23478701_SOLE SOURCE_Redacted.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE ($5k-$250k) Ref: FAR 13.106(b)

The service or material listed on 23478701 THRU 8706 is sole source and competition must be restricted to one source, or to only one brand name for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available for this material.

Restricted to the following source or brand name. Provide original manufacturer's name.

(If a sole source manufacturer distributes via dealers, ALSO provide dealer information.)

Manufacturer: _CEM_____________________________________________________ Manufacturer POC & Phone Nr.______Natasha Hippler _(206) 708-5645______________ Mfr. Address______3100 Smith Farm Road, Matthews, NC 28104_________ Manufacturers Dealer/Rep_________________________________________________ Dealer/Rep Address/Phone Number__________________________________________

__X__Description of the item or service required, the estimated cost, and required delivery date.

Microwave digestion system (Mars 6 with iWave and Xpress vessels) to use for preparation of samples for detrimental materials analysis by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES). Samples are placed into acid in vessels lined with disposable liners, sealed, and increased in temperature and pressure in a chemically resistant chamber, breaking the components of the sample apart chemically until they will stay dissolved in solution. 1/15/23.

__X__Specific characteristics of the material or service that limit the availability to a sole source or particular brand name (unique features, function of the item, etc.).

Describe in detail why only this suggested source can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources.

The microwave digest system must be able to fi This is the dimensions of the location it will be installed, which is the only location close enough (within eight feet) to a fume hood/ventilation set up. The Perkin Elmer MPS 320, which is the only system made by a company not precluded by past performance and in width. The Perkin Elmer MPS 320 has a top loading design; a front loading design is required for the space available.

Disposable inserts must be used to digest samples. These prevent contamination and wear of the pressure vessels while also avoiding contamination from the liner itself. The CEM Mars is the only one that allows for this configuration while also fitting in the space available.

The system must be able to monitor the temperature within the vessels. CEM is the only brand that has contactless monitors for the solution temperature inside the disposable inserts to prevent contamination. This is required for the digestions to be consistent reproducible.

X__The requested material or service represents the minimum requirements of the Government.

The CEM Mars 6 with iWave and Xpress vessels are the system and configuration required by Navy Shipyard Laboratory RIMS, which are Required Interlaboratory Methods written by the Navy Laboratory Quality and Accreditation Office for detrimental materials analysis. These methods are required to be used by all of the naval shipyard laboratories.

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____The material/service must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit and function) with existing systems presently installed. Justi Describe the equipment you have now and how the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system.

____A patent, copyright, or proprietary data limits competition. The proprietary data is:

for existing brand name equipment.

__X__Other information to support a sole-source buy:

In addition to the primary justification above (NAVSEA 04X6 requirement), the two competing microwave digestion systems are made by Milestone and Anton Paar; neither of these have contactless monitoring of the liquid temperature when liners are used or have the option to use Teflon liners. The laboratory has equipment made by these companies, and these companies have failed to provide adequate technical field support to keep the equipment in good working condition. When scheduling service/maintenance visits from these companies, it took 8 months and 10 months to have the equipment serviced by Anton Paar and Milestone, respectively, from the initial requests to the service being performed.

I CERTIFY THAT STATEMENTS CHECKED, AND INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE, ARE COMPLETE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND DO NOT CONTAIN CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROCESSING OF THIS SOLE-SOURCE JUSTIFICATION PRECLUDES THE USE OF FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION.

Contracting Officer Signature Date _________________

DLA Maritime Puget Sound Justification for Sole Source 05/21/2018