Redacted DnF for OTFOC Makino.pdf

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DETERMINATION & FINDINGS FOR OTHER THAN FULL & OPEN COMPETITION

(ACTIONS SAT AND BELOW)

Brand Name-Peculiar to ONE manufacturer

1. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT: Purchase of one (1) Makino Universal 3 (U3) Heat Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Wire Electrical Discharge Machine (EDM).

2. PROPOSED MANUFACTURER:

Manufacturer:

Makino 7680 Innovation Way Mason, Ohio, 45040 Cage Code: 1U6D3 Large Business

Authorized Reseller (s):

Makino also doing business as Single Source Technologies (SST) 30 Chapin Road Suite 1208 Pine Brook, NJ 07058 Cage Code: 1U6D3 Large Business

Technical Equipment Sales, LLC 10165 International Blvd Cincinnati, OH 45246 Cage Code: 6B653 Las Business

3. ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE: $227,300.00

4. STATUTORY AUTHORITY PERMITTING CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL

AND OPEN COMPETITION: The statutory authority permitting sole source is 41 USC 1901(e), implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i):

__X_ Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements peculiar to ONE manufacturer.

___ Unusual and Compelling Urgency ___ Industrial Mobilization; Engineering, Developmental, or Research Capability; or Expert

Services ___ International Agreement ___ Authorized or Required by Statute ___ National Security ___ Public Interest

5. JUSTIFICATION FOR THE AUTHORITY CITED ABOVE:

The item(s) listed in section one above is available from only one source and competition is precluded for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available.

_X__ Compatibility: The item(s) must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit, and function) with existing systems presently installed. Describe the equipment you have now and how the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system:

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Weapons and Materials Research

Directorate (WMRD [REDACTED] requires the purchase of one (1) Makino Universal 3 (U3) Heat Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Wire Electrical Discharge Machine (EDM). The Makino Universal CNC EDM meets the minimum requirements of the

Government due to its optimized processes specific to [REDACTED] micron precision requirements of holding tight tolerances on parts less than 100 microns (which provides .00394 of an inch accuracy) and provides five (5) axis full CNC operation.

In addition to the minimum requirements of functionality, the required CNC EDM machine must be compatible with the existing conversational language (brand name Hyper-i) used by multiple Makino machines at ARL with the same controls. The brand-name Makino Hyper-i utilizes unique formatting and mapping that will allow various machines to be used in unison with the compatible control system. The brand Hyper-i control was developed and manufactured by Makino, and is proprietary to their machines. It has been determined that the Makino CNC EDM is only the machine that meets the required functions of the Government and is compatible with existing systems presently installed at ARL WMRD.

If the Government does not procure this brand-name machines manufactured by Makino, a substantial amount of new systems from one (1) single vendor will need to be procured in order to have compatible control systems that work in unison as an entire system. Without the required Makino unit there will be a significant delay in diagnosing and trouble-shooting control system problems. Additionally the WMRD Shops would spend several man-hours attempting to reverse engineer a single component to be able to function with an alternate manufacturer’s system. A machinist lost labor can cost up to

[REDACTED] and the total duplication of cost is estimated to be $700k.

Base on the above the required brand-name Universal U3 CNC Wire EDM manufactured by Makino is the only item that can meet the Government’s requirement of compatibility in all aspects form, fit, and function with existing systems presently installed at ARL WMRD.

___ Proprietary: A patent, copyright, or proprietary data limits competition. The proprietary data are described as follows:

___ Experimental Continuity: The item(s) must be consistent with prior materials in order to ensure experimental continuity. Describe the conditions that necessitate the use of experimental continuity:

___ Warranty: Purchasing item(s) from another manufacturer/provider would void existing warranty. Provide a brief explanation for the use of this reason and the impact that would occur if the item was purchased from another manufacturer/provider:

___ Direct Replacement: These are “direct replacement” parts/components for existing equipment and no substitutes exist.

___ Other reasoning to support a sole-source buy:

6. FAIR AND REASONABLE PRICE DETERMINATION:

It has been determined that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable and that approval of this recommendation is in the best interest of the government. This justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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Contracting Officer (KO)