Sole_Source_Document_AFIS_Stoneville_CO_TL.pdf

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

FOR FEDERAL PROCUREMENTS UNDER THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

(The use of this template is optional and solely for the convenience of the Contracting Officer)

1. Describe the requirement, as well as the total estimated dollar value. Please note that the requirement is the minimum acceptable specification or capability, and is not necessarily the best in the industry. Please note whether any additional follow-on work is anticipated in response to the current proposed effort.

Purchase of USTER Advanced Fiber Information system (AFIS) for cotton fiber testing Items: USTER AFIS PRO 2 Estimated Cost: $230,000.00

Specific Requirements: The equipment must include (but not limited)

• Measurement total nep count, total nep meansize, fiber nep count, fiber nep mean size, seedcoat nep count, seed coat nep mean size by way of Electro-optic Sensor

• Measurement of length values by weight (w): Mean length, mean length CV %, short fiber content, upper quartile length by way of electro-optic sensor

• Measurement of length values by number (n): Mean length, mean length CV %, short fiber content, 5 % length by way of electro-optic sensor

• Measurement of fineness, maturity ratio, immature fiber content by way of electro-optic sensor

• Measurement of total trash count, total trash size, dust count, dust mean size, trash count, trash mean size, visible foreign matter by way of Electro-optic Sensor

• Automatic feeding device for measuring up to 30 samples automatically, reducing idle operating time

• Calibration materials for calibration of the following parameters:

– length

– maturity

– neps

2. List the proposed vendor and contact information.

Uster Technologies Inc.

456 Troy Circle Knoxville, TN 37919

USA

Phone +1 865 588 97 16 Fax: +1 865 588 97 14 www.uster.com utus.sales@uster.com

3. Describe why the proposed vendor is the only vendor from which the requirement can be obtained. Examples of acceptable justifications include but are not limited to: sole manufacturer and seller, adherence to warranty provisions, urgency, etc. If other vendors can provide similar products or services, describe why they cannot meet our particular requirement. Attach supporting market research documentation.

For cotton ginning research in the Cotton Ginning Research Unit in Stoneville, MS, it is required to measure cotton fiber properties including the amount of cotton fiber and seed coat neps as well as fiber length, short - fiber content, plus cotton maturity and immature - fiber content. Uster Technologies, Inc. is the only known vendor to provide such systems that meet the above listed requirement.

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

FOR FEDERAL PROCUREMENTS UNDER THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

(The use of this template is optional and solely for the convenience of the Contracting Officer)

4. Certification:

I hereby certify that the information provided above is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

_____ Ruixiu Sui ________________________________________ 08/15/2019 Technical Representative Date

5. CO Certification:

I hereby determine that the circumstances of this procurement action deem only one source reasonably available. Also, the quoted price is determined to be fair and reasonable as documented on the SAP e-File Checklist and Award Summary.

Contracting Officer Date

6. Approver:

I hereby verify and approve that the circumstances of this procurement action deem only one source reasonably available.

Supervisor Contracting Officer Date