Leco_Single_Source_Redacted.pdf

Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

Section A: General Contract Information

Contracting Activity: AFSC/PZIMB Purchase Request/ Identification Number:

F3YCEB6032AQ03

Project/Program Name: LECO OHN 836 and LECO CS844 Estimated Contract Cost (including Options):

$85,683.38

Section B: Description of the Supplies/Services Required

Preventive maintenance of the CS844 includes the packing of the incoming purifier, packing the catalyst tube, packing the cellulose trap tube, packing the incoming scrubber tube, packing the flow scrubber tube, maintaining the autocleaner, maintaining the vacuum cleaner, maintainin the induction furnace, maintaining the furnace out tube, performing gas dose maintenance, cleaning the heated filter assembly, and maintaining the IR detection cells

Preventive maintenance of the OHN836 includes packing the incoming scrubber tube, purifier tube, measure scrubber tube, and reagent heater tube; replacing the oxygen and moisture indicating tube, anhydrone tube, particle filter, incoming gas particle filter, pneumatic gas filter, disk filter, lower electrode tip and o-ring; cleaning electrodes, piston and side block, and sample drop block; maintaining vacuum cleaner, performing gas dose maintenance, performing air filter maintenance, and performing detector maintenance.

Section C: Justification for Soliciting from a Single Source

The justification for the single source is as follows:

Market Research indicates that other vendors are interested, however Leco Corporation is the only source that has access to the proprietary data necessary to accomplish this task. They have no intent to make their technical data available to government or commercial entities. The Government has no intention of spending to procure replacement systems. Minimal remedial maintenance has been performed on the Leco OHN836 or the Leco CS844. These pieces of equipment are used for the chemical analysis of metals and other materials used in aircraft and jet engines managed here at Tinker AFB. The data collected is used to support the warfighter.

Leco Corporation

3000 Lakeview Ave.

St. Joseph, MI 49085, POC: Maria Hucthins

(269)982-2390

Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

Cage Code: 94174

Section D: Efforts to Obtain Competition

Review of previous contracts, Internet (Google) and FBO searches were performed to see who might be able to provide PM Services. The Program Manager was unable to find anyone other than Leco that could provide the specific required services that meets the governments needs. Leco owns the proprietary data rights to this equipment.

Section E: Steps to Preclude Future Single Source Awards

We will continue to monitor Leco to see if they implement distributorship's. We will also continue doing Independent Government Estimates to determine if a complete change out of all Leco equipment may be economically feasible in the future.

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-Jan-2016

Typed Name and Rank/Grade of Contracting Officer

Corey VanWoerkom / Contracting Officer

Signature of Contracting Officer