MOLD REMEDIATION SERVICE

1. THIS IS A JUSTIFICATION TO ANNOUNCE AN AWARD FOR MOLD REMEDIATION SERVICES AT THE USCG ACADEMY.

2. AUTHORITY CITED 10 U.S.C. 3204 (a)(2) AS IMPLEMENTED IN FAR 6.302-2 - UNUSUAL AND COMPELLING URGENCY.

3. REASON AUTHORITY IS CITE: AS A RESULT OF THE RAPID SPREAD OF BLACK MOLD WITHIN THE SUB-BASEMENT OF THE HAMILTON HALL BUILDING, IT POSED A SAFETY CONCERN TO PERSONNEL WITHIN THE BUILDING AND CAMPUS. FURTHERMORE, IF NOT TREATED IMMEDIATELY, POTIENTIAL AND FURTHER DAMAGE WOULD INCUR. THE MOLD SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE AREA (CEILINGS, STAIRWELL, PIPE INSULATION, STORAGE AREAS (2) & WALLS). NEGATIVE AIR CONTAINMENT FOR THE AREA WAS IMMEDIATELY ESTABLISHED BY THE CONTRACTOR WITHIN THE INFECTED AREAS AT THE SOONEST AVAILABLE DATE POSSIBLE.

AFTER THE AIR CONTAINMENTS WERE SET UP, AIR PURIFIERS WERE UTILIZED AND IN OPERATION FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROJECT. EFFECTED PIPE INSULATION WAS REMOVED AND DISGARDED BY THE CONTRACTOR. OTHER IN-DEPTH CLEANING MEASURES TO DISINFECT THE AREA AND DECONTAMINATE THE AREA WERE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION TO ACHIEVE COMPLETELY ERADICATE THE BLACK MOLD.

AFTER DISCOVERY OF THIS MOLD ISSUE, IT WAS DOCUMENTED BY USCG ACADEMY STAFF (SAFETY OFFICER) BEING ONE OF THE WORSE OUTBREAKS THEY'VE SEEN.

4. SOURCE SELECTION: WAS BASED ON CLOSEST AVAILABLE CONTRACTOR IN SAM.GOV TO PERFORM THE SERVICE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS AT EARLIEST TIME POSSIBLE.

5. BY THIS REQUIREMENT AND URGENT NEED BEING FULFILLED, IT PREVENTED SERIOUS DAMAGE TO REAL USCG PROPERTY AND ILLNESS TO PERSONNEL.

6. SMALL -DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS AWARDEE: PREMIER HOME IMPROVEMENT LLC DBA: GIORDANO RESTORATION, LEDYARD, CT

7. FOB DESTINATION: USCG ACADEMY, 15 MOHEGAN AVENUE, NEW LONDON, CT 06320-0007

8. FURTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS JUSTIFICATION PLEASE CONTACT THE CONTRACTING OFFICER:

SK1 KATHERINE M. SANTANA / KATHERINE.M.SANTANA@USCG.MIL / 860-444-8537