Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition Redacted

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

In accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.102(b), statutory authority 41 U.S.C 1901, using the format at RFO 6.104-11

1. RFO 6.104-1(a)(1), Identification of the agency and contracting Agency:
Contracting Activity:

Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Finance and Administration (OFA)
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer

(OCPO)

Water, Tribal & Science Division (WTSD)

Project Title:

Agricultural and Non-agricultural Market Research Pesticide Usage Data

Requisition No.:

PR-OCSPP-26-00276

2. RFO 6.104-1(a)(2), Nature and description of action being approved: The purpose of this Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) is to justify the Agency’s requirement to award a sole source contract to Kline & Company for a 12-month base period, three (3) 12-month option periods, and one (1) six-month option to extend services under RFO 52.217-8. Kline & Company provides primary market research services for both agricultural and non-agricultural pesticide usage data and maintains an established database containing historical pesticide usage information.
3. RFO 6.104-1 (a)(3), A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency's needs (including the estimated value):
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Biological and Economic Analysis Division (BEAD) requires annually updated primary market research reports for agricultural and non-agricultural pesticide usage data, historical pesticide usage reports, and access to those reports through an established searchable database.
For OCSPP/OPP/BEAD scientists to adequately evaluate health, environmental, social and economic aspects of the use of pesticides, the Agency acquires commercially available agricultural and nonagricultural market research reports. These reports are nationally-representative and cover a range of various agricultural and non-agricultural sectors including: animal production, aquatic areas, invasive weed control, electric utilities and pipelines, forestry, railroads, rangeland and pasturelands, roadways, stored grains, consumer/residential use, professional pesticide applicators, turf (including golf courses, residential turf, and institutional turf), ornamental plants, food handling establishments (such as restaurants, institutional facilities, food processing plants, food storage warehouses), and mosquito