(2)_Attch_1_-_Brand_Name_Justification.pdf

BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION

1. Contracting Agency and Activity. The Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey plans to contract by means other than full and open competition. This document sets forth the justification and approval for award of a purchase order on a limited source basis as required by FAR 13.106-1.

2. Nature of Action Being Approved.

The USGS Volcano Science Center (VSC) and USAID Volcano Disaster Assistance Program (VDAP) are in need of highly specialized 'multi-GAS' (Multiple Gas Analyzer System) stations and portable instruments to match other volcanic gas monitoring instruments developed in-house by VSC scientists and in use to monitor volcanic activity across the US and abroad by VDAP partners.

3. Description of Supplies or Services

Multi-GAS instruments allow scientists from the USGS and VDAP partner agencies to better monitor the activity of restless volcanoes and thus contribute to improved forecasts of volcanic activity. Permanent multi-GAS stations and smaller, portable multi-GAS for discrete measurement campaigns have become important components of modern volcano monitoring programs. In the US, permanent multi-GAS instruments have been deployed to monitor gas compositions at Mauna Loa, K lauea, Mount St. Helens, Yellowstone, Mount Lassen, Mammoth Mountain, and Augustine, and (through VDAP) abroad in Indonesia, the Philippines, Costa Rica, and Ecuador. USGS-constructed portable multi-GAS have been used at the previously-listed locations as well as throughout the Aleutian Islands (Alaska), the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, Colombia, and in New Zealand.

The Multi-GAS Station must include:

Campbell Scientific CR-1000X datalogger with industrial 8 Gb memory card, programmed to match existing VSC-VDAP instruments and to fold in seamlessly with existing telemetry networks

Built-in mounts for Licor LI-850 (CO2/H2O) and City Tech T3ST/T3H (SO2/H2S) gas sensors

Licor LI-850 (CO2/H2O) gas sensor, configured/tested to match existing VSC-VDAP instruments

City Tech T3ST/T3H (SO2/H2S) gas sensors, configured/tested to match existing VSC- VDAP instruments

Custom sulfur sensor manifold machined from polypropylene, Teflon, PEEK, or Kynar manufactured to match existing VSC-VDAP instruments

Chassis mounts for custom power distribution board and 3D printed enclosure Integrated and fully redundant mini air pumps from Brailsford, Inc. to match existing VSC-

VDAP instruments

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Custom solenoid manifold machined from polypropylene, Teflon, PEEK, or Kynar, tested for functionality and configured to match existing VSC-VDAP instruments

Electrical layout and connectors configured to match existing VSC-VDAP instruments and including Campbell Scientific SDM-8 and Crydom D1D07 relays

Pneumatic layout to match existing VSC-VDAP instruments and utilizing ¼” OD, 1/8” ID Tygon 2375 Ultra Chemical resistant tubing

Custom external labeled tubing ports for attaching chemical scrubber and desiccant cylinders compatible with and matching existing VSC-VDAP instruments in layout and appearance

Data/power connection ports for anemometer and temperature/relative humidity sensor cables that are compatible with existing VSC-VDAP instruments

IP68-rated ethernet cable port compatible with existing VSC-VDAP instruments Pelican 1500 enclosure (preferably tan color), with custom bottom and top chassis to match existing VSC-VDAP instruments All threaded pneumatic components sealed with 100% silicone sealant and leak-tested

The Multi-GAS Portable must include:

Campbell Scientific CR-300 WiFi datalogger with Data Alliance A2D2RA antenna, programmed to match existing VSC-VDAP instruments and to fold in seamlessly with existing instrument cache

Garmin GPS 18-LVC configured and tested to match existing VSC-VDAP instruments PP Systems SBA-5 CO2/H2O gas sensor, configured/tested to match existing VSC-VDAP instruments City Tech T3ST/T3H (SO2/H2S) gas sensors, configured/tested to match existing VSC-

VDAP instruments Custom sulfur sensor manifold machined from polypropylene, Teflon, PEEK, or Kynar manufactured to match existing VSC-VDAP instruments Chassis mounts for custom power distribution board and 3D printed enclosure Integrated mini air pump from Brailsford, Inc. to match existing VSC-VDAP instruments Custom solenoid manifold machined from polypropylene, Teflon, PEEK, or Kynar, tested for functionality and configured to match existing VSC-VDAP instruments Electrical layout and connectors configured to match existing VSC-VDAP instruments and including custom power board and custom 3D printed enclosure Pneumatic layout to match existing VSC-VDAP instruments and utilizing ¼” OD, 1/8” ID

Tygon 2375 Ultra Chemical resistant tubing Custom external labeled panels mounting gas inlet bulkhead connection and power button and matching existing VSC-VDAP instruments in layout and appearance Pelican Storm iM2050 enclosure (preferably yellow color), with custom bottom and top chassis to match existing VSC-VDAP instruments Lighted IP67 rated on/off pushbutton switch to match existing instruments Green IP66/IP67, NEMA 4x panel mount indicator LED, 5V, 15 ma, 1600 Millicandela rated All threaded pneumatic components sealed with 100% silicone sealant and leak-tested

4. Estimated Dollar Value.

IDIQ: Max: $499,000.00 Individual Multi-GAS Station:

Individual Multi-GAS Portable:

5. Statutory Authority. The proposed action may be awarded on a sole source basis under the authority FAR 13.106-1

6. Rationale Supporting Use of Citation in No. 5.

The specific brand-name parts listed above are already used in other multi-gas-sensing systems across the VSC and internationally by VDAP partners. The VSC and VDAP require the same sensors on new systems to ensure all of our systems/stations are compatible with each other for both maintenance and data processing. There cannot be a mix of inconsistent datasets/instrumentation across VSC and VDAP-supported gas monitoring networks; these instruments are used across the Volcano Science Center and internationally with the Volcano Disaster Assistance Program. USGS cannot afford the time or the resources to have a single station out of many that uses different components with different programs and different calibrations.

7. Other Information. Purchase and assembly of the above components will be the subject of a competitive request for proposal. This brand name justification simply provides the rationale to require specific components in the performance work statement of the assembly award.

8. The Efforts to Identify Additional Sources Including the Market Research Conducted.

RFI 140G0323Q0065, was posted for ten days on SAM.gov with no responses received.

<https://sam.gov/opp/de2d4bf8a8ab48cc868268343786040d/view>

9. Actions to Overcome Barriers to Competition.

Future requirements will undergo market research and will be competed to the maximum extent practical.

10. Recommendation and Certification from Program Office

Based on the above, I recommend this acquisition be conducted on a limited source basis. I certify that technical data which form a basis for this justification, that are the responsibility of technical or requirements personnel are complete and accurate.

Research Geologist

11. Certifications and Approval from the Contracting Officer:

a. Price will be determined fair and reasonable in accordance with FAR 13.106-3.

b. This justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

13. Approvals