TAB 1 JA Western Africa Bridge 2 - Redacted

Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition Under Authority of 10 U.S.C. § 3204(a)(1) Full Foodservice Prime Vendor for Customers in Western Africa 1. Agency Identification: Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support, Subsistence Supply Chain, is the contracting activity.
2. Nature of Action being Approved: The action being approved is the ability to solicit for DLA requirements on an Other than Full and Open Competition basis. 3. Description of Supplies: The proposed acquisition will be an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ), fixed price with Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) bridge contract, in accordance with the definition at DLAD 2.101, for Prime Vendor support for a period of 430 days. The proposed action will result in the award of a bridge contract with EFS Ebrex Sarl (EFS) effective October 11, 2026, through December 14, 2027. This performance period affords sufficient time to award a new, competitive contract and provide coverage during the implementation period by the awardee.

The proposed bridge contract encompasses Subsistence Prime Vendor (SPV) support to provide perishable and semi-perishable subsistence supplies to authorized customers in the Western Africa Area of Responsibility (AOR). The supplies to be acquired are commercial food items, which are distributed to ordering facilities by EFS, the current Prime Vendor contractor. , the estimated dollar value of the
proposed bridge contract is $700,000.00. The guaranteed minimum dollar value is ten percent (10%) of the estimated dollar value, $70,000.00. The maximum dollar value is 300% of the estimated value, $2,100,000.00. The necessary funds for the guaranteed minimum will be reserved after the approval of the Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition and obligated upon award. 4. Statutory Authority: The applicable statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. § 3204(a)(1), as implemented by Class Deviation 2026-O0017 Revision 2 – Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul Part 6, Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) Part 206, and Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Part 6.103-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. 5. Basis for use of the Authority: The use of this authority is necessary to provide continuous, uninterrupted food supplies to DLA customers in the Western Africa AOR. These supplies are available in the AOR from the current contractor, EFS, in the timeframe required, and award to any