Redak_Sole_Source.pdf

Contracts Department Fonn No. 45SAP (Rev 12113)

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION FOR REQUIREMENT (S) OVER $2,500.00

AND UNDER $150,000.00 (Simplified Acquisition)

From: (Department)____,R~--- To: 02 Contracts Department

Ref: (a) Requisition# 1300523751

Contractor: Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Date: July 28. 2015

Item: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance System Service Agreement

Required Delivery Date:. __ "-1-!<0:.!:ctllo!!!b~eru.·-=.20~1~5~------

Procurement To Be Conducted (check one of the following):

By Bankcard Holder Under $25,000 Letter of Agreement (LOA) Authority X By 02 Contracts Department (Note: Only Contracts Department Personnel have GSA Schedule

Ordering Authority)

I. In accordance with reference (a) the following is submitted.

a. A brief description of the intended use or application.

NSWC IHEODTD bas a requirement for a service agreement on the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

(NMR) Spectrometer. The contract will allow us to contact Agilent r;=~=ii troubleshooting, routine maintenance, and service calls as required.~

b. Description of the critical or unique features (patent, copyright, proprietary, etc.), which show no other item or source, can satisfY the Government's need.

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (formerly Varian, Inc.) is the sole manufacturer of the NMR instrument, and as such they are the authority on all hardware and software issues/concerns. The Agilent NMR features paraDe! controllers for the each transmitter and receiver channel providing pnlse sequence programming power with fiUictionality and user friendliness. The NMR is supported by the highly acclaimed VnmrJ™ software for data acquisition and processing and therefore licensing and software applications also need to be considered. The NMR was originally purchased in 2003 and the cost was- $500K (N62477-00-D-0003), and then upgraded in 2013 for- $275K (9712XCPP).

c. Describe the alternatives reviewed, which lead to the conclusion that only this particular source or product can meet the requirement.

Market research shows that service technicians are trained on each vendor's specific instrument.

Agilent Technologies, Inc. offers a Depot Repair Center for repair to manufacturer's specifications through the Customer Assistance Center. Other yet similar product support would result in lower quality service, and could even lead to inadvertent damage to the instrument due to the technician's lack of familiarity 1vlrt! t!J.e instrument. This stands true of any equipment serViced by anyone other thaii traiiielfiiianufacturers' technicians of the instrument/equipment. Therefore, at this time no additional market research will be conducted.

"Source selection Information-See FAR 2.101 and 3.104."