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MEMORANDUM

Subj: SOLE SOURCE MEMORANDUM TO ACQUIRE ANALYZER LINEARIZATION SERVICES FROM MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS SYSTEMS & SERVICES A DIVISION OF ROSEMOUNT INC.

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a “Sole Source Justification.”

This is a sole source justification. Contracting activity is the Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), 110 Vernon Avenue, Panama City, FL 32407-7001 (Contracts Department Code 02).

2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved.

This action will award a firm fixed price purchase order pursuant to MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS SYSTEMS & SERVICES A DIVISION OF ROSEMOUNT INC. to provide annual calibration and recertification of instrumentation in support of unmanned and manned diving operations inside the hyperbaric chambers at NEDU. Rosemount Incorporated is a subsidiary of Emerson Electric Company. Its headquarters is located at 6021, Innovation Blvd., Shakopee, Minnesota, (CAGE: 1LQF0) where they manufacture measurement instrumentation such as pressure, temperature, level, DP flow, and wireless, as well as analytical and detection instrumentation for gas analysis, liquid analysis, combustion measurement and flame and gas detection.

3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs. The contract effort is to acquire the following:

This action will award a firm fixed price purchase order with 2 option years to MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS SYSTEMS & SERVICES A DIVISION OF ROSEMOUNT INC. to:

· Provide analyzer technician to perform annual calibration checks on (20) gas analyzers of varying quantities of Emerson MLT & Xstream brands at NEDU over 4 consecutive days (Mon – Thurs, excluding holidays), 8 hours on-site each day. Exact quantity of each brand will vary due to planned obsolescence replacement of Emerson brand analyzers with Xstream brand over the next few years. All service will be scheduled upon availability of the service technician.

· MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS SYSTEMS & SERVICES A DIVISION OF ROSEMOUNT INC. will furnish on-site calibration services on Rosemount Instrumentation.

· MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS SYSTEMS & SERVICES A DIVISION OF ROSEMOUNT INC. will calibrate / verify instrumentation to customer provided ranges.

· A detailed as found / as left report will be submitted to the customer on a daily basis.

This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures with a total estimated value greater than $25,000. The Government’s minimum needs have been verified by the certifying technical and requirements personnel. This memo does not authorize acquisition for other requirements. This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures with a total dollar value above micro-purchase levels, but not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000.00.

4. Identification of the justification rationale and, if applicable, a demonstration of the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications to provide the required supply or service.

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) [10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1)], Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, FAR 6.302-1(a).

As the manufacturer of the instrument, MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS SYSTEMS & SERVICES A DIVISION OF ROSEMOUNT INC. is the only company offering service and recertification of the equipment. To use another company to conduct recertification on this equipment might compromise their overall performance. Use of another vendor may change or introduce new parameters that may be harmful to all diving systems tested and maintained at NEDU, and negatively affect the diving and life support systems these instruments are vital components of. Therefore, it is imperative that this particular vendor be used to limit the risk to life and health of the US Navy Divers who depend on this instrument.

As such, the Government does not expect significant savings through competition and does expects significant and unacceptable delays that will negatively impact this requirement. Therefore, it is in the Government’s best interest to award on a sole source basis to MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS SYSTEMS & SERVICES A DIVISION OF ROSEMOUNT INC.

5. A determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that the order represents the best value consistent with FAR 13.106-1(b).

The Contracting Officer has determined that the order represents the best value and results in the lowest overall cost alternative (considering price, special features, administrative costs, etc.) to meet the Government’s needs.

6. A description of the market research conducted among schedule holders and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

For the reasons specified in paragraph 4 above, MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS SYSTEMS & SERVICES A DIVISION OF ROSEMOUNT INC. is the only source that can meet the Government’s needs. This requirement will be synopsized in the government point of entry SAM.gov because it is estimated to be greater than $25,000.00.

7. Any other facts supporting the justification.

None

8. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers that led to the restricted consideration before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services is made.

As stated in paragraph 4 above, MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS SYSTEMS & SERVICES A DIVISION OF ROSEMOUNT INC. is the only source that can meet the Government’s needs.