the contractor:
Ops Tech Alliance
600 Cleveland St., Suite 212
Clearwater, Glorida 33755-4117
(c) Contract type: Firm Fixed Price

In this document, citations to RFO Parts 6, 10, 15, 25 are citations specifically to FAR Class Deviation 25-11 for FAR Part 6, FAR Class Deviation 25-06 for FAR Part 10, FAR Class Deviation 26-08 R1 for FAR Part 15, and

FAR Class Deviation 25-09 R1 for FAR Part 25, which were issued as part of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO), implemented in response to Executive Order 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement,