Brand_Name_Fisher_lab_equipment_for_Caldwell_OM_1735978.docx

Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition:

Brand-Name at or Below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold

Project Title: Thermo Fisher Scientific equipment for relocated Caldwell lab-Open Market Items

I. Identification of the agency and contracting activity

II. Description of the project, and supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value) A. Type of action: (check the appropriate box) ☒ New requirement ☐ Follow-on

· Name of the previous contractor(s): ________________________________

· Sequence number, if available: ____________________________________

· Was the initial and any subsequent awards competed? ☐ Yes ☐ No B. AMBIS Sequence number for this requirement: 1735978 C. Total estimated dollar value of the requirement (including options, if applicable): 23502.92 D. Period of performance, inclusive of options: from ___________ to ________________ E. Project Background The purpose of this acquisition is to provide necessary equipment for Dr. Harlan Caldwell’s lab which will be relocating to the Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases in Bethesda. The objective is for Dr. Caldwell to continue forwarding his promising trachoma vaccine candidate.

The laboratory being established for Dr. Caldwell in Bethesda will facilitate his work on his single-component vaccine which will guard against all 15 strains of chlamydia. This work is a continuation of his groundbreaking research in the Laboratory of Intracellular Parasites.

F. Description of the supplies/services to be purchased Thermo Scientific™ Forma™ Series 3 Water-Jacketed CO2 Incubators Catalog number 13-998-123 Quantity 4 units

III. Identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition (SELECT ONE)

Important Note: The statutory authority listed below will rarely ever be used in NIH. Before selecting this authority, please ensure that you have read and understood the citation and discussed it with the cognizant Contracting Officer.

☐ 41 USC 3304(a)(5) and FAR Part 6.302-5: Authorized or required by statute / Brand Name

IV. Demonstration that the proposed brand name product’s salient charictoristics (specific features, qualities and/or the nature of the acquisition) requires use of the authority cited.

This specific model of equipment is required for continuity of data for Dr. Caldwell’s new lab. This is the same equipment currently used in his lab at RML campus. Changing the equipment could result in inconsistency between old and new data and introduce unknown variables. This particular model is also required due to space restrictions in the rooms of the new lab. Procuring models with different footprints will create issues with pre-determined room layouts in his new lab space and create a disruption in work flow.

V. Determination by the Contracting Officer that the anticipated cost/price to the Government will be fair and reasonable Price reasonableness determination will be included in the acquisition file under the Award Determination section.

VI. Certification This is to certify that the justification for the proposed acquisition has been reviewed and that to the best of my knowledge and belief the information and/or data provided to support my request (for the requestor) and approval (for the CO) of is accurate and complete.

Requestor Certification

William Whitmire, Senior Research Assistant

5/08/2015

Contracting Officer Approval

Lynda Kieres, Supervisory Procurement Analyst

5/08/2015