1.5.1 SSJ under SAT FAR 13.1_Redacted.pdf
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- FY25-60
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This is a Sole Source Justification (SSJ) document for a simplified acquisition by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Secret Service (USSS) Procurement Division on behalf of the Forensic Services Division (FSD). The SSJ supports awarding a sole source fixed-price contract to Gatan, Inc. for preventative maintenance of an EDAX Orbis XRF (X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer) instrumentation system.
The contract includes one scheduled preventative maintenance visit per year plus unlimited visits if the instrument is not working, with a base period of 12 months and four 12-month option years. Gatan, Inc. (formerly EDAX Inc. until January 2025) is identified as the only authorized company capable of maintaining the system, which they originally installed in 2019. The price reasonableness will be determined through comparison with previous purchases, current price lists, and government estimates. The SSJ was approved by the Contracting Officer on February 3, 2025, and the contract (70US0925P70093114) was awarded on February 10, 2025.
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Sole Source Justification (SSJ) For Simplified Acquisitions (over the micro-purchase threshold and up to the Simplified
Acquisition Threshold (SAT)) pursuant to FAR 13.106, including Brand Name
SSJ No: Page 2 of 3
☒ Other. Only one source is capable.
Rationale:
Only One Responsible Source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
There are no other authorized companies that can perform preventative maintenance and maintain the EDAX Orbis X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer system.
EDAX Inc was the initial vendor that provided and installed the X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer in 2019 at the Secret Service, but the company changed names in January 2025 to Gatan, Inc.
Gatan, Is the only company able to perform maintenance on EDAX products.
4. The anticipated price will be determined fair and reasonable based on one or more of the price analysis techniques described below in accordance with FAR Part 13.106- 3(a)(2).
☐ Market Research;
☒ Comparison of the proposed price with prices found reasonable on previous purchases;
☒ Current price list;
☐ Comparison with similar items in a related industry;
☒ Comparison to Independent Government estimate;
☐ Contracting Officer’s personal knowledge; or ☐ Other reasonable basis.
5. Other Information.
The USSS and FSD continually surveys the market for vendors that can provide technicians that can provide service and repair of the EDAX Orbis X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer system currently in use.
USSS intends to comply with the public display and synopsis requirements in FAR 13.105(a) unless an exception in FAR 5.202 applies.
FY25-60
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