SAP Justification Signed and Redacted.pdf

Last Updated 11/01/24

U.S. COAST GUARD JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP) FOR FAR 13.106-1(b)

PURCHASE REQUEST OR REQUISITION NUMBER:

31190PR250000008

ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE, INCLUDING OPTIONS:

(Over Micro-Purchase Threshold, but up to the SAT) 45K

AUTHORITY JUSTIFICATION TYPE

☐ 13.106-1(b)(1) ONLY ONE SOURCE REASONABLY AVAILABLE (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, or industrial mobilization).

☒ FAR 5.102(a)(6), FAR

11.105, FAR 13.106-1

(b) (1)

BRAND NAME – Items peculiar to one manufacturer: The particular brand name, product, or feature is essential to the Government’s requirements, and market research indicates other companies’ similar products, or products lacking the particular feature, do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the agency’s needs.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED AND THE INTENDED USE:

Tilt-A-Way hydraulic pivot gate with accessories. Gate will be used to secure the entrance to USCG Base Astoria & Air Station Astoria against unauthorized vehicle and personnel intrusion.

SUGGESTED SOURCE NAME, ADDRESS, & UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER (UEI):

Tilt-a-way Vertical Pivot Gate, Ideal Manufacturing, 2011 Harnish Blvd, Billings, MT 59101

RATIONALE FOR JUSTIFICATION TYPE SELECTED ABOVE TO INCLUDE RELEVANT INFORMATION GAINED

THROUGH YOUR MARKET RESEARCH TO SUPPORT THE JUSTIFICATION TYPE:

Title 49 Part 1542 – AIRPORT SECURITY Subpart B – General requirements. (a) No person may operate an airport subject to 1542.103 unless it adopts and carries out a security program that – (1) Provides for the safety and security of persons and property on an aircraft operating in air transportation or interstate air transportation against an act of criminal violence, aircraft piracy and the introduction of an unauthorized weapon, explosive, or incendiary onto an aircraft. Part 1542 & 1542.201(b)(1) Each airport operator required to establish a secured area must prevent and detect the unauthorized entry, presence, and movement of individuals and ground vehicles into and within the secured area by doing the following: establish and carry out measures for controlling entry to secured areas of the air operations area (AOA). Base Astoria supports base security for AIRSTA Astoria which shares an active airport, AOA, with Port of Astoria governed by TSA and 49 CFR 1542, sharing responsibility of security.

Extensive market research was conducted using both Government and commercial sources. I conducted a 20 minute interview with CWO Justin Critcher, the Facility Engineer at AIRSTA Sitka in AK. For 5 years Sitka has used a tilt-a-way hydraulic vertical pivot gate and CWO Critcher reported no issues with it, and that it’s monthly maintenance was minimal. Commercially I conducted online research with both manufacturers and gate distributors. There are only 3 manufacturers of vertical pivot gates: Tilt-a-way, Autogate, and TyMetal.

The Tilt-A-Way gate has the following unique characteristics that other brands do not and cannot provide:

• Gate is balanced through the full swing range of motion, meaning that during a power outage it requires only 15 pounds of pressure to manually open.

• Mechanically simple system with only 2 springs and 2 cables

• Requires minimal maintenance with only 3 bearings to grease

• Model is tested by manufacturer and verified capable of 2900 open/close cycles per day

• System has a control board that is compatible with any existing access control.

• System operation in conditions to -70 deg F and 100 MPH wind shear.

• Single pivot operation with 2-1/2” by 38” stroke hydraulic cylinder with 1-3/8” diameter rod

Furthermore, the Autogate and TyMetal vertical pivot gates are entirely electrically driven and don’t include hydraulic components. This creates a serious security vulnerabilities; an intruder with a forklift or tire jack could lift the gate from the bottom and then slip underneath. It also make the gate extremely difficult to operate in the event of a power outage, which is frequent in the coastal Pacific North West region during storm season.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/13.106-1 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/5.102 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/11.105 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/11.105

Last Updated 11/01/24

CONTRACTING OFFICER - FAIR AND REASONABLE PRICE DETERMINATION METHODS:

☒ MARKET RESEARCH

☐ COMPARISON OF PROPOSED PRICE WITH PRICES FOUND REASONABLE ON PREVIOUS PURCHASES

☐ CURRENT PRICE LIST

☐ COMPARISON WITH SIMILAR ITEMS IN A RELATED INDUSTRY

☐ COMPARISON TO IGCE

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☐ OTHER (EXPLAIN)

SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF TECHNICAL AND REQUIREMENTS POC DATE

02DEC2024

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