COMBINED_Justification_for_PR_40449901_and_0040452623_Redacted.pdf

US. Fish and Wildlife Service Contracting and General Services Region 8

Requisition No. 404-4-99 0.1

Purchase Order No.

TECHNICAL AND REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION.

CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION

SINGLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

FAR Part 13.106(b)

1. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION BEING APPROVED. Procuring four (4) complete 5’ rotaly screw traps with custom trailers and an additional 8’ rotary screw trap cone as a single source procurement issued to EG Solutions as a firm fixed price commercial supply contract. The estimated value of this acquisition is The period of performance (or delivery date) is 11/15/2019.

2. DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIOUE ASPECT(S) OF THIS REOUIREMENT OR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT

DEEM ONLY ONE SOURCE REASONABLY AVAILABLE.

Currently, EG Solutions. Inc. is the only licensed manufacturer of fish traps using the rotary screw design (U.S.

patent 4,929.350). EG Solutions is the only licensed manufacturer of fish traps using the rotary screw design.”

(Quote from EG Solutions website, hp://home.telepoitcomkegs/ 2019)

3. DESCRIPTION OF MARKET RESEARCH CONDUCTED AND THE RESULTS OR A STATEMENT OF

THE REASON MARKET RESEARCH WAS NOT CONDUCTED.

Due to the patent design. EG solutions is the only known legal source to acquire these items from. No action has been taken to locate other capable sources due to patent design held by EG Solutions. No steps have been taken to foster competition for the equipment as the requesting entity is not versed in the branch of law regarding patents.

4. THIS JUSTIFICATION IS ACCURATE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF THE CERTIFIER’S

KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF.

I certifv that the facts and representations which are included in this justification and which form a basis for this justification are c plete and urate.

I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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SINGLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

FAR Part 13.l06(b)

l. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION BEING APPROVED. Procuring two custom made trailers to transport two Rotary Screw Traps (of different sizes) from E.G. Solutions, Inc. of Corvallis, OR as a single source procurement issued to E.G. Solutions, lnc. as a firm fixed price commercial supply contract. The estimated value of this acquisition is The period of performance (or delivery date) is August 30, 2019.

2. DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIQUE ASPECT(S) OF THIS REQUIREMENT OR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT

DEEM ONLY ONE SOURCE REASONABLY AVAILABLE.

E.G. Solutions, Inc. was chosen as the sole source provider of the requested equipment because they are the only company that manufactures rotary screw traps (RSTs) and accompanying equipment including trailers to safely transport the traps. The rotary screw traps require specific and custom made trailers in order to transport them due to the varied number, size, and shape of the individual parts of the traps. We already own equipment manufactured by E.G. Solutions, Inc. including multiple RSTs and accompanying custom trailers to transport them. However, two of the RSTs we own do not have accompanying trailers and require specific trailers to transport them.

3. DESCRIPTION OF MARKET RESEARCH CONDUCTED AND THE RESULTS OR A STATEMENT OF

THE REASON MARKET RESEARCH WAS NOT CONDUCTED.

E.G. Solutions, Inc. is the only company in North American that manufactures rotary screw traps. Additionally, trailers to transport RSTs are specific and must be custom made in order to safely transport the complex parts of the RSTs. E.G. Solutions, Inc. is the only company that manufactures the custom trailers that are equipped to safely transport RSTs of different sizes.

4. THIS JUSTIFICATION IS ACCURATE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF THE CERTIFIER'S

KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF.

TECHNICAL AND REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION.

I certify that the facts and representations which are included in this justification and which form a basis for this justification are complete and accurate.

CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICA TlON l certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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