U--Congressional Briefing for Regional Leadership Development Program

Control Number: 2015-03 less than br greater than SINGLE SOURCE DETERMINATION less than br greater than Justification and Approval less than br greater than 1. CONTRACTING AGENCY: US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), San Francisco District (CESPN-CT) 1455 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94103-1398. less than br greater than 2. DESCRIPTION OF ACTION: Send eleven (11) South Pacific Division Regional Leadership Development Program (RLDP) participants to Congressional Briefing Course at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. less than br greater than 3. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE: One of the components of the South Pacific Division's RLDP is the National Policy Process Week conducted in Washington, D.C. The objective of this training is to provide the participants an overview of Government practices and policies with a firsthand look at the federal government in action. less than br greater than 4. AUTHORITY CITED: FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii) For DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, services may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of follow-on contracts for the continued provision of highly specialized services when it is likely that award to any other source would result in-- less than br greater than (A) Substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition, or less than br greater than (B) Unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements. (See 10 U.S.C. 2304(d)(1)(B).) less than br greater than 5. JUSTIFICATION: The 2015 RLDP National Policy Process Week is an annual event and is conducted in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) South Atlantic Division, North Atlantic Division, and Mississippi Valley Division RLDP groups. The respective RLDP coordinators have initiated their own contract with GAI and are working together to join all of our groups during the same week. The collaboration with other divisions is a wonderful opportunity to network with other developing leaders and to share information and lessons learned about USACE projects and programs from around the country. less than br greater than 6. EFFORTS TO OBTAIN AND MARKET RESEARCH: South Pacific Division has done extensive research to determine which training institution would be most suitable based on the leadership group's learning objectives and the budget. The Government Affair Institute's mission is quote mark to provide education and training about congressional processes, organization, and practices, and about selected legislative policy issues quote mark aligns closely with the training objectives of the RLDP. The GAI Congressional Briefing Course is 4 days long and costs $1,020/person. For more information, see: http://gai.georgetown.edu/. The only comparable training source is less than br greater than quote mark The Capitol.net quote mark through George Mason University. The comparable course, quote mark Capitol Hill Workshop quote mark , is a 3-day course located in Washington DC and costs $1,295.00/person. For more information on the Capitol Hill Workshop, see: less than br greater than http://www.thecapitol.net/PublicPrograms/capitolhillworkshop.html. The objectives of the Capitol Hill Workshop are not as closely aligned with the RLDP learning objectives compared to the GAI Congressional Briefing Course objectives. Considering the training objectives and the price of the course, we believe the GAI Congressional Briefing course is the best value to the government. less than br greater than 7. EFFORTS TO INCREASE COMPETITION: See Paragraphs 5 and 6 less than br greater than 8. OTHER FACTS: NA less than br greater than 9. DETERMINATION: I certify that this Single Source Determination is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge based on the supporting data provided by technical or requirements personnel. less than br greater than Prepared by: Robin J. Liffmann less than br greater than Title: Program Manager less than br greater than 10. DETERMINATION: I certify that this Single Source Determination is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. less than br greater than Approved by: Shirley A. Turnbo less than br greater than Title: Contracting Officer