Limited Sources Justification for an Order/BPA Exceeding SAT

RHS/CF must be able to begin processing phone calls and emails regarding inquiries concerning the NOFA notice release no later than August 8, 2021. RHS/CF does not have the personnel required to handle the anticipated number of phone calls and emails. Planning, policy, and procedure development must begin immediately to process and track the Emergency Rural Health Care Grants. Falcon Capital Advisors, LLC has employees with USDA laptops and computer access on another USDA-RD contract, which is ending soon. USDA-RD laptop and computer access routinely takes 30 to 60 days and in many instances more than 60 days for onboarding, clearance, and receiving a USDARD laptop and LincPass badge. Sole sourcing this requirement to Falcon Capital will eliminate this delay. Falcon Capital Advisors, LLC has worked on a USDA-RD project with many of the same application processing and reporting requirements. In order for the Emergency Rural Health Care Grants program to be successful in providing critical resources and aide, a contractor with USDA laptops and computer access is needed to process inquiries immediately and expeditiously develop policies and procedures to properly handle applications. There is a short time-frame to establish an emergency pilot program to award grants to CF eligible entities due to congressional mandate for this program.