SF 1009 159929 MAP5650 _Redacted.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

SF 1009-FAR 13.106-1(b) SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION FOR ACQUISITIONS AT

OR BELOW THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUSITION THRESHOLD

1. Identification of the requesting activity and contracting activity.

BEP’s Inventory Management has an ongoing requirement to replenish machine spare and replacement parts for the LEPE Machine. Currently, both the Washington, DC (DCF) and Fort Worth, Texas (WCF) facilities are in need of a Spring For Anchor NBX-308, Koenig & Bauer Banknote (K&B) Solutions SA Part Number P/N

1002407214 (Must be Packaged in 100 each Per Package). The replacement parts will be acquired by the Office of Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO).

2.a A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs.

The purpose of this sole source justification is to obtain approval to award a firm-fixed price contract to Koenig

& Bauer Banknote (K&B) Solutions SA to avoid compatibility issues with non-manufacturer parts. This requirement is a unique mechanical spare part used on the NS-LEPE in operation at both BEP facilities supporting of BEP’s currency manufacturing process. If aftermarket parts are used, the warranty for the highly specialized equipment will be null and void. Currently, KOENIG & BAUER BANKNOTE SOLUTIONS SA is the only company that has exclusivity to produce spare parts for the BEP printing equipment above.

Item

Number

Description Quantity Unit Unit

Price

Extended

Price

0001 Spring For Anchor NBX-308, P/N 1002407214, Must Be Packaged In 100 each Per Package. Used On NBX Box

NS-LEPE.

400 EA

0002 Spring For Anchor NBX-308, P/N 1002407214, Must Be Packaged In 100 each Per Package. Used On NBX Box

NS-LEPE.

400 EA

Total Price

2.b Name and business size of the vendor

Name of Vendor: KOENIG & BAUER BANKNOTE SOLUTIONS SA

Size of Vendor: Large Business

2.c Requisition No.

3. IGCE/Estimated dollar value. The IGCE is for a total of with no option years.

4.a Identification of the circumstances that preclude competition (Check the appropriate box that applies).

Urgency Exclusive licensing agreements Brand-name Industrial mobilization.

☒Other: Sole Source

4.b Supporting information and facts (i.e. the details surrounding the requirement that supports the selection made in 4.a).

The requirement was designed and manufactured by KOENIG & BAUER BANKNOTE SOLUTIONS SA

(K&B); formerly KBA-NotaSys SA (KBA) to produce their Super Simultan (Offset) presses, Intaglio (I-10 and

Super Orlof Intaglio) presses, COPE (Currency Overprinting and Packaging) presses, and the NS-LEPE (Large

Examination and Printing Equipment) presses which are in operation at both BEP facilities. These items are an integral part of the above stated printing systems. K&B has not released for sale or authorized the manufacture of these items to any other parts or press vendors or manufacturers. These items are therefore proprietary to K&B in terms of parts designed and produced by K&B specifically for this type of highly specialized equipment. K&B is a large business and is a foreign-owned company.

5. Any other important information.

If an unauthorized manufacturer were to re-engineer this part to sell to the BEP, installing it on our presses could result in damage which would not be covered by any existing K&B warranty.

6. Certifications and Approvals.

6.a Program Office certification (Requiring Activity). I hereby certify that the supporting information and data provided and which form the basis for this justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Name: Date:

Signature:

6.b Contracting Officer approval. In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), as a warranted contracting officer, I hereby determine that the circumstances of the acquisition make only one brand-name or source reasonably available for the reasons provided above; therefore precluding competition and supporting the Government’s determination to solicit as a brand-name requirement or solicit and award to the vendor stated in section 2.b.

Name: Date:

Signature:

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