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United States Department of Agriculture Limited Sources Justification

For an Order/BPA Exceeding Micro-Purchase Threshold & up to the Simplified Acquisition Threshold

FAR 8.405 Federal Supply Schedules Multiple Award Schedule Program

Control No. (if applicable) FY24-FPAC-Justification-169

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center, Operations Branch, Acquisition Division, in support of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Iowa State Office.

2. Description of supplies or services required to meet the agency�s needs (including estimate value).

Trimble Navigation Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers, data collectors, and software have been in use by the USDA and are the major GNSS (GPS) systems used for mapping and survey data collection. The Trimble R12i receivers are required to maintain interoperability with the existing Trimble Tl0 and TSC7 data collectors and associated Trimble software currently in use by the state and shared among county and team boundaries.

REQUIRED SUPPLIES

Item No.: Qty Part Number Item/Description

1 8 TA-GENSURV-P Trimble Access - General Survey, Perpetual License 2 8 SA-Roads-P Trimble Access - Roads; Perpetual License

1 63651-00 Trimble Business Center Advanced - Add Seats to Existing

Network License

1 63603-50 Add Scanning Module to Existing Int/Adv Network License

(Reqs HASP key ID;Match # of seats) 5 43 R12i-CFG-001-40 Trimble R12i Configuration Level - R12i Base and Rover Mode 6 43 R12i-101-60-01-P Trimble R12i, Model 60 (pre-conf), ROW

22 101070-02-01 Trimble Geospatial Accessory - 2xDual Battery Charger with

Power Supplies & Power Cords (N. America) 8 43 89845-00 Trimble R10 Accessory � Quick Release Adapter (0.05m)

43 89840-00

Trimble R10 Accessory - Rechargeable Battery (7.4V, 3700 mAh, 27.3 Wh)

8 TSC7-2-1111-00

Trimble TSC7 controller V2 - QWERTY keypad, USB/Serial boot, NA/EMEA region, Standalone

8 121358-01-1

Trimble TSC7 Accessory - Ext. Battery Charger w/ Int. Cord, Battery 2-pack

12 2 TAB-T100-1110-00 T100 - 10 in WIN10, 16/512, GPS, WIFI/BT, WWAN 13 2 120531-GEO T100 Pole Bracket Medium Length

14 3 110238-00-1 Trimble EM120 2.4GHz Module

15 43 5125-20-FLY-GT ROVER ROD,2M,AL,SNAP-LOC,GT

Trade In-Items Item# Qty Item/Description 1 43 Trimble R12 & Accessories

Estimated trade-in value $215,000

Total estimated value of this procurement: $1,367,849.00

3. Identification of the authority for limiting sources.

The following circumstance justifies limiting the source under FAR 8.405-6:

FAR 8.405-6(b) - Item(s) peculiar to one manufacturer, including brand name.

4. Supporting rationale demonstrating the unique qualifications of the proposed contractor or the nature of the action requiring the use of the authority.

Trimble R12i receivers are required for interoperability with existing Trimble T10 and TSC7 data collectors in use by NRCS Iowa State Office. Trimble Inc. is the only source of Trimble brand equipment with a GSA MAS contract.

5. A description of the market research conducted among schedule holders and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

Market research was conducted amongst schedule holders to determine the sources available that could provide the required supplies. Market research results indicated that Trimble products were only sold by the original equipment manufacturer through the GSA MAS.

6. Recommended source(s).

Contractor: Trimble Inc Address: 5475 Kellenburger Rd

Dayton, OH 45424-1013 Contract #: 47QSMS24D002E

Certifications & Approval

Supporting data which form the basis for and included in this justification are certified accurate and complete.

Tim Mensing State Technology Engineer

The information contained in this Limited Sources Justification is certified accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Brantt Lindsey Contracting Officer

Notes and Guidance. Delete these Notes prior to finalizing document for signature.

Pursuant to FAR 8.405-6, Orders/BPAs under Federal Supply Schedule Contracts are exempt from the competition requirements of FAR Part 6; however, ordering activities may restrict consideration of Schedule Contractors. Circumstances justifying limiting the sources include:

a) An urgent and compelling need exists and following the procedures would result in unacceptable delays;

b) Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required because they are unique or highly specialized; or

c) In the interest of economy and efficiency, the new work is a logical follow-on to an original Federal Supply Schedule order, provide the original order was place in accordance with applicable Federal Supply Schedule procedures (e.g. competed).

Brand Name. Items peculiar to one manufacturer can be a particular brand name, product, or feature of a product, peculiar to one manufacturer. A brand name item, whether available on one or more schedule contracts, is an item peculiar to one manufacturer. Brand name specifications shall not be used unless the particular brand name, product or feature is essential to the Government�s requirements and market research indicates other companies� similar products, or products lacking the particular feature, do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet the Agency�s needs. See below for posting of brand name requirements.

Program personnel are advised to work with contracting personnel early on in order to promote and provide for full and open competition amongst schedule holders to the maximum extent practicable. In circumstances that permit restricting the consideration of Schedule Contractors, program personnel shall provide necessary information to contracting personnel to support and document the circumstances limiting competition, including use of brand name specifications, through the use of this form.

Posting. For proposed Orders/BPAs with an estimated value exceeding $25,000 that restrict competition to items peculiar to one manufacturer, i.e., Brand Name, this form shall be posted along with the Request for Quotation (RFQ) to GSA�s e-Buy. This form is not required to be posted with the solicitation when restricting consideration due to urgency, unique source, or logical follow-on as described in the first paragraph above.

Screening. Before posting this Justification, in accordance with FAR 8.406-6 and 24.2, the Contracting Officer is responsible to redact any information that is exempt from disclosure under Freedom of Information Act or information proprietary to the contractor.

Signatures. After review and completion by the Program Office and Contracting Officer, the Word document shall be converted to an Adobe PDF file, and then electronically signed. Signature blocks shall include dates.