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 22001 Loudoun County Parkway Building E2, Suite 200 Ashburn, VA 20147

Describe supplies and/or services being procured:

AMPT replacement of existing damaged LVDT’s to Epsilom Extensometers.

Name and Contact Information of Required Source:

Advanced Asphalt Technologies 40 Commerce Circle Kearneysville, WV 25430

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

“(b) Soliciting from a single source:

(1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, 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

(e.g., urgency*, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name or industrial mobilization). “

❖ The AMPT Device is the only device to meet AASHTO TP 133, T 378.

❖ The Advanced Asphalt Technologies is the only supplier for the parts and specialized repair required for AMPT.

❖ Device Not found on GSA.