Limited Source Justification_Redacted.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

MISSION INSTALLATION CONTRACTING COMMAND

1792, 12TH STREET

FORT RILEY, KS 66442

CCMI-CHD-RL 15 March 2022

MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD

SUBJECT: Contracting Officer Determination for Soliciting from a Single Source under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold for requirement of a replica Comanche Horse. That is on exhibit at the Dyche Museum, in the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.

1. In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the SAT, the contracting officer herby determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.

2. This action is to purchase one (1) Comanche Horse replica. The scope of work includes finding a suitable horse with proper measurements that can be altered to match the Comanche Horse. The data will be gathered from original photos of the Comanche horse provided by the Fort Riley Museum Complex and measurements obtained by the Fort Riley Museum Complex.

The Fort Riley Museum Complex is requiring the replica Comanche Horse to be delivered by 1 Aug 2022. This requirement is a supply purchase.

3. Studio EIS Inc. of Brooklyn, NY is a small business “Bringing History to Life”. They are sculptors and artists who bring customer’s vision to reality. Studio EIS Inc. has done a similar project of the George Washington mounted on his horse. Which is at the Mount Vernon Museum, in Mount Vernon, Virginia.

4. The anticipated cost to the Fort Riley Museum Complex (Paul Mellon Funds) for this contract action will be determined fair and reasonable based on the expertise and personal knowledge of Dr. Robert Smith Ph.D, Museum Director.

5. I hereby certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. Based on the foregoing, I approve this solicitation from a single source justification, and provided that the supply herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.