Post Award Notice of Lease Action in John Day, OR

U.S. Forest Service Region 6, Malheur National Forest John Day Land Lease Regional Airport Helibase Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition Under Simplified Lease Acquisition Threshold City, State: John Day, OR Lease Action Type: Extension Rentable SF: 88,007 sf of land Total Annual Rent (TAR): $16,721.33 Net Annual Rent (NAR): n/a This Memorandum documents that the contracting officer did not identify any potential acceptable locations through advertisement or market survey and serves as the written justification to negotiate directly with the present lessor in accordance with GSAM 570.402-4, No Potential Acceptable Locations, and FAR 6.3, Other Than Full and Open Competition. In accordance with GSAM 570.405(c), Lease Extensions, FAR 6.302-1 permits contracting without providing for full and open competition when the property or services needed by the agency are available from only one responsible source and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the agency. This authority applies to lease extensions in situations such as, but not limited to, the following: The agency occupying the leased space is scheduled to move into other Federally-controlled space, but encounters unexpected delays in preparing the new space for occupancy. The Government encounters unexpected delays outside of its control in acquiring replacement space. The Government is consolidating various agencies and the contracting officer needs to extend the terms of some leases to establish a common expiration date. x The agency occupying the space has encountered delays in planning for a potential relocation to other federally controlled space due to documented organizational, financial, or other uncertainties. RELEVANT FACTS FOR STAYING IN PLACE: The administrative sites for the John Day Helibase and the Single Engine Air Tanker (SEAT) programs are located on the southeast corner of the Grant County Regional Airport. This is a County owned airport, managed by the Grant County Airport Commission. The Forest Service is currently leasing three parcels of land. The purpose of these leased sites is to provide safe and efficient operational bases for a Regional and National helicopter crew and the SEAT program. During the period June through October there is normally a crew of 20 helitack personnel and 5 to 7 contract personnel stationed at the base. During lightning activity it is common to have two to three additional aircraft with crews stationed at the base plus one or two 20-person firefighting crews. CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION The Contracting Officer determines and certifies that the award of this procurement is in the Government's best interest, the anticipated cost to the Government is fair and reasonable, and that this Justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. _______________________________________ __________________________ Dana Beckwith Date Lease Contracting Officer