BN Sole Source SAT Memorandum JML 3135V018 Video Probe_Redacted.pdf

For Official Use Only See FAR 2.01 and 3.104

Last Updated: January 2020

Subj: USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION FOR AN

ACQUISITION UNDER THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

I. BACKGROUND:

1. FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) states for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, Contracting Officers may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization).

2. As required by FAR 13.106-3(b)(3)(i), this memorandum explains the absence of competition for this acquisition, as only one source will be solicited for this requirement (or for a portion of the requirement) and the requirement is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

II. DESCRIPTION OF ITEM OR SERVICE:

Purchase 1ea MVIQAP61100 / 6.1MM x 10M Video Probe Aug 2023.

III. THE DETERMINATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING (select all that apply):

A. ___ ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE (select all that apply):

1. ___ RESTRICTIVE RIGHTS. The source has established proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights or secret processes in the item or service required.

2. ___ EXCLUSIVE LICENSING AGREEMENTS. The item or service is only available from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), or there is only one authorized distributor or technical representative for the OEM.

OR

3. ___ OTHER REASONS. Other reason not identified above.

B. X BRAND NAME. Item required must be a brand name product, or feature of a product, particular to one manufacturer.

Baker Hughes, a GE company under GE Inspection Technologies (GEIT), is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for the required direct replacement parts (probes, tips and processor) to go into existing GEIT Mentor Visual IQ processors. These parts not interchangeable with video probes, processors, or tips from other manufacturers. Direct replacement parts are required in order to maintain form, fit, and function with the existing Baker Hughes GEIT Mentor