50888700-8707 - SOLE SOURCE.pdf

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

The service or material listed on (Document number)__50888700 thru 8707___ 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: Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Manufacturer POC & Phone Nr.: Eric Helmreich (425)757-4292 Mfr. Address: 2850 Centerville Road, Wilmington, DE, 19808 Manufacturers Dealer/Rep: Eric Helmreich Dealer/Rep Address/Phone Number: eric_helmreich@agilent.com / (425)757-4292

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

An Agilent Technologies 8890 Gas Chromatograph with 5977C Mass Selective Detector, itemized on Quote No. 5513009 to include:

1) G7077C 5977C Inert Plus MSD Mainframe Product, with roughing pump, and installation/introduction services.

2) M5890AA MassHunter Workstation for GCMS systems with MassHunter Data Analysis and ChemStation Data Analysis, installation/introduction services, and 1 year software update option.

3) G3540A Agilent 8890 GC System Custom, with MSD interface (201, 202, 204, 207), factory plumbing, exhaust deflector assembly, inlet 1 (100 psi split/splitless inlet with EPC – 100 psi), inlet 2 (volatiles interface), installation/introduction services

4) G1033C Latest NIST MS Library Bundle

5) G7022B GC MS Application Kit for EPA Method 524 (VOC) for 5977 Extractor Ion Source, with installation/introduction services

6) G3391A Site Preparation Package for Use with 5975C Inert MSDs and MSD Bundles, also applies to 5977C MSDs ($36.12 Net Price)

7) G3440-81011 Column Nut Assembly, Finger-Tight (2 EA), Total Net Price:

Total Discounts (GS-07F-0564X334516):

Requested Delivery Date: 7-1-2025

_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 Agilent 8890 GC / 5977C MSD is a direct replacement for two inoperable Agilent GC/MSD systems which have a combined age of 44 years. The desired instrumentation is fully compatible with existing parts and consumable supplies used by the laboratory. Current laboratory methods using Agilent instrumentation have been validated to meet the reporting requirements of EPA/WA DOE and the shipyard’s State Waste Discharge Permit; purchase of an instrument from a different manufacturer would result in significant downtime and laboratory cost to re-write laboratory procedures and perform validation studies to confirm whether the new instrumentation could meet all of the laboratory’s quality control and accreditation requirements.

The Agilent 8890 GC / 5977C MSD has been authorized for use by NAVSEA04 as an approved precision measuring device for EPA 624.1. Any other GC/MSD instrument would need to be authorized for use prior to purchase approval.

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

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

The requested items represent a replacement for an existing Agilent GC/MSD. Only the requested source, Agilent Technologies, can guarantee complete compatibility with the laboratory’s existing support equipment. A transfer line from the outlet of the purge and trap autosampler/concentrator interfaces with the inlet of the Agilent GC, with helium gas used to move the sample forward through the system towards the mass selective detector. The GC, MSD, and autosampler/concentrator all connect via data cables to each other and to a PC that communicates with and coordinates the operations of each.

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

X These are “direct replacements” parts/components for existing brand name equipment.

X Other information to support a sole-source buy:

These items are completely compatible with purchased consumable items with an estimated replacement cost of $5,000. Laboratory personnel have previously received training on Agilent software and hardware maintenance, totaling ~$15,000. The skills acquired in this training will still apply for newer Agilent instruments such as the one we are requesting.

The operation of the Agilent gas chromatographs is established in laboratory procedures that would take ~200 hours of unnecessary labor expenditure to validate and revise for instrumentation from a different manufacturer.

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.

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

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