25-02 SOLE SOURCE COMPUTERIZED SPEECH LAB (CSL).pdf

5194 Office of Purchasing and Travel Division of Business and Finance

1400 John R. Lynch Street Jackson, MS 39217

601-979-0978 www.jsums.edu

Jackson State University Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase

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Jackson State University anticipates purchasing the item listed below as a sole source purchase. Anyone objecting to this purchase shall follow the procedures outlined below.

Product Overview:

Computerized Speech Lab (CSL) hardware and software solution is considered to be the gold standard for accurate capture and playback of acoustic signals of speech and voice production. Designed for the research environment, the CSL is an essential tool for collecting quantitative objective data for documentation and research purposes via well-established methodologies.

Explanation of need to be fulfilled by this item, how it is unique from all other options, and why it is the only one that can meet the specific needs of the department:

The products are original creations of PENTAX Medical and the company owns or has the rights to the copyrights, patents and intellectual property of these products. The company does not use any other distributors for the CSL hardware and software. The visipitch system enables the best-in-class endo-imaging technologies and solutions to assist healthcare professionals in the diagnosis and treatment of disease in a timely and efficient manner. Their mission is to assist healthcare professionals in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in the most cost-effective manner.

Name of company selling the item and why that source is the only possible source that can provide:

Pentax Medical Corporation, 3 Paragon Drive, Montvale, NJ 07645 is the company selling the items. The products are original creations of PENTAX Medical and the company owns or has the rights to the copyrights, patents and intellectual property of these products. The company does not use any other distributors for the CSL hardware and software

Estimated cost of item and explanation of why the amount to be expended is considered reasonable:

http://www.jsums.edu/

This product has an estimated cost of $12,874.00. The University was unable to compare prices because the product is only manufactured by one company, Pentax Medical Corporation and this company does not use other distributors.

Explanation of the efforts taken by the department to determine that this is the only source and efforts used to obtain the best possible price:

1. With departmental need at front of mind, faculty researched the marketplace and found that this equipment is the only product available that will adequately meet the needs for the University’s Department of Communicative Disorders.

2. Office of Purchasing and Travel searched DFA for item and vendor to no avail. Also searched web for alternate vendors to no avail as all listings of the product linked to Pentax Medical Corporation as the primary source/vendor for the Computerized Speech Lab.

Any person or entity that objects and proposes that the commodity listed is not sole source and can be provided by another person or entity shall submit a written notice to:

Kimberly R. Harris, CMPA, MHSA Director of Procurement Services Division of Business and Finance Jackson State University

(601) 979-0978 Office kimberly.r.harris@jsums.edu Subject Line must read “Sole Source Objection”

The notice shall contain a detailed explanation of why the commodity is not a sole source procurement. Appropriate documentation shall also be submitted if applicable.

If after a review of the submitted notice and documents, JSU determines that the commodity in the proposed sole source request can be provided by another person or entity, then JSU will withdraw the sole source request publication from the procurement portal website and submit the procurement of the commodity to an advertised competitive bid or selection process.