Redacted_FAR-Part13-5-Sole-Source-JA_ServiceMaintenance.pdf

Control No: ========= Contractor: Mettler-Toledo AutoChem, Inc.

Program/Equipment: Mettler Toledo EasyMax Automated Reactor

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JUSTIFICATION REVIEW DOCUMENT

FAR SUBPART 13.5 SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL

ITEMS – SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

Program/Equipment: Service and Maintenance of Mettler Toledo EasyMax Automated Reactor for Combat Capabilities Command (CCDC) Armament Center (AC), Army Warheads & Lethal Mechanisms Division.

Authority: Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items, 41 U.S.C. as implemented by FAR Subpart 13.5.

Amount: ===============

Prepared by: =============== DSN: ======== ================= Date: ========

Contracting Officer: ============== DSN: =========

Technical: ============ DSN: ==========

Requirements: =============== DSN: =========

Program/Equipment: Mettler Toledo EasyMax Automated Reactor

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Reviews: I have reviewed this justification and find it adequate to support sole source.

Program Manager:

Typed Name: =============

DSN: ============

Signature: ================

Program/Equipment: Mettler Toledo EasyMax Automated Reactor

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FAR Subpart 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items – Sole

Source Justification and Approval

1. Contracting Activity: U.S Army Contracting Command – New Jersey

2. Description of Action: The U.S. Army Warheads & Lethal Mechanisms Division of the Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Armament Center (AC) requests a firm fixed price contract with Mettler-Toledo Autochem, Incorporated, 6708 Alexander Bell Drive, Columbia, MD 21046. The Government projects award for ============ and ============================================== ============ will be used.

An acquisition plan is not required because this procurement does not meet the threshold at Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 207.103(d)(i)(B).

3. Description of Supplies/Services: CCDC AC engages in warhead and lethal mechanism development to support various Army & Department of Defense programs and missions. Accomplishing these missions requires development of ============ i======== including ==================================. In order to develop safe, optimized processes ========================, the CCDC AC utilizes the Automated Reactor system for ========================================.

Due to the heavy utilization, the reactor requires routine maintenance and service to remain in top working condition in order to conduct proper analytics and development of ==========================. The reactor must be ready at all times ======== ==================== to allow the CCDC AC to serve the needs of the warfighter.

Service and Maintenance is required for ================================ and

This Service and maintenance contract will has a base year and 2 option years.

Base Period: 12 months from date of award Value: ========== Option Period 1: 12 months from date the option is exercised Value: ========== Option Period 2: 12 months from date the option is exercised Value:========== Total: ==========

4. Authority Cited: Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items, 41 U.S.C. 1901 (or 41 U.S.C. 1903 for Special Emergency Procurement) as implemented by FAR Subpart 13.5: Only one source: OEM

5. Reason for Authority Cited:

The Mettler Toledo ============ Automated Reactor system is used for ======== ==========================. Service and Maintenance of the Mettler Toledo ========= Automated Reactor system is necessary to maintain equipment availability and reliability. Mettler Toledo is the only authorized vendor that is capable of servicing this equipment and meets the Government requirements. Several other vendors were reviewed during market research; however, the other vendors did not possess the following capabilities which is critical to the Government needs:

a. The equipment vendor is Mettler Toledo and the vendor must be licensed to service this equipment.

b. Ability to service and repair =========== Automated Reactor system

c. Ability to service and repair ==========================================

d. Ability to service and repair ======================================.

e. =======================================

f. ================================================================

Without availability and operability of the Mettler Toledo =========== Automated Reactor system, ============================= would be severely limited resulting in ====================================================== ========. The service and maintenance of this equipment is mission critical to ensure availability of technology. The Government would expect to incur substantial duplication costs of ============== in the event of unavailable equipment which would include:

The process for scaleup requires ========================================= =============================== which may be determined using multiple instruments but is rapidly determined in a finite number of experiments by the Mettler- Toledo ================ Automated Reactor platform:

o Isolated ========== experiments/capabilities: ============ o Isolated =============: =========== o Temperature control and ======== analysis: ===========

The ================= system is also a development platform that ===========

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: Full and open competition is not feasible as Mettler- Toledo AutoChem, Inc. is the OEM that provide dedicated ongoing training to repair and maintenance our instruments throughout its lifecycle. The Contracting Officer shall publish the notices required by FAR 5.201.

Program/Equipment: Mettler Toledo EasyMax Automated Reactor

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7. Actions to Increase Competition: Competition for this action is not feasible since service can only be obtained via OEM.

8. Market Research: Market research was conducted by ========== by contacting industry professionals regarding pricing of similar services, reviewing catalogue advertised pricing and literature published by the manufacturer and attendance at conferences and symposia. The market research has been conducted between January 2020 and July 2020. Nine potential sources were identified that has similar capability.

They are ============================================================ ===================================, and Mettler-Toledo Autochem Inc. Only Mettler-Toledo Autochem Inc is deemed capable as they are the OEM. In addition, a letter was obtained ============== from the contractor stated that “there are no third party service provided that hold an active training certificate or undergone training ===== ==============================================. As the OEM we provide our Service Engineers with dedicated ongoing training to repair and maintenance our instruments throughout its lifecycle.”

9. Interested Sources: To date, no other sources have written to express interest in the acquisition.

10. Other Facts:

Procurement History N/A

11. Technical Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in the justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Typed Name: =============== Date: ========= Title: ====================== Signature: ===========

12. Requirements Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in the justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Typed Name: =============== Date: ========= Title: ====================== Signature: ===========

13. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination: I hereby determine that the anticipated cost or price to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable. This determination will be made using price/cost analysis and IGE.

As a part of this basis, certified cost or pricing data is not required because the item and/or services being acquired are considered commercial.

14. Contracting Officer Certification: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Approval

Based on the foregoing justification, I hereby approve the procurement of Service and Maintenance of Mettler Toledo EasyMax Automated Reactor on a sole source basis pursuant to the authority of the Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items, 41 U.S.C. 1901 as implemented by FAR Subpart 13.5, subject to availability of funds, and provided that the services or supplies herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

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