A02.13 SSJ - Final.pdf

ERDC Control No. FY20 - 1798

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

1. Agency/Contracting Activity: Engineer Research and Development Center – Construction and Engineering Research Laboratory (EDRC – CERL)

2. Description of Action:

Nature: New Requirement Follow-On Requirement Mod to Existing Purchase Order/Contract Number

Pricing: Firm-Fixed Price Time and Materials

Funds: OMA Other Funds: RDT&E Funding (source Navy but carried as Army by USACE)

3. Description of Supplies/Services:

a. The total estimated dollar value of the proposed action is $117,000

b. One (1) Cemen Tech C30 computerized volumetric concrete mixer is required with modifications to the standard material feeder, bin sensor, and automation capabilities to meet the needs of the CERL large scale 3-D printing research team.

4. Authority: FAR 13.106-1(b) (1): For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), 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.)

5. Reason for Authority Cited: The CERL 3-D printing research team works in close coordination with a research team within the U.S. Marine Corps. Current Marine Corps inventory has several Cemen Tech C-Series volumetric mixers. It is imperative for consistency in the research results that the CERL research team is utilizing the same equipment that is being used by the Marine Corps team. Further, the modifications to the commercially available item specifications can only be made by the equipment manufacturer, for proprietary reasons.

Therefore, Cemen Tech is the only source capable of providing a product that will meet the government’s requirement.

6. Actions to Increase Competition: A notice of intent to sole source was posted to the Beta.Sam website, open from 17 January 2020 – 23 January 2020, and no responses were received.

7. Market Research:

• Confirmed current volumetric mixer inventory equipment with Marine Corps

• Researched the required effort to update the existing Cemen Tech Volumetric mixer and acquiring a new mixer that met the Marine Corps inventory items.

o Required updates are difficult to implement on existing equipment and may not meet the intended functionality.

o Update of existing system will take 12 months to implement o Updates to existing Marine Corps compatible equipment will take 6-7 months to complete.

• Alternative Volumetric mixer suppliers do not meet the Marine Corps inventory requirement as systems will differ.

This research was conducted by Eric Kreiger during the timeframe of November – December 2019.

8. Procurement History:

Previous Purchase Orders(s) or Contract(s): Yes No

Purchase order or contract number:_______________ Was action competed? Yes No If action was not competed, state the cited authority, summarize rationale:______________________________________________________________________

9. Additional information to support the justification: Not applicable.

10. Technical/Requirements Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which is included in the abbreviated J&A is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Submitted By: Aaron C Petri Position Title: Acting Branch Chief, CF-E Email Address: Aaron.C.Petri@usace.army.mil

Signature:

1/24/2020

X Aaron C. Petri; Acting Branc...

Signed by: PETRI.AARON.CHRISTIAN.1537824936 Date:1-24-2020

11. Fair and Reasonable Price Determination: As Contracting Officer, I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable.

Basis for the determination: price analysis techniques.

12. Contracting Officer’s Approval:

I hereby certify that this Justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. Based on the foregoing, I approve this sole source justification subject to availability of funds, and provided that the services and supplies herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition

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