7 - PR 47986 - SSJ - AB Sciex LLC - Cesi Array Detector - SIGNED.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT (OPEN MARKET OR GSA)

UNDER $250,000

Sole source acquisitions may be used on a limited basis and only when the Contracting Officer’s

Representative (COR)/Program Official has provided sufficient justification and the Contracting Officer has determined that the circumstances warrant such action. The content for a justification must contain detailed facts and rationale to justify the sole source acquisition. Soliciting from a single source must be done in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b) or 8.405-6. At a minimum, the following information must be included:

Identification of Program Office, Contracting Activity, and Proposed Requirement, Justification and

Program Office Certification:

A. Program Office:

National Center for Environmental Health

4770 Buford Highway

Bld 103, Room 2327, MS 103-2

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Atlanta, GA 30341

B. Contracting Activity:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Office of Financial Resources (OFR)

Acquisition Branch II

2900 Woodcock Blvd., MS TCU-4

Atlanta GA 30341-4004

C. Identification of Requirement:

1. Nature of Action to be Approved by Contracting Officer:

a. Sole source acquisition of: CESI-MS Base Unit with UV and Diode Array

Detector (PN: A98089 MD 2), from AB Sciex, LLC. The CESI 8000 High

Performance Separation-ESI Module includes: • High-resolution Separation-

ESI Module with sample storage temperature control (4 - 60°C) and capillary temperature control (15 - 30°C) • UV and Diode Array Detectors • Portable, height adjustable electric lab bench • System controller pre-loaded with CESI

8000 software • System application guide • System start-up reagents, installation and basic training

b. Procurement Request (PR) Number (if available): 47986

2. Proposed Vendor and Estimated Procurement Amount (if available):

a. Proposed Vendor: AB Sciex, LLC

b. Estimated Procurement Amount: $167,628.18

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3. Is the requirement on GSA Schedule? ☐ Yes ☒ No

If yes, provide schedule number: Click here to enter text.

D. The justification for this non-competitive action is:

☒ In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), “only one source [is] reasonably available” which states that, “For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. (i)

Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization). (ii)

Where a single source is identified to provide a portion of a purchase because that portion of the purchase specifies a particular brand-name item, the documentation in paragraph

(b)(1)(i) of this section only applies to the portion of the purchase requiring brand-name item. The documentation should state it is covering only the portion of the acquisition which is brand- name.”

☐ Urgency

☐ Exclusive licensing agreements/Proprietary data

☒ Brand name required

☐ Industrial mobilization

☐ Other (e.g., compatibility, space issues, continuity, compatibility, etc.)

☐ In accordance with FAR 8.405-6 “Limiting Sources” which states that, “the only circumstances that may justify the action are – (A) An urgent and compelling need exists, and following the procedures would result in unacceptable delays; (B) Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized; or (C) In the interest of economy and efficiency, the new work is a logical follow-up to an original Federal

Supply Schedule order provided that the original order was placed in accordance with the applicable Federal Supply Schedule ordering procedures. The original BPA must not have been previously issued under sole-source or limited-sources procedures.”

☐ Urgency

☐ Only One Source

☐ Logical Follow Up

☐ Brand name required

E. Other facts supporting sole source procurement:

a. What can this product/service do that other products/services cannot do?

This is a brand name only procurement. CESI-MS Base Unit with UV and

Diode Array Detector (PN: A98089 MD 2), from AB Sciex, LLC, is the first commercial CESI sprayer combined with new capillary electrophoresis (CE) instrumentation specifically designed for Sciex mass spectrometers (MS). CESI combines an intrinsically low flow CE separation with electrospray ionization

(ESI), in the same process, within the same device. The system is designed for analysis of challenging charged & polar metabolites/degradation products such as glyphosate and dialkylphosphate metabolites and other anionic and/or hydrophilic analytes of interest in our laboratory.

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b. What other products/services were considered and why did they not meet the need?

There are no other combined capillary electrophoresis electrospray ionization instruments commercially available and fully compatible with AB Sciex mass spectrometers. AB Sciex, LLC is the only company that produces The CESI

8000 High Performance Separation-ESI Module.

F. Program Office efforts to seek potential offerors:

Several market research techniques were used to identify possible alternatives including queries of internet information sources, review of catalogs and product literature, discussions with colleagues and other scientists. No other instrumentation company provides a capillary electrophoresis electrospray ionization instrument that is fully compatible with AB Sciex mass spectrometers.

G. Program Office Certification:

I have reviewed this sole source justification and certify the justification is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and adequate to support other than full and open competition.

Center/Institute/Office COR/Program Official Name/Title: Jerrell

James

Center/Institute/Office COR/Program Official Signature:

Certification Date: June 18, 2020

H. Contracting Office Certification:

I have fully relied on the information provided herein and hereby certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief:

Contracting Officer Name: Christine N. Godfrey

Contracting Officer Signature:

Certification Date: July 8, 2020