J&A_(Sole_Source)_FBO.pdf

Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

Section A: General Contract Information

Contracting Activity: 374 CONS/LGCA Purchase Request/ Identification Number:

0010996449

Project/Program Name: Inspection and Overhaul Services for Fire Fighting Pumper Truck, Hiroshima, Japan

Estimated Contract Cost (including Options):

Section B: Description of the Supplies/Services Required

The contractor shall provide all necessary personnel, supervision, management, tools, equipment, materials and any other items or services necessary to provide Inspection and Overhaul Services for Fire Fighting Pumper Truck.

Section C: Justification for Soliciting from a Single Source

(A) Unique requirement because only one source is available to perform inspection and overhaul services of the Fire Pumper Truck by the original equipment manufacture, Nihon Kikai Kogyo Co., Ltd. Each fire truck manufacturer in Japan utilizes their own parts;

Fire Pump is the most critical part on a fire truck. Contracting out to another manufacture would be prohibited.

(B) Only the original manufacture will consider warranty on parts repaired and/or replaced. This is critical to ensure extended operational capability of the fire pumper truck for another 5-7 years. This effort will save the Government $360,000.00 by not purchasing a new truck.

(C) Single source is advantageous to the Government based on price and Warranty of work.

Section D: Efforts to Obtain Competition

Market research consisted of contacting two major fire truck manufactures in Japan; Nihon Kikai Koygo Co., Ltd and Morita Co., Ltd.

to identify and determine their capability of inspection and overhaul on a fire pumper truck, warranties and best price. Telephone conversation with the two manufactures in discussing detailed inspection and overhaul requirements revealed that both manufactures can only accomplish the work for their own manufactured trucks and parts to ensure the warranty of overhaul work.

In addition, market research was conducted by querying local government contracts for similar items over Internet. Manufacture overhaul inspection and maintenance of their fire fighting pumper truck is common in the commercial market as the manufacturer has proprietary technical data for the manufacturer fabricated parts. Based on the market research, there are no other sources capable of performing overhaul inspection and maintenance of the fire fighting pumper truck made by Nihon Kikai Kogyo Inc nor to satisfy the agency's need.

Section E: Steps to Preclude Future Single Source Awards

The Single Source Award process was addressed; however, the uniqueness of inspection and overhauling fire trucks by the original manufacture will still be the most advantageous action to take based on price and warranty programs.

Section F: Contracting Officer's Determination

I have determined, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), that the circumstances of this contract action deem only a single source is reasonably available.

Date

28-Apr-2017

Typed Name and Rank/Grade of Contracting Officer

MASAKI SATO

Signature of Contracting Officer

SATO.MASAKI.1265290619

Digitally signed by SATO.MASAKI.1265290619 DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=DoD, ou=PKI, ou=OSD, cn=SATO.MASAKI.1265290619 Date: 2017.04.28 16:22:35 +09'00'