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replacement or repair parts/components from the manufacturer and without the purchase of the required replacement or repair parts/components identified above, NOAA users could not continue providing high-quality data acquisition during hydro graphic, fisheries and oceanographic survey missions on NOAA vessels.

Applanix Corporation

DUNS: 254054463

85 Leek Cres

Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3B3 Canada

6. Description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as practicable, including whether a notice was or will be publicized as required by FAR Subpart 5.2 and, if not, which exception under FAR 5.202 applies.

A notice of intent to sole source was posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website on April 18, 2019. No responses were received from the notification on FBO.

Notice of award will be publicized on FBO.gov within 14 days after the contract award per

FAR 13.501 (a) (1) (iii). A copy of the Justification will be included in the post.

7. Determination by the contracting officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

The Contracting Officer will detennine the price fair and reasonable using the techniques identified in FAR 13.

8. Description of the market research conducted (see Part 10) and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

Only 3 companies, Applanix Corporation (manufacturer of the POS/MV 320 VS), Kongsberg (manufacturer of the SeaPath 300 Series Position and Orientation System), and

NovAtel (manufacturer of the Synchronous Position Attitude and Navigation (SPAN))

GNSS/INS system provide similar systems, but none except Applanix can provide the required items identified above. Each of these systems provides Position, Orientation and

Attitude measurements that potentially meet the general need of the government, but only

Applanix can provide the needed replacement or repair parts for the existing systems without replacing the entire system and incurring the ancillary costs required to make it a usable system for the NOAA fleet. According to SAM.gov, neither Kongsberg Maritime nor NovAtel are small businesses.

Applanix Corporation is the OEM of the POS/MV 320 system and there are no other developers or manufacturers capable or possessing the necessary knowledge and skill to provide the requirements identified above. Both Internet and GSA Advantage searches of

POS/MV-320 VS equipment indicates that there are no other suppliers of the requested

Source Selection Information- see FAR 2.101 and 3.104

NMAN7200-19-00699 Applanix Corporation