Serv M22-009_Single Source JustificationSigned_4November2021Redacted.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

OKLAHOMA CITY AIR LOGICTICS COMPLEX (AFMC)

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE OKLAHOMA

10/22/2021

TO: AFSC/PZIM

FROM: OC-ALC/OBCA for 76 MXSG

SUBJECT: Single Source Justification for Struers Equipment Preventive Maintenance

1. 76 MXSG requested annual Preventive Maintenance (PM) for one Secotom 15 Saw (Serial Number 59910568), two Secotom 50 Saws (Serial Numbers 5991169 and 5991170), six Tegramin 30 Polishers (Serial Numbers 60311569, 60320294, 60320258, 60310670, 60310951 and 60311570), two Cito Press 20 (Serial Numbers 57410737 and 5740132) with cylinders (Serial Numbers 57813786, 578827, 57881628 and 57881735) .

This contract is for a base plus 2 option year service for annual PM for one Secotom 15 Saw, two Secotom 50 Saws, six Tegramin 30 Polishers and 2 Cito Press Hot Mount Presses. This equipment is used to prepare thermal spray samples for evaluation, the end result is know if an engine part has a good thermal spray coating on it and can be reinstalled as a serviceable asset.

2. Struers, Inc. is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for the three Secotom saws, six Tegrimen polishers and two Cito Press hot mount presses. Struers, Inc. is the only known source that has the required parts and access to proprietary data to perform the PM on these twelve instruments.

3. After market research was conducted, it was determined that there is only one company the (OEM), Struers, Inc., that can satisfy the Government’s requirement.

Struers, Inc.

Address 24766 Detroit Rd. Westlake - Cleveland, OH 44145-2525 Contact and Telephone 440.871.0071 Cage Code 5T799 Type of Business Large Business

4. Market research was performed reviewing Dynamic Small Business earch (DSBS) and System for Award Management (SAM) databases using North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code (811310) looking for companies that could provide Preventive Maintenance for Struers Equipment. A review of small businesses to include 8(a), HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business, and Women Owned Small Business was conducted in search of a company that could provide Preventive Maintenance service for Struers Equipment. Struers Inc is not willing to sell their data rights to the Government, so therefore it is respectfully requested that services are provided by Struers Inc. In review there is one (1) source that can provide this service for this acquisition.

5. In the future, the Government will conduct market research to determine if Struers, Inc.

has any distributors that are able to completely service the Struers equipment or if they are willing to sell the software data rights to the Government. Market research for this requirement is ongoing.