Sole_Source-Struers-MR-1_Redacted.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

76TH MAINTENANCE WING (AFMC)

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE OKLAHOMA

6 May 2015

MEMORANDUM FOR AFSC/PZIMA

FROM: OC-ALC/OBWK

SUBJECT: Sole Source Justification for Annual Preventive Maintenance (PM) contract for Struers Tegramin-30 PMP Semi-Automatic Polisher

1. The 76 MXSS/MXDTAC is requesting an Annual Preventive Maintenance (PM) contract for the Struers Tegramin- 30 PMP Semi-Automatic Polisher.

2. The Struers Tegramiin-30 PMP Semi-Automatic Polisher is integral to the process of metallurgical specimen prep-aration for all investigations accomplished by the Metallurgical Analysis Laboratory (MXDTAC). This includes failure and mishap investigations, over temperature evaluations and First Article verifications. Loss of use of the Tegramin- 30 semi-automatic polisher would constitute a work stoppage.

3. Market Research was conducted and it was determined after searching known markets that only one company Struers, the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), has rights to the Struers Tegramin-30 PMP Semi-Automatic Polisher. The company was asked about Data Rights and their answers are below.

3. Data Rights.

1. Does the Government have/have not the appropriate use rights to permit the Government to provide copies of the data to other to accomplish repair of equipment? Struers said “No”

2. Does The Government have “use rights” to the data? Struers said “No”

3. Ask the OEM if they will/will not sell the appropriate data use rights to permit the Government to . provide copies of the data to other contractors to accomplish the repair of the equipment? Struers said “No”

4. If the OEM will sell the appropriate data use rights, ask how much it cost. Struers said “The Data Rights are “not for sale”

4. I called the E McGrath company and talked to Mark Goodrich about whether his company could repair the Struers Tegramin-30 PMP Semi-Automatic Polisher since his company has a line of Polishers similar to the Struers. He did know the equipment that Struers makes. He indicated that he did not know of another company that could work on Struers equipment but Struers. Also, Phillip Forslund, the buyer from PZIMA, TAFB, contacted SSG Antoine L Ech-ols, Contingency Contracting NCO, Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD, regarding a Pre-ventive Maintenance Requirement (Solicitation Number W91ZLK15T0167) the Army posted on FBO as a sole source solicitation with Struers. SSG Echols indicated in her reply she could find, “…no other companies out there that can service Struers equipment…”

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