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EERE T 542.006: Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition (SAT)

Justification and Approval Document

OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

(Requirements ≤ $250,000)

1. EERE, Golden Field Office, Acquisition Office

2. Description of Action:

Requirement: New Repeat Pricing: Firm-Fixed Price Time & Materials Cost Funds: Program Program Direction:

Other:

3. Procurement History:

Previous Contract or Purchase Order Number: 89243420PEE000033 or N/A Previously competed? N/A No Yes If No, previous authority for less than Full & Open Competition:13.106-1(b)(1)

Name of Intended Contractor: LUX Research Street Address: 100 Franklin St., 8th Floor City, State, Zip: Boston, MA 02110

Phone: (617) 502-5329

4. Description of Supplies/Services: The estimated value of the proposed action for he base period is $71,200.00. The estimate for the option period is $72,600.00.

5. Authority Cited: FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) - For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (including all options), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available:

(a) Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, OR

(b) Unusual and compelling urgency.

*If brand name of item is only provided by one source, complete a separate Brand Name justif ication.

6. Reason for Authority Cited:

Subscription includes: 5 Accounts Total: 1 Advisor Member, 4 Reader. Member site and Journals Tech Pages, Analyst Inquiries, Client Requesting Briefings (CRBs), Monthly Client-only Webinars, Lux Executive Summit (Global event in Boston), and Partnership Review.

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/Regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/Far/13.htm?zoom_highlight=13%2E106#P119_17036

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7. Actions to Increase Competition:

8. Contracting Officer Determination that the Anticipated Price to the Government will be Fair and Reasonable:

Lux Research provides in-depth analyses of emerging technology in the space of Alternative Fuels by combining knowledge of the alternative fuels market with a thorough understanding of the science and engineering behind new technologies in the space. Lux's global coverage is based on interviews with the technology developers themselves by their experienced engineers and scientists. Their expert opinions are subsequently augmented by data analysis on our own and third-party databases. Combining big data analysis with the unique insights of technology experts is what makes Lux's coverage more accurate and more informative on both market and technology developments. The Lux product offers substantial information in a fast and efficient format, providing the same types of information elements for all companies, while also providing links to current and past articles in other publications.

The market and technology advisory services offered by Lux Research, Inc. are a sole supplier product, created exclusively by Lux Research, Inc. No other company sells these services, and they must be purchased directly from Lux Research, Inc.

If Lux is not selected, the harm that will come to the Government is that the Government will not have access to these efficient and effective services and therefore will spend considerable additional resources to access these types of information. No equal product of similar capabilities has been identified though a search was undertaken as discussed under Section 7.

This acquisition is sole source and no competition is expected. Alternate sources were evaluated. For example, Jim Lane’s Biofuels Digest conducts some elements of company analysis and highlights. However it does not review the companies in a systematic and structured way to allow for easy comparisons and analysis access.

When searching for companies in Biofuels Digest, you are simply directed to past published articles and you can read them and hope the information that you are looking for is in there somewhere. In comparison, the Lux product offers more information and in a fast and efficient format, providing the same types of information for all companies, while also providing links to past articles in other publications.

Further, to evaluate if similar services were available from other vendors, a web search was conducted on the following terms:

Alternative fuels research periodicals (Google produced 5,080,000 results); Alternative fuels periodicals (Google produced 6,080,000 results); Alternative fuels research (Google produced 82,060,000 results); Renewable fuels periodicals (Google produced about 1,390,000 results); Advanced biofuels periodicals (Google produced about 219,000 results);

As you can surmise from this many Google citations, it would be impossible to adequately evaluate this many sources.

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9. Market Research:

10. Reviews and Approvals:

Branch Chief:

________________________ Date: ________ Printed Name & Signature

Contracting Officer:

_________________________ Date: _________ Printed Name & Signature

To evaluate if similar services were available from other vendors, a web search was conducted on the following terms:

Alternative fuels research periodicals (Google produced 5,080,000 results); Alternative fuels periodicals (Google produced 6,080,000 results); Alternative fuels research (Google produced 82,060,000 results); Renewable fuels periodicals (Google produced about 1,390,000 results); Advanced biofuels periodicals (Google produced about 219,000 results);

Previous Notices of Intent to Sole Source were posted on FBO/BetaSam.gov and no responses were received.

The price is determined to be fair and reasonable and is in the best interest of the Government.