C01- Posting of Justification for Award.pdf

VHAPM Part 808.405-6 Limiting Sources

LIMITED SOURCES JUSTIFICATION

ORDER>SAT

FAR PART 8.405-6

(1) Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO22LB, 4811 Airport Plaza Dr, Suite 600 Long Beach, CA 90815

VA San Diego Healthcare System- 3350 La Jolla Village Dr San Diego, CA 92161

(2) Description of Action: This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the

MultipleAward Schedule Program (41 U.S.C. 152(3) and 40 U.S.C. 501). This is a sole source requirement and is a follow-on contract to the FFS contract number below. A new task order with options will be written.

Order against: IZI FSS Contract Number: GS-21F-0134W

Name of Proposed Contractor: Honeywell International Inc

Street Address: 135 W Forest Hill Ave

City, State, Zip: Oak Creek, WI 53154

Phone: 714-562-3030, 714-493-6194

(3) Description of Supplies or Services:

The VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS) requires Preventive Maintenance and full repair services to the Cogeneration Plant which includes the Solar Turbines M 50 Natural gas turbine, heat recovery boiler, switchgear, controls, all piping, diverter valve and all primary, secondary and auxiliary components.

VHAPM Part 808.405-6 limiting Sources

This includes the Natural Gas fired Turbine, the heat recovery boiler, the recuperator, the diverter valve all structural and safety components, including the enclosure, all electrical, electronic systems and equipment, all controls and monitoring, Natural gas and steam piping, flanges, controls , sensors, all supports and catwalks, soundproofing and vibration equipment and sensors, all switchgear, protective and safety devices and all other equipment and systems involved with the safe efficient operation of the turbine.

The plant was designed and manufactured by Solar Turbines, Inc. Honeywell Building Solutions and its subcontractors are certified by and are the sole manufacturer's representatives of the listed equipment. This cogen unit is a Beta Test unit and can only be serviced by the manufacturer

Honeywell. The manufacturer doesn't train any other vendors on how to support the cogen system.

(4) Identify the Authority and Supporting Rationale

[81 FAR 8.405-6(a)(l)(B): Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized;

The plant was designed and manufactured by Solar Turbines, Inc. Honeywell Building Solutions and its subcontractors are certified by and are the sole manufacturer's representatives of the listed equipment.

The design of the cogen system is a custom design that was designed and specified by a division of Sempra Energy of which Honeywell Int acquired and is specific to the San Diego Veteran's

Hospital (installed during the initial 74191 cogeneration project).

The technicians and all components of this contact must be certified by the Manufacturer. This unit is a Beta unit and therefore the manufacturer does not train nor certify other vendors on this cogen unit.

It is imperative to the medical center that this cogeneration plant is maintained and repaired according to manufacturer's specifications. The fuels source is high pressure natural gas and the generator section generates over 95% of all electricity used at this medical center, including the

Hospital. This cogeneration plant is critical to the Medical Center for all operations, both clinically and administrative.

A notice of intent to sole source/sources sought notice was posted on Contracts Opportunities for 15 calendar days. No vendors responded to this posting stating they could perform the required services.

(7) Any Other Facts Supporting the Justification:

Procuring an entire new system would be costly and any delays would jeopardize the

Government.

(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:

The Government will continue to conduct market research to ascertain if there are changes in the marketplace that would enable future actions to be competed.