Aerial Photo Services Sole Source REDACTED Price.pdf

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Eastern Acquisition Division Norfolk Federal Building 200 Granby Street, Room 815 Norfolk, VA 23510

SINGLE SOURCE DETERMINATION USING

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP)

FOR AN ACTION NOT EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

(AUTHORITY: FAR 13.106-1(b)(1))

NCNL3000-22-00421

1. Agency and contracting activity. Department of Commerce, NOAA, Acquisition and Grants Office

(AGO), Eastern Acquisition Division (EAD) and National Ocean Service (NOS), National Geodetic Survey (NGS).

2. Description of supplies or services required to meet agency needs (including the estimated value).

Aerial photographic and electronic digital scan products including: processing, printing, scanning, and environmentally-controlled storage services of color, black-and-white panchromatic, and color and black and white infrared aerial film supplied by the NOAA/NOS/NGS/ Remote Sensing Division

(RSD).

3. Identification of the single source or the brand name to be solicited.

H.A.S. Images, Inc. | 136 North St. Clair Street | Suite 300 | Dayton, OH 45402

4. Supporting rationale. Only one source or brand name is reasonably available as detailed below:

The proposed contractor, HAS, is the only company to possess the specialized expertise and required facilities as identified below:

• HAS is the only vendor with environmentally-controlled space for storing exposed aerial film. A typical

250 foot aerial film roll in its protective cylindrical can measures 10 inches tall, by 6 inches in diameter.

Other variant sizes are: 125 feet; 200 feet; or 500 feet in length, all by 10 inches wide. Environmental controlled storage is critical to maintaining the integrity of historical and contemporary assets, i.e. rolls of film that are in the NGS’ library.

• HAS is the only vendor at present with full laboratory and chemistry services able to handle large 10 inch square aerial film frames. The vendor must be able to handle large format film size for the events of: processing; reproduction of products; enlargements, and scanning; in addition to the archiving of the finished rolls.

5. Market Research.

Market research conducted on the General Services Administration (GSA) Advantage website produced no schedule holders who provide the required services.

NGS performed multiple internet-based searches in 2022 to locate potential sources capable of providing the comprehensive range of aerial photographic and digital products and services. These services include a need for environmentally controlled storage. H.A.S. Images was the only contractor who could meet the requirements for this service.

Digital photography has increased dramatically and this has created a decline in film photography and processing. Fewer companies provide the specialized processing for aerial film which is larger, requires more environmental storage, and specialized photographic equipment.

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6. Technical/Requirements Representative Certification

I certify that this requirement constitutes the Government’s minimum needs and the supporting data provided herein is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

05/03/2022 Signature Date

7. Determination

I hereby determine that the circumstances of this action deem only one source is reasonably available. This determination is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Contracting Officer