B01_SSJ under SAT - 26246 Revised - Signed - Redacted.pdf

This is a Sole Source Justification document using the Simplified Acquisition Form for a purchase by the Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) Materials Engineering Division.

The requirement is for a Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrometer system from the original equipment manufacturer Perkin Elmer. This specialized analytical tool will be used for point-of-need chemical analysis and material identification on the Aviation Composites and Paint Repair facility floor. The equipment must operate safely in a hazardous industrial environment characterized by volatile organic compounds and suspended conductive particulates generated during composite repair and painting operations. The system requires critical salient characteristics including a low-voltage optical design to eliminate high-voltage ignition risks, an environmentally sealed optical compartment with external purge gas capability, extreme vibration hardening for mobile transport across hangar floors, and an integrated infrared microscope with thermoelectrically cooled detector to eliminate liquid nitrogen handling in active industrial workspaces.

The selected basis for sole source justification is Restrictive Data Rights and Unique Salient Characteristics. The justification establishes that the required engineering solutions—specifically Perkin Elmer's proprietary Absolute Virtual Instrument (AVI) technology with low-voltage methane reference cell design, OpticsGuard permanently sealed desiccated optical compartment technology, and Dynascan rotary interferometer vibration hardening design—are protected by proprietary data rights and available only from the OEM. Market research confirmed an alternative GSA vendor exists but is unacceptable due to third-party distribution complications, lack of critical components, and inability to provide proprietary training. The requirement owner Melissa Gatrost and Contracting Officer Matthew Hudson approved the sole source basis on 9/4/2026 and 9/16/2026 respectively.