C04c_JA_12760426Q0189 _Redacted.pdf
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This is a Decision to Restrict Competition document under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold issued by the United States Department of Agriculture.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) under the REE agency is procuring an Aeros Reflectance Spectrophotometer (Colorimeter) using the Hunter Lab color system. The instrument is needed to determine the exterior color of cooked food products to ensure proper final results have been achieved, specifically for evaluating flavor potential consistently across samples. The acquisition is restricted to a single source: Hunter Associates Laboratory, Inc. The justification for competition restriction is based on the unique qualifications of the Hunter Lab color measurement system, which is the standard instrument for such measurements in research and industrial laboratories and is unique to this type of color measurement. The existing instrument being replaced is over 30 years old, has failed, and replacement parts are no longer available. The requesting unit requires this specific instrument for data consistency with previously collected research and to ensure new research is equivalent to prior work. Market research conducted by reviewing GSA contracts and previous vendor responses in SAM determined that no other manufacturer produces this type of colorimeter, and previous vendor solicitations showed inability to fulfill all line item requests. The document includes certifications from both technical/requirements personnel and the Contracting Officer approving the justification for restricting competition.
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United States Department of Agriculture Decision to Restrict Competition under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold
Identification Number: 1173749-12760426Q0189
Rev. 3/4/26
In accordance with the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) FAR
12.102 (a), the following documents the decision to restrict competition for this acquisition.
(1) Mission Area and Contracting Activity.
Requisition Number: 1173749
Requesting Activity Agency: REE, USDA, ARS
Contracting Activity: Purchase of an Aeros Reflectance Spectrophotometer (Colorimeter) using the L a b color system.
(3) Brief Description of Supplies or Services
The acquisition involved procuring an automated reflectance spectrophotometer that uses the Hunter L a b color system that is capable of determining color of nonuniform food sample surfaces. This instrument is needed to determine exterior color of cooked food products to ensure proper final results have been achieved
(1) Suggested Source
Hunter Associates Laboratory, Inc.
(4) Justification for Restricting Competition and the Basis for that Decision.
A. Explain the unique qualifications/characteristics of the proposed contractor or product and why no other contractor or product/service can meet the Government's need.
It is the standard instrument for such products in research and industrial laboratories. This is needed to evaluate flavor potential consistently across all sample. It is needed to replace a previous model of the instrument that is over 30 years old and has failed. Replacement parts are no longer available. The requesting unit needs this to be consistent with data already collected and to ensure that new research is equivalent to previous work.
There is no other instrument that can do this type of measurement, and it is unique to this type of measurement. L a b color measurement is unique to Hunter Laboratories.
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