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WBR 1413.106-1 Template 1 eFile - B02

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DETERMINATION TO SOLICIT FROM A SINGLE SOURCE

Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), for purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) Contracting Officers may solicit from only one source if the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source is reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization).

Pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(ii), when a single source is identified to provide a portion of the purchase as a Brand-Name, the documentation in paragraph 3 must state that this determination is only for a portion of the requirement.

1. Agency and Contracting Activity.

U.S Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region Acquisition and Financial Assistance Management Group Boise, Idaho

2. Name and Address of Single Source.

DEWESoft, LLC.

10730 Logan St.

Whitehouse, OH 435731

3. Description of Supplies/Services and Estimated Cost.

The Bureau of Reclamation identified a need for testing equipment for governor systems for powerplants. The need to procure this testing equipment instead of contracting TSC to continue testing to reduce costs along with increase in reliability of equipment if potential problems are found early. This testing equipment will result in the reduction of several thousands of dollars on an annual basis.

The Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) is $13,500.00. Funding has been provided via Purchase Request 40623258. Resulting purchase order with a Firm-Fixed Price award through DEWESoft LLC through sole source selection.

4. Description of Circumstances, including why only one source is reasonably available.

FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), only one source will be solicited because DEWESoft is the only vendor that can meet our specific requirements in reasonable time frame. The testing equipment for governors for power plants must be delivered by 9/30/23. This office became aware of this requirement on 5/8/23. If the date is not met then the governors on the powerplant cannot be checked that they are running properly.

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5. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Price.

The pool of potential vendors though NASA SEWP was nonexistent, the market for this product is so small that we are only able to find one vendor that meets our specification for the product we need. It is necessary to solicit from a single source with no competition.

6. Description of Market Research.

The Contract Specialist checked previous contracts awarded to DEWESoft. There is 4 other contracts found that was sourced through DEWESoft for similar products and awarded through sole source. This information was found using FPDS-NG search bar for “DEWESoft”. DEWESoft LLC is the only vendor that can provide the equipment that we need and was recommended by TSC who use to do this testing for us. DEWESoft software and hardware is the only system that meets all the needs as required by the government. The manufacturer is the only distributor for the product. The software components will only work with the DEWESoft hardware. There is no other vendor that can meet the government requirements.

SIGNATURES

PREPARED BY:

Name: Christa Christopherson

Date:

CONTRACTING OFFICER (CO) (FAR 13.106-1(b)):(All Values)

Name: Misty Gates

Date:

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