JA Sole Source JA 12241470_Redacted.pdf

CUI

Source Selection Information - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104-4

1 OCT 2023

Sole Source Justification and Approval

Under FAR 13.501

1. Contracting Activity: US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), Fort Detrick MD.

2. Description of Action: The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) Bacterial Disease Branch (BDB) is seeking approval for a new sole source Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with Thermo Fisher Scientific (Thermo Fisher), subsidiary Remel, Inc. to acquire standard and custom reagents, consumables and supplies compatible with the BDB's brand name Thermo Fisher Sensititre ARIS HiQ System, to conduct Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST).

Period of Performance is for a Five (5) Year ordering period

Delivery Orders placed under the IDIQ will be funded with

3. Description of Supplies/Services: This requirement is to purchase the necessary reagents, consumables and supplies as required in support of BDB. The reagents, consumables and supplies will include the following:

• 96 well microtiter plates with customized antibiotics to test extended dilution ranges of antibiotics both in vitro (diagnostic) and research use only.

• Stand Dry Gram and Plate

• Dry Panels

• Yeastone 1 Isolate Panels with Micafungin

• Plate Dry Ruo Yeast Isolate Manual

• Demineralized (5ML Water) Mueller-Tinton Broth W/TES

• Yeastone Broth

• Adhesive Seals

• Sensi-Cal McFarland Standard

• SWIN Barcode Label

• Dosing Health's and Custom Dry Panels

• Custom Dry Panel

• Estimate to include all ordering periods is

4. Authority Cited: 41 United States Code 1901 as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.501(a)(1)(ii), sole source (including brand name) under the authority of the simplified procedures for certain commercial items.

Controlled by: Defense Health Agency (DHA) Controlled by: USAMRAA CUI Category(ies): Source Selection Limited Dissemination Control: FED Only

OCT 2023

a. Procurement history. Not Applicable

(1) Contract numbers and dates of all awarded contracts for these same requirements. - Not Applicable

(2) The competitive status of these actions. - Not Applicable

(3) Authority previously cited if less than full and open competition was used. - Not Applicable

(4) If a justification was prepared to support the procurement made before this one, a summary of the contents of paragraph 7 of the justification for that procurement and an explanation of the results. - Not Applicable

(5) If any prior contract for this requirement was accomplished using full and open competition, include a detailed explanation of the changed circumstances causing this action to now limit the sources. - Not Applicable

(6) An explanation of any unusual patterns that may be revealed by the history, e.g., several consecutive, urgent buys. - Not Applicable

(7) If a justification was prepared to support the procurement made before this one, briefly describe the circumstances justifying the procurement and whether there have been any significant changes. - Not Applicable

b. Other facts. -Not Applicable

OCT 2023

13. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination:

I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable. The basis for this determination will be through a price analysis As part of the basis, certified cost or pricing data is not required per FAR 15.403-1(b) (3).

Signature: Date: 01/16/2024

14. Contracting Officer Certification: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Signature: : 01/16/2024