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This is a Sole Source Justification for Acquisition Under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold submitted by the Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, Reston Science Acquisition Branch. The USGS Natural Hazards Mission Area is requesting a noncompetitive procurement from Campbell Scientific for data acquisition and control equipment to repair, replace, or install instrumentation for landslide monitoring. The procurement is justified under FAR 12.102(a) based on unique requirements for compatibility with existing USGS monitoring systems, including robust field serviceability, landslide-specific design, and compatibility with USGS Landslide Hazard Program data storage and archiving systems. The data loggers are uniquely capable of working with multiple vendors' sensors and integrating with USGS data analysis programs.
The justification document details extensive market research conducted to identify alternative sources, which evaluated commercially available manufacturers of data sensors and loggers against USGS operational requirements for field durability, multi-vendor sensor compatibility, and alignment with standard operating procedures for data collection and processing. The research determined that only Campbell Scientific equipment meets all required performance criteria. The document notes that switching to alternative vendors would be cost-prohibitive, requiring approximately 4 pay periods per employee for personnel to learn new systems, would impede data sharing between counterparts, and would prevent USGS from providing necessary remote and in-country support to counterparts. Future similar procurements will be competed to the maximum extent possible. The estimated dollar value is redacted, as is the anticipated period of performance and approval signatures.
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SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION FOR ACQUISITION UNDER THE
SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD
1. Contracting Agency and Activity. The Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, Reston Science Acquisition Branch
2. Nature of Action Being Approved. New contract for Campbell Scientific monitoring equipment.
3. Description of Supplies or Services. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Natural Hazards Mission Area requests award of a noncompetitive procurement to Campbell Scientific for a variety of data acquisition and control equipment to repair, replace, or install donated technical assistance instrumentation for landslide monitoring. The anticipated period of performance is
4. Estimated Dollar Value.
5. Statutory Authority. The proposed action may be awarded on a sole source basis under the authority of Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.102(a).
6. Rationale Supporting Use of Citation in No. 5. The requisition requests Campbell Scientific products to meet unique requirements of compatibility with existing USGS monitoring systems. These include such items as: (1) robust field serviceability, (2) specifically designed for landslide applications, and (3) especially compatible with existing USGS Landslide Hazard Program data storage and archiving systems to ensure data sharing and support. The data loggers are uniquely made to work with a variety of different vendors’ sensors and work with USGS data analysis programs. No other instrumentation will meet the unique operational and end users needs of this equipment.
7. Other Information. The requested instrumentation from the selected vendor (Campbell Scientific) has been carefully selected to make existing landslide monitoring networks more robust and compatible. Selecting instrumentation from another vendor do not meet these requirements; Changing system components at this stage would require at least two personnel to learn new systems which is cost-prohibitive from a labor standpoint (i.e., any cost savings in equipment would be lost by estimated 4 pay period cost expenditures on labor per personnel), hinder data sharing between counterparts, and prevent USGS from providing the requisite remote and in-country support for installation and maintenance to LDAT counterparts.
8. The Efforts to Identify Additional Sources Including the Market Research Conducted.
The efforts to identify additional sources included a review of available market information, including the technical specifications provided by different manufacturers; assessing interoperability of data loggers, sensors and processing software; and reviewing prior USGS procurements for similar monitoring applications. Market research evaluated which commercially available manufacturers of data sensors and loggers could meet USGS operational requirements, including field durability, compatibility with multi-vendor sensors, and alignment with USGS standard operating procedures for data collection and processing. The market
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