JOFOC (Redacted) 47QFSA21P0010 Jun 25 2021.pdf

GSA FAS – Open Market JOFOC Order Number: ID04210045

FAR 13.501(a)(2)(i) For a proposed contract exceeding $250,000, but not exceeding $700,000, the contracting Officer's certification that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of the contracting officer's knowledge and belief will serve as approval, unless a higher approval level is established in accordance with agency procedures.

5. Applicability of Authority:

All necessary service, equipment and installation requirements have been previously completed by Emerson Process Management LLP via the Predictive Maintenance Program and presently in operation on site with Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE). At this time, the Government intends to upgrade the existing Predictive Maintenance Program (PMP) with the Emerson CSI AMS Machinery Health Manager Suite Software which is the upgraded version to the PMP. Without the Predictive Maintenance Program, the FRCSE would not be able to collect vibration and oil analysis data specifically for Single Point Failure and Top 10/100 equipment. The Emerson CSI AMS Machinery Health Manager Suite Software is the only software package that is compatible with the existing software associated with the current Predictive Maintenance Program. No other software program would be compatible to upgrade the existing software program. The Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Emerson Process Management LLP, is the only company that can supply and support the software, and therefore is the only solution to fulfill this requirement.

Emerson Process Management, LLP and its sole source reseller, Control Southern LLC, is the world's largest predictive maintenance service provider. There is no other known single source to provide the complete integrated Predictive Maintenance equipment, proprietary software, services, training and consulting. They are the only known company to package these Predictive Maintenance technologies in a commercial off-the-shelf and advertised ready-to-sell approach.

The Government to date has made significant investments with Emerson Process Management, LLP via the Predictive Maintenance Program. If the Government chooses to partner with another company, all prior investments will be lost and will have to be replaced. Significant time and effort have been invested since 1997 at Naval Aviation Depot Cherry Point and since 2001 with FRCSE, in establishing and maintaining the current database of critical equipment setup nomenclature, data sets, fault frequencies, software models, parameters etc. Choosing another vendors software would require data migration from the existing database which would be incompatible with the existing CSI AMS as any other vendor does not have proprietary data to the existing software and system. In all a brand-new system and architecture would need 10 be created which would be costly to the Government and would generate a catastrophic failure and excessive downtime to the FRCSE infrastructure.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition:

This effort is not available for competition. Emerson Process Management, has provided written documentation, dated February 15, 2021, that they are the sole supplier/manufacturer of AMS Machinery Health Manager Software and MAS 2140 Machinery Health Analyzer AMS9420. Also, that the Government may place orders through their local business partner, Control Southern, Inc, which is the authorized reseller for this requirement.

7. Contracting Officer Determination – Fair and Reasonable Cost:

GSA will determine that the anticipated cost to the Government for this acquisition is fair and reasonable and, in the Government’s, best interest in accordance with FAR 12.209, Determination of Price Reasonableness and FAR 13.106-3. The Contracting Officer will use price analysis techniques to ensure fair and reasonable price. This includes, but is not limited to, market research; comparison of proposed prices to previous purchases that were determined fair and reasonable, current price lists, comparison of propose prices to the Independent Government Estimate (IGE) and any other reasonable basis.

8. Market Research:

Market research was conducted in accordance with (IAW) FAR 10. IAW FAR Subpart

8.002 Priorities for Use of Government Supply Sources and FAR Subpart 8.003 Use of other Mandatory Sources, there are no mandatory sources of supply for the requested item under this requirement.

IAW FAR Subpart 8.004(a)(1) Use of Other Sources and GSA Memorandum "Preferred Use of Existing GSA Contract Vehicles dated October 1 1, 2012, the use of GSA Federal Supply Schedules (FSS), Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) and Multiple Award Contracts in accordance with FAR 8.4 were researched as potential acquisition vehicles to satisfy this requirement and were given first consideration.

Emerson Process Management indicated that they and their sole source reseller, Control Southern Inc. do not hold a GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract or Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWACs), Multiple Award Contract (MACs) such as OASIS, ALLIANT or NASA SEWP.

The manufacturer, Emerson Process Management, has provided written documentation, dated February 15, 2021, that they are the sole supplier/manufacturer of AMS Machinery

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