Contracting Officer Sole Source Determination Control MVK 2021 0023 Redacted.pdf

Control # MVK-2021-0023

Contracting Officer (KO) Determination in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b) – Soliciting from a single source

1. Contracting Agency:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District Contracting Office, 4155 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183-3435.

2. Description of Action:

This requirement is being procured as a sole source to Doble Engineering Company, CAGE Code: 94856. The period of performance will be a base year, four option years, and a six-month extension. The potential maximum period of performance is sixty-six months. The estimated value for this requirement is

3. Description of Services:

The Ouachita Project USACE power plants require electrical generation test equipment at the three Hydro-Power Plants and two Pumping Plants in the USACE Vicksburg District (USACE-MVK). The equipment is used continuously throughout the year for routine and emergency testing purposes where minimizing downtime is critical to meet mission requirements. This requirement is for the lease of power apparatus, insulation testing equipment, and software. The requirement is as follows:

M4000 Doble Test Equipment and Software which includes:

o One Doble M4100 Power Factor/Tan-Delta Insulation Analyzer and High

Voltage Apparatus Tester o One M4000 Power Factor equipment Doble Test Assistant (DTA) professional analysis software, professional version o One M4300 Field Transporter for M4100

Field engineer service phone support Five days of on-site training Oil Services Equipment Upgrades Software Upgrades On-site warranty covering lease period to include all parts, supplies, equipment and labor for any needed repair of all equipment and/or software leased.

4. Authority Cited:

Authority permitting other than full and open competition for this requirement is 10 U.S.C.

§2304(c)() and FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i).

Contracting Officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, Control # MVK-2021-0023 exclusive licensing agreements, and brand-name or industrial mobilization).

5. Reason for Authority Cited:

Doble Power Factor equipment has been used for testing purposes at the three Hydro-Power Plants and two Pumping Plants for USACE-MVK for more than twenty-five years;

therefore, test information and recorded data is based upon their test procedures. At present Doble software for field service and office is used to take test data from the field and to build reports, trend analyses and to create budget items for future replacement. Other power factor equipment manufacturers do not incorporate the software capabilities or flexibility of test data comparable to Doble. There is no other source known for this highly specialized equipment and service for detecting problems within the very costly Power Plant generation equipment. Substantial duplication of cost to the Government would ensue if not allowed to complete this procurement.

6. Market Research:

Market research has determined Doble Engineering Company is the only known source that can support USACE-MVK’s requirement.

7. Technical Certification:

I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance, which are included in this justification are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Name: Scott Corbitt

Title: Deputy Operations Project Manager Signature

APPROVAL

Based on the foregoing justification, I hereby approve the procurement of this requirement from Doble Engineering Company pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). Funds will be available under PR&C W807PM10693840 prior to contract award.

Name: Robin L. Green

Title: Contracting Officer Signatur