Brand_Name_Justification_Gemini_Analyzer_FBO.pdf

Brand Name Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

Section A: General Contract Information Contracting Activity:

52 Contracting Squadron

Purchase Request/Identification Number:

Project/Program Name:

Thermo Scientific Gemini RDC Analyzer

Estimated Contract Cost (including Options):

Section B: Description of the Supplies/Services Required 52MDG BioEnvironmental requires a portable hand held unknown substance identifier. Equipment must utilize both Raman and Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR) technology simultaneously, and differentiate chemicals within a mixture. This is critical in emergency response as it strengthens our confidence in presumptive sampling, and alleviates the need for an additional capabilities.

Section C: Justification for Soliciting from a Brand Name The Gemini analyzer allows bioenvironmental to have stability in its core readiness mission of identifying hazardous substances quickly and accurately for health risk assessments. It has both Raman and FTIR functions (Gemini) that make this unit the exact model we require. This allows both ends of the chemometrics spectrum to be analyzed simultaneously. No other device of this kind on the market currently offers what we need.

Section D: Efforts to Obtain Competition Only 1 other distributor located. However, quote states the order is still processed at Thermo Scientific Detection directly. There is none on hand from the distributor themselves.

Section E: Steps to Preclude Future Single Source Awards As of right now there are no other suppliers for this product.

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 Typed Name and Rank/Grade of Contracting Officer Signature of Contracting Officer

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