JA_ALS Dugway Toole_Redacted.pdf

This is a Memorandum for Record documenting a sole-source justification for limiting competition on a federal contract below the simplified acquisition threshold.

The contracting activity is with Dugway Proving Grounds and Tooele Army Depot Industrial Hygiene section for a firm-fixed-price follow-on contract for chemical analysis of air, wipe, and bulk samples to support personnel exposure assessments. The contract is time and temperature sensitive, requiring emergency and rush analysis capabilities. The proposed contractor is ALS Group USA, Corp., located at 960 LeVoy Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84123 (contact: 801-266-7700). The base period runs from March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027, with four option years extending through February 28, 2031, plus a FAR 52.217-8 extension period through August 31, 2031. The contract type is fixed-price under DHP (other) funds. This is not a brand name buy, and no posting is required as the action is under $350,000 and is not a brand name restriction.

The justification for sole-source selection centers on market research confirming ALS Environmental is the only American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)-accredited chemical analysis laboratory available to the public in Utah. The only other AIHA-accredited lab in Utah (Dixon Information) performs only asbestos analysis. Competitors in Colorado and Arizona would require shipping of temperature-sensitive samples, compromising chain-of-custody and increasing costs. ALS Environmental's proximity to both Dugway Proving Grounds (100-mile distance) and Tooele Army Depot (43-mile distance) enables same-day sample delivery, which is essential for maintaining sample integrity within the required two-hour timeframe from Dugway and one-hour from Tooele. Market research was conducted by the customer and contract specialist in January 2026.