JOFOC.pdf

JOFOC No.: ATF-24-0011

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JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION (JOFOC) 1 – UNDER THE SIMPLIFIED

ACQUISITION THRESHOLD (SAT)

JOFOC NUMBER2: ATF-24-0011

PROCUREMENT REQUEST (PR) NUMBER: DJA-24-ANCE-PR-0162

CO: Brian Wilkins Email: Brian.Wilkins@atf.gov

COR/GTR3: Gray Lane email: Allan.Lane@atf.gov

DATE: January 30, 2024

This acquisition is conducted under the authorities for procurements under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 for other than full and open competition (including brand name) and not using Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) also known as the GSA Schedules Program or the Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) and FAR Part 8 – Required Sources of Supplies and Services to meet the agency’s needs.

1. Identification of the agency and contracting activity.

Requiring Agency:

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) National Center for Explosives Training and Research (NCETR) 3750 Corporal Road Redstone Arsenal, AL Technical POC: Gray Lane Email: Allan.Lane@atf.gov

Contracting/Ordering Activity:

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Office of Management – Acquisition Management Division 99 New York Avenue, NE

1 This is also known as a Justification & Approval. It is the document required by the FAR that justifies and obtains approval for a sole-source contract.

2 This is entered at or after small business review, including the header.

3 COR – Contracting Officer’s Representative – services /GTR – Government Technical Representative – supplies/goods.

Washington, DC 20226 Contracting Officer Name: Brian Wilkins Email: Brian.Wilkins@atf.gov

2. Nature and Description of Action Being Approved. Describe the action being approved include the name and address of the proposed contractor(s).

This Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) authorizes and approves the issuance of a sole source, firm-fixed price purchase order for the procurement of the Pendar S010-VH Field Lab Accessory kit, which attaches to the Pendar X10, a Portable Handheld Standoff Raman Spectrometer identification system which is currently used by the ATF Homemade Explosives training course. ATF currently has six (6) Pendar X10 units in their inventory.

The Field Lab Accessory kit adds the ability to insert and analyze glass test vials containing unknown explosive substances. The Pendar S010-VH Field Lab Accessory kit is currently only developed and fielded by Pendar Technologies, the maker of the Pendar X10.

Proposed Contractor (small business):

Pendar Technologies 30 Spinelli Street Cambridge, MA 02138

3. Description of Supplies and Services. Describe the supplies/services to be acquired.

Provide the estimated total value (including options, if any).

Background: In the current environment that requires Explosive Ordnance Disposal/Public Safety Bomb Technicians to increasingly respond not only to Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) but to clandestine laboratories where explosives and/or other illegal substances (ie:

HME’s, narcotics, other weaponized agents) are being produced, or suspected of being produced, it is imperative that these personnel have the ability to rapidly analyze and identify the unknown product. The requested technology provides the ability to accomplish this identification by utilizing glass sample test vials in the field.

After thorough market surveys it is my conclusion that there is not an equivalent product available through any other US Vendor at this time that is compatible and will work with the Pendar X10 handheld unit.

Description of Requirement: The Pendar S010-VH Field Lab Accessory kit will be used in conjunction with the existing inventory of Pendar X10 instruments to train US Military EOD Technicians and Law Enforcement Bomb Technicians how to rapidly analyze and identify unknown substances when processing homemade explosives manufacturing scenes.

Estimated Value: $30,000.00

Required Delivery Date: 60 days ARO.

4. Identify statutory authority permitting limiting sources. Cite the authority under one of the exceptions listed under FAR 13.106-1 (b) (1) (i).

☒ FAR 13.106-1 (b) (1) (i) Soliciting from a single source.

5. A statement demonstrating the unique qualifications of the proposed contractor or the nature of the action requiring use of the authority.

The Field Lab Accessory kit adds the ability to insert and analyze glass test vials containing unknown explosive substances. The Pendar S010-VH Field Lab Accessory kit is currently only manufactured and sold by Pendar Technologies, the maker of the Pendar X10.

6. Certifications.

Co-Prepared by:

As the Government’s Technical Representative (GTR), I certify the above information is accurate to the best of my knowledge and contains complete data/information necessary to support the recommendation and the basis for this justification.

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Gray Lane Date Technical Representative

As the Contracting Officer and based on the information presented by the program office, the information is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge, and it is in the best interest of the US Government to pursue other than full and open competition for this requirement.

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Brian Wilkins, Contracting Officer Date Office of Management – Acquisition Management Division