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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER

Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity
Construction of the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Wetlands Mitigation change order to include Infrastructure Pilot Excavator (IPEx); Project Control Number: 99351 1. Nature and/or description of the action being approved (FAR 16.507-6(d)(2)(ii)): This justification documents the basis for issuing an order to Healtheon, Inc., under MACC II 80SSC018D0012; NASA/KSC Task Order 80KSC025F7018 using an exception to the Fair Opportunity process.
2. Description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value) (FAR 16.507-6(d)(2)(iii)):
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This action is a firm-fixed price for the excavation of existing soil to produce a pit 45' wide x 90' long x 4' deep, not including sloped side walls inside the IPEx relocatable building M7-1062. Includes install of liner with landfill-grade impervious 60 Mil HDPE Text Liner system; Backfill with W12 granite screenings at 2% moisture content or less; and cover remaining top surface (60' wide x 110' long) with at least 18” of W12 granite screenings at 2% moisture content or less.
All pit excavation, liner installation, and backfill with granite screenings will take place inside the IPEx relocatable building (M7-1062). This tent has roll-up style doors (wide and tall enough for heavy equipment access) on each end that can be left open during this work as needed, and dual exhaust fans that can be run continuously. A rotary drying tiller should be used to dry the granite screenings to 2% moisture content or less during backfill. This may need to be done in lifts where the contractor deposits X” of material, then runs the soil dryer over that lift until at desired MC, then repeats. Alternative methods can be considered if the final installation meets the 2% moisture content or less requirement. The intent with the liner is to prevent ground water wicking back into the granite screenings after installation.

 The total estimated amount of the proposed order is

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 The estimated period of performance is 30 days.
3. Identification of Exception to Fair Opportunity (FAR 16.507-6(d)(2)(iv)): ☒ FAR 16.507-6(b)(1): The agency need for the supplies or services is so urgent that providing a fair opportunity would result in unacceptable delays.
☐ FAR 16.507-6(b)(2): Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly