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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Eastern Acquisition Division

BRAND NAME DETERMINATION USING

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP)

FOR AN ACTION NOT EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

(AUTHORITY: FAR 13.106-1(b)(1))

141013-24-0197

1. Agency and contracting activity. Department of Commerce, NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO), Eastern Acquisition Division and NOS/NCCOS/SDI.

2. Description of supplies or services required to meet agency needs (including the estimated value). NCCOS Hollings Marine Lab Requires a new Agilent 1290 Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (UHPLC) which shall include a quatemary pump, solvent degasser, column oven, automatic vial sampler, and system controller capable of system pressures up to 1300 bar to allow the application of small-particle column technology to increase resolution, sensitivity, and speed of sample analysis for the detection of analytes. A firm fixed price contract with an estimated value of $60,000 is anticipated.

3. Identification of the single source or the brand name to be solicited. Authorized Resellers of Agilent Technologies products.

4. Supporting rationale. Only one source or brand name is reasonably available as detailed below:

· Compatibility to existing systems or equipment - The required supplies or service must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit, and function) with existing systems or equipment and the source is uniquely qualified to meet the requirement.

Currently Hollings Marine Lab has two Agilent 1290 UHPLC and several Agilent 1100 LC systems (older model) in their lab. This third Agilent 1290 UHPLC will replace one of the 20-year-old Agilent 1100 LC models. An Agilent LC consists of several modules (versus an all-in-one style systems), which provides the required flexibility to move modules between instruments and the potential for future system expansion or modification of the workflow. Each module can be shipped out individually for repair if needed. Additionally, they are easily switchable between the two instruments with repeatable results. The UHPLC system components will be integrated with existing government owned equipment (SCIEX mass spectrometers operating Analyst v1.7.3) and must be 100% compatible and operable from within the SCIEX instrument software. The need for potential stand-alone operations is also necessary for some applications. In addition, the extensive training and experience acquired over the years on Agilent equipment is invaluable to the successful operations and testing within the lab.

5. Market Research.

Market research has revealed 5 small business resellers capable of providing a quote for Agilent equipment on SAM.gov. A search of GSA has revealed only one small business with all the required equipment on their GSA Schedule. See attached.

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6. Technical/Requirements Representative Certification

I certify that this requirement constitutes the Government’s minimum needs and the supporting data provided herein is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Signature on File

NCCOS/SDI HAB Monitoring & Reference Branch

7. Determination (Required)

I hereby determine that the circumstances of this action deem only one source is reasonably available. This determination is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Signature on File

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