Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition, Extension U.S. General Services Administration PBS, Office of Leasing JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PROJECT NUMBER: 6TX0796 Agency Name: XXXX 1. NATURE AND/OR DESCRIPTION OF ACTION BEING APPROVED. The General Services Administration currently leases XXXX ABOA/XXXX rentable square feet (RSF) of office space at XXXXXXXXXX. under lease number LTX17106 for the DEA. The current lease expires 7/13/2026. Approval is requested to negotiate a lease extension with the incumbent Lessor without full and open competition for continued occupancy at this leased location. The procedures for pursuing a lease extension are detailed in GSAR 570.405: Lease extensions. 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEET THE AGENCY'S NEEDS (INCLUDING ESTIMATED VALUE). The Government requires an extension of the current lease for 60 months (24 months firm) to commence on 7/14/2026. The estimated cost of this lease extension is $XXXX per rentable square feet per year for an annual cost of $XXXX and a total contract value of $$641,622.05. 3. IDENTIFICATION OF STATUTORY AUTHORITY PERMITTING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1): Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This statutory authority is implemented through: FAR 6.103-1 (GSA RFO-2025-06) and GSAR 570.405. In accordance with GSAR 570.405, use of the sole source authority is appropriate when the Government experiences a delay in acquiring replacement space 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 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 4. DEMONSTRATION THAT THE PROPOSED CONTRACTOR'S UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS OR NATURE OF THE ACQUISITION REQUIRES THE USE OF THE AUTHORITY CITED. It is in the best interest of the Government to remain at the current location during the extension period. Due to legal issues with the current lessor, GSA sought alternative space to move the agency to; however nothing else exists in the Beaumont market to meet their technical requirements, therefore GSA is in the process of soliciting for new construction. Award to other than the current Lessor would require Docusign Envelope ID: A0F894C8-5A3A-8D0E-83A4-C908E517D6C6 Revised MAR 2026 relocation of the entire requirement and would cause XXXX to incur move and replication costs that would not be …