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Brand Name Sole Source Justification For orders or BPAs exceeding the micro-purchase threshold and below simplified acquisition threshold

LSJ No: FY24-0116 Page 1 of 2

24SSJ Number: FY24-0116 PR Number: PR-24-USSS-3518

Sole Source Justification

1. Agency and Contracting Activity.

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Secret Service (USSS), Procurement Division, proposes to enter into a sole source purchase order on behalf of the Forensic Service Division (FSD) to Noritsu America Corporation. The purchase order consists of a Noritsu QSS3904G RA DPM Printer with a 12-month bridge warranty, effective starting the date of the printer installation; the bridge warranty does include maintenance 2 times a year and extends labor to one full year, the same as parts.

2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved.

The FSD currently has a Noritsu photographic printer, purchased in 2010 that is no longer functional and needs replacing and without a replacement and proper support, the FSD Photography Branch will no longer be able to provide the high quality of photographic prints the agency needs for multiple functions, nor function at the capacity needed for daily operations. In addition, the current Noritsu QSS3801G printer, purchased in 2018, in use is also nearing end of life. Also, only Noritsu America Corporation supplies technicians who are certified and qualified to service Noritsu equipment will provide maintenance and warranty work. Noritsu parts for Noritsu equipment can only be purchased from the Noritsu America Corporation located at 6900 Noritsu Avenue, Buena Park, CA 90622. The Noritsu QSS3904G RA DPM Printer parts/supplies are compatible with the existing parts and supplies currently in use by the Forensic Photography Branch and Premium service plans. The total value for this printer and bridge warranty is . This will be a brand name, sole source purchase order to Noritsu America Corporation.

3. Description of Supplies/Services.

The Noritsu QSS3904G DPM Printer produces archival quality prints which are processed at a high rate of speed, ensuring a fast turnaround time for Laboratory Examiners and Law Enforcement Investigators.

This printer will provide the ability to print images sized from two inches wide up to thirty inches wide on archival paper. If prints aren’t produced in archival quality, they are susceptible to fading. Loss of detail in these photographs can occur in as quickly as thirty days. Consequently, these prints often must be replaced within a year. The Noritsu QSS3904G Printer produces archival quality, large format photographs that can be used for court presentations, and the Service’s recruiting initiative and agency displays for protective briefings that would have numerous years of shelf life. Market research was completed by examining pertinent specifications and capabilities from vendor websites, reviewing catalogs and other generally available product literature published by manufacturers, distributors, dealers, and recommendations from other technical members of the government and scientific community. The FSD needs to purchase The Noritsu QSS3904G Printer because it has been found to be the only printer available that can provide the archival quality prints without fading and losing detail required by the FSD. After installation, the bridge warranty does include

Brand Name Sole Source Justification For orders or BPAs exceeding the micro-purchase threshold and below simplified acquisition threshold

LSJ No: FY24-0116 Page 2 of 2 maintenance 2 times a year and extends labor to one full year, the same as parts, making this a 1-year requirement in total.

4. Authority and supporting rationale.

The internet was searched for a list of contractors that could provide a printer capable of producing the necessary archival quality prints, preventive maintenance and repair services for photographic equipment owned and operated by the FSD. Market research showed that Noritsu America Corporation is the sole manufacturer of the printer used by the FSD and are the only ones who have technicians certified to conduct the repairs and maintenance for it.

The proposed procurement will utilize simplified acquisition procedures and will be awarded on a sole source, brand name basis in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) and as specified below.

5. USSS intends to post a notice of intent to include this justification on sam.gov

6. Contracting Officer Certification and Approval.

I hereby determine that the circumstance(s) described herein exist and that the information is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.

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