Sole_Source_Justification_Redacted.pdf

Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

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Section A: General Contract Information

Contracting Activity: OL:H/PZIMB

Project/Program Name: T-90 Auto-Titrator Repair

Purchase Request/Identification Number: 7307

Estimated Contract Cost (including Options):

Section B: Description of the Supplies/Services Required

To provide required personnel, equipment, parts, tools, and services necessary to provide all necessary maintenance and repair of the Mettler Toledo, LLC T90 Auto-titrator located in building 100, Bay E at hill Air Force Base UT.

Section C: Justification for Soliciting from a Single Source or Brand Name

Mettler Toledo, LLC will not sell data rights/proprietary innovations with the government for education or distribution to a third party. The government did not help Mettler Toledo, LLC to create the T-90 Auto titrator via grant, government contract, or other tax-payer funded method, therefore, the unique capabilities held by Mettler Toledo, LLC are their own. This being the case, Mettler Toledo, LLC is the only contractor that has the unique capabilities/supplies to provide service for its T90 Auto Titrator. A new titrator would cost around each multiplied by four (4) equaling over . The Government does not have the capability, experience, nor current need to reverse engineer the titrator and it would cost greater than plus two hundred fifty-three (253) man hours. Reverse engineering or purchasing a substitute titrator would be a substantial duplication of cost to the government than is expected to be redeemed through competition, according to FAR Part 6.302-1(a)(1) as implemented from 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1).

Section D: Efforts to Obtain Competition

The item requiring service is manufactured by Mettler Toledo, LLC. Competition is not available because their products (and service of their products) are proprietary to them. Due to the highly specialized nature of their service, Mettler Toledo, LLC.

chooses not to train third-party providers on the maintenance, certification, and/or repair of their Lab products in the U.S. or Canada. Mettler Toledo, LLC will not share its proprietary manufactured items or services with the government or other vendors.

Section E: Steps to Preclude Future Single Source or Brand Name Awards

This item was created and manufactured by Mettler Toledo, LLC. Due to the costs and time delay associated with having an organic effort or another contractor reverse engineer the capability to maintain and repair the T-90 Auto Titrator, the government will not be able to preclude future single source awards of this product or service until the equipment reaches it's life cycle and needs to be replaced.

Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

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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

04-Jun-2019

Typed Name and Rank/Grade of Contracting Officer

Hideo Mera/ GS-12

Signature of Contracting Officer

MERA.HIDEO.NMN.1187632

Digitally signed by

MERA.HIDEO.NMN.1187632591

Date: 2019.06.04 14:07:44 -06'00'