A02.08 J&A Redacted_Redacted.pdf

CUI

Control Number: ERDC-24-3188

(Source Selection information - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104-4)

1 AUG 2022

Justification Review Document for Sole Source and Brand Name Justification for Simplified Acquisitions - FAR Part 13

Program/Equipment: TEMcompany ApS tTEM 222 system

Authority: 41 USC 1901 as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.501(a)(1) Sole Source or Brand name acquisitions of commercial supplies or services obtained using simplified procedures as applied in FAR Part 12.

Amount:

Controlled by: Army Controlled by: USACE - CEERD CUI Category: General Procurement and Acquisition Distribution/Limited Dissemination Control:

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POC: Jon-Vincent Holden 601-634-7269

Requirement: TEMcompany ApS tTEM 222 system Location: Vicksburg, MS Control Number: ERDC-24-3188

(Source Selection Information - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104-4)

AUG 2022

Justification and Approval for (Sole Source or Brand Name Justification) for Simplified Acquisitions – FAR Part 13

1. Contracting Activity: The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Contracting Officer located at 3909 Halls Ferry Rd, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6190.

2. Description of Action: The Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) of the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is engaged in an ongoing civil works infrastructure research and development program to develop and demonstrate innovative products that will significantly improve the evaluation and sustainability of our nation’s infrastructure. To accomplish this, GSL has the need to acquire sensors for evaluation of the structural integrity of infrastructure.

3. Description of Supplies/Services: A ground-based towable mobile data acquisition time-domain electromagnetic (TEM) system that can be converted for water-borne towable mobile data acquisition.

Relevant features include: 1) driving speed up to 20 km/h (12 miles/h); 2) depth of investigation up to 130 m (430 ft); 3) power supply 12 V lithium battery; 5) pulse frequency 2000Hz for low moment (3 Amp) and 630 Hz for high moment (30 Amp); 6) first gate centered in 4 microseconds from the beginning of the current turn-off on low moment; 7) Wi-Fi and internet-enabled for remote support and data upload; 8) 2m x 2m transmitter coil with 2 turns; 9) high moment peak moment 240 Am2; 10) low moment first gate ~4.5 microseconds; 11) high moment first gate ~12 microseconds; 12) convertible to water-borne surveying for both fresh and saline environments; 13) compatible with depth sounder for water-borne survey; 14) runner-based platform for rougher terrains; 15) easily mobilized and disassembled; 16) capable of being transported on a car trailer; and 17) compatible with Aarhus Workbench software package for processing, inversion, and visualization of geophysical and geological data.

tTEM 2x2 System with 222 Coil with Extended Receiver Cable

Software maintenance (renewable), first year 1

Extended support (renewable), first year 1

System training at customer's premises 1

FloaTEM 2x2 base kit 1

Depth sounder 1

Workbench Ground-based Essentials, perpetual 1

Requirement: TEMcompany ApS tTEM 222 system Location: Vicksburg, MS Control Number: ERDC-24-3188

(Source Selection Information - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104-4)

AUG 2022