JUSTIFICATION.pdf

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

For purchases made under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures

(Under $250,000)

Name and Location of the organization making the purchase:

Federal Highway Administration Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division Quantum Park, 22001 Loudoun County Pkwy Suite E2-3-300 Ashburn VA 20147

Describe supplies and/or services being procured:

Laboratory Accredition Services

Rationale supporting the sole source acquisition (Authority under FAR 13.106-1(b))

AASHTO is the sole source of laboratory accreditation services for the AASHTO

Materials Reference Laboratory (AMRL) which also known as AASHTO resource. The

AASHTO Accreditation Program Maintenance of AASHTO AMRL accreditation is an important quality benchmark for EFLHD and our partner agencies. The cost of the services is a requirement for the EFLHD Central Materials Laboratory in Sevierville, TN to remain in compliance with the AASHTO Materials Reference Laboratory (AASHTO re:source ) accreditation program, AAP R18, “Standard Practice for Establishing and

Implementing a Quality System for Construction Materials Testing Laboratories”. This is to satisfy the requirements of 23 CFR § 637.209 - Laboratory and sampling and testing personnel qualifications.