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SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP)

SOLICITATIONS MAY BE LIMITED TO ONE SOURCE ONLY IF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER DETERMINES THAT ONLY ONE SOURCE IS REASONABLY AVAILABLE. THIS DETERMINATION MUST BE SUPPORTED WITH FULL JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE FROM THE CUSTOMER. WHEN THE CUSTOMER DESCRIBES AN ITEM WITH A PURCHASE DESCRIPTION WHICH LIMITS THE AVAILABILITY TO ONE SOURCE, THE JUSTIFICATION MUST EXPLAIN WHY THE ITEM IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WILL MEET THE GOVERNMENT’S REQUIREMENT. STATEMENTS SUCH AS "ONLY KNOWN SOURCE" OR "ONLY SOURCE WHICH CAN MEET THE REQUIRED DELIVERY DATE" ARE INADEQUATE TO SUPPORT A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE.

PURCHASE REQUEST OR REQUISITION NUMBER

9052-D101

PROJECT/TASK NUMBER

SRR

ESTIMATED AMOUNT (Over Micro-Purchase Threshold, but up to the SAT)

IDENTIFICATION OF THE AGENCY AND THE CONTRACTING OFFICE, AND SPECIFIC IDENTIFICATION OF THE DOCUMENT AS A “JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION.” PLEASE CITE THE AUTHORITY AND TYPE OF JUSTIFICATION. The United States Coast Guard (USCG), Aviation Logistics Center (ALC), Short Range Recovery (SRR) Division has a requirement to purchase measuring equipment on a sole source basis utilized for components to be used on the MH-65 helicopter. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1); FAR 6.302-1.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED, AND THE INTENDED USE. The United States Coast Guard (USCG), Aviation Logistics Center (ALC), Short Range Recovery (SRR) Division has a requirement on a Sole Source Basis for the procurement of: One (1) Quantum S4.0M 7 AXI (PN: 21000-740), One (1) Laser Line Probe (P/N 21022), One (1) Super Power Notebook (P/N COMP0121X64), One (1) Geomagic Design SW (P/N SOFT82002-OLM), and One (1) GEO Design X-TRNING (P/N TR-GEO-DX-SITE).

UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS THAT LIMIT AVAILABILITY TO ONLY ONE SOURCE, WITH THE REASON NO OTHER SUPPLIES OR SERVICES CAN BE USED. This acquisition is restricted to the only source(s) of supply known to have the capability of furnishing the required equipment. The aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and the USCG has determined that this measuring equipment can only be acquired directly from the equipment OEM, which is not the aircraft manufacturer. Furthermore, the Government does not have adequate data or lacks right to data, and it is not economical to buy the data or rights to the data.

A DESCRIPTION OF EFFORTS MADE TO ENSURE THAT QUOTATIONS OR OFFERS ARE SOLICITED FROM AS MANY POTENTIAL SOURCES AS PRACTICABLE (INCLUDE YOUR MARKET RESEARCH EFFORTS HERE). The specialized measuring equipment to be procured under this acquisition is highly specialized, designed, and manufactured by a non-Government activity and the technical data required for acquisition by other than the OEM is not available. FARO Technologies, Inc. (Cage Code: 0VGY2) is the OEM for the specialized equipment identified in this requirement. Procurement of any specialized equipment from other than the OEM will potentially cause a malfunction in designing aircraft parts, compromising the safety of the aircraft and crew. The solicitation and resulting purchase order will require all materials delivered to have clear, documented traceability to the OEM and a completed Certificate of Conformance in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation clause 52.246-15, Certificate of Conformance, which will be incorporated.

REASON THAT SUGGESTED SOURCE IS THE ONLY SOURCE WHICH CAN PROVIDE THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES. This measuring equipment is proprietary to the OEM, FARO Technologies, Inc. The USCG neither compromises nor makes exceptions in matters of human safety and protection of Government property and does not accept lower standards in these matters. Based upon the technical certification on file, technical data is not available and cannot be developed to permit full and open competition.

EXPLAIN WHY AN ADEQUATE PURCHASE DESCRIPTION OR OTHER INFORMATION SUITABLE TO SOLICIT BY FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION HAS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED OR ARE NOT AVAILABLE. The required specifications of specialized measuring equipment would not be sufficient for equipment selection. After receiving responses from the solicitation, an initial test and evaluation would have to be completed on the equipment. It would not be cost or time effective to test multiple measuring equipment from manufacturers due to time restraints of USCG Air Stations.

PROVIDE A STATEMENT OF ACTIONS, IF ANY, THE GOVERNMENT MAY TAKE TO REMOVE OR OVERCOME ANY BARRIERS TO COMPETITION BEFORE FUTURE ACQUISITIONS ARE REQUIRED. The OEM owns the proprietary data rights, specifications and drawings to this item, which have limited the USCG’s ability to provide adequate technical descriptions to potential new manufacturers. Therefore, it is difficult to take steps to foster competition as the manufacturing, performance, and acceptance data are proprietary to the OEM.

SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CUSTOMER

CODE

TELEPHONE NUMBER

252-335-6612

DATE

02/25/2019

SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

December 2015