ECAT LSJ_UltraLowFreezers_FBO_Post.docx

LIMITED SOURCE JUSTIFICATION (LSJ)

1. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support, Medical Supplier Operations Directorate, Electronic Cataloging (ECAT) Division, is the contracting activity.

2. The action submitted for approval is the acquisition of brand name Ultra-Low Temperature Freezers manufactured by Stirling Ultracold.

3. Description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs:

Item Description: Ultra-Low Temperature Freezer, Upright Model, Vaccine Ultra Cold Storage Manufacturer Part Number: SU780XLE-PWR5 Manufacturer: Stirling Ultracold Quantity: 50 each

Item Description: Ultra-Low Temperature Freezer, Undercounter Model, Vaccine Ultra Cold Storage Manufacturer Part Number: SU105UE-00000 Manufacturer: Stirling Ultracold Quantity: 50 each

Item Description: Ultra-Low Temperature Freezer, Air Transportable Model, Vaccine Ultra Cold Storage Manufacturer Part Number: ULT25NEU Manufacturer: Stirling Ultracold Quantity: 200 each Total Estimated Dollar Value of Requirement: $2,324,537.50

Ordering Activity: SOUTHCOM Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) on behalf of The Ministry of Health (MOH) of Peru

4. This action is being conducted under the Multiple Award Schedule Program. The authority waiving the competition requirements is FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(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 SOUTHCOM Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) requires the purchase of three hundred (300) ultra-low temperature freezers at the request of the Peruvian MOH.

The country of Peru is being hit particularly hard by the Coronavirus pandemic and has purchased doses of the Pfizer vaccine which require ultra-low temperature storage. Many hospitals in Peru do not have the capacity to store the vaccine at the proper temperature. The MOH requested the United States help with the procurement of the Stirling Ultracold systems and the HAP Team at SOUTHCOM will use their Overseas Humanitarian Disaster, and Civic Aid (OHDACA) appropriation to make this purchase and subsequently donate the equipment to Peru on behalf of the United States.

The required ultra-low temperature freezers must satisfy the following requirements:

a. Must have upright model.

b. Must have undercounter model.

c. Must have air transportable model. Must be air transportable containing non- hazardous natural refrigerants without special exporting or shipping classifications.

d. Must use engine technology, not compressor-based technology, for reliability and energy efficiency.

e. Must be capable of temperatures of minus eighty degrees Celsius to minus sixty degrees Celsius (-80oC to -60oC).

f. Must be powered by 220 VAC, 50/60 Hz or 208-220 VAC, 50/60Hz 3 phase 50/60 Hz.

5. DLA Troop Support has already determined the prices of the supplies under the ECAT Multiple Award Schedule Program fair and reasonable based on a favorable comparison to Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) pricing and discounts from commercial price lists.

In accordance with FAR 8.405-1, a Request for Quotation (RFQ) will be sent to all Laboratory ECAT contract holders prior to placement of the delivery order in an effort to obtain better pricing. This acquisition represents the best value to the Government consistent with FAR 8.404(d).

Market research was performed by the SOUTHCOM and the DLA ECAT Laboratory Team in December 2020 and January 2021. Through internet searches, SOUTHCOM assessed which ultra-low temperature freezers were available and met the minimum requirements of the Peruvian MOH. Due to the approval of the COVID-19 vaccine by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the ECAT Laboratory team researched the availability of ultra-low temperature freezers which are required for the vaccine storage.