HP SoleSource_Redacted.pdf

NUWC Keyport 4200_09 (10-2019)

JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE (Simplified Acquisitions $2,500 TO $250K)

JUSTIFICATION FOR LIMITED SOURCE/BRAND NAME ($2,500 TO $250K)

The service or material listed on Procurement Requisition (PR) number 1300917689 is sole/limited source and competition/fair opportunity is precluded for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available for this material/service.

Restricted to the following source. Provide original manufacturer's name. (If a sole source manufacturer distributes via dealers, ALSO provide dealer information.)

Manufacturer: HP INC Manufacturer POC & Phone #: 3D

PRINTING, PACIFIC NORTHWEST, HP INC., 1-253-394-

Mfr. Address: 901 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304

Description of the item or service required, the estimated cost, and required delivery date.

Procurement of powder bed fusion consumable materials compatible with the HP Multi-Jet Fusion (MJF) 4200 system to support fabrication of custom mechanical thermoplastic components. Cost estimated at with options. Required Delivery date is 2 weeks

ADC.

Specific characteristics of the material or service that limit the availability to a sole/limited source (unique features, function of the item, etc.). Describe in detail why only this suggested source can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources.

- Powder bed fusion additive manufacturing technology using the HP Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) 4200 3-D printing system is a patented process

- HP Multi Jet Fusion 4200 materials and machine consumables (e.g. print heads, cleaning rolls, agents, etc.) are developed by HP and designed to be compatible in form/fit/function with only HP Multi Jet Fusion systems

- There are no known aftermarket sources for the consumables, spare parts, hardware, ect. HP sells machines, consumables, and services directly through a network of authorized resellers.

- Any aftermarket consumables discovered should be suspect of counterfeit, fraud, or copyright infringement.

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The requested material or service represents the minimum requirements of the government.

The material/service must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit and function) with existing systems presently installed.

Describe the equipment you have now and how the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system

• The HP-MJF 4200 system will only function with part number-specific consumables.

- Material feed totes incorporate proprietary embedded electronics (eProm chips) to interface and communicate data with the

HP-MJF 4200 3D-Printer during operation.

- Composition of polymer and agent materials are proprietary and precisely engineered to function only with HP-MJF 3D-

Printers.

- All print heads, cleaning rolls, and other machine consumables are sized and designed to interface with unique system hardware and perform in range of precisely-controlled temperatures.

A patent, copyright, or proprietary data limits competition/fair opportunity. The proprietary data is:

- The powder bed fusion additive manufacturing technology on the HP Multi Jet Fusion 3-D printing system is a patented process developed by HP Inc

These are “direct replacements” parts/components for existing equipment.

Identify and briefly describe the existing equipment below:

SEE BELOW

Other information to support a sole/limited-source buy:

NUWC Keyport 4200_09 (10-2019)

• Material & machine consumables are expended during the powder bed fusion printing process. The consumables being procured are direct replacements and interface mechanically and electronically with the NUWC Keyport HP-Multi Jet Fusion 3D- Printing system.

• Since the mid-2000s, all major industrial 3D-Printing equipment OEMs are using a comprehensive business model that includes being the sole supplier of equipment-specific consumables and maintenance services. Material cartridges, canisters, containers, etc. are routinely designed to interface/function only with specific OEM makes/models. Additionally, specific material formulations are proprietary and designed to only be compatible with certain systems. Therefore, not only would it be cost-prohibitive for NUWC Keyport to invested in a new, comparable 3D-printing system (estimated investment $600K plus $250K development/prove-out labor), the same consumable sole source issue would still exist.

I CERTIFY THAT STATEMENTS CHECKED, AND INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE, ARE COMPLETE

AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROCESSING OF THIS

SOLE/LIMITED-SOURCE JUSTIFICATION PRECLUDES THE USE OF FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION/FAIR OPPORTUNITY.

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Date: 2021.05.06 12:37:05 -07'00'