SF 1009 - SAP OIL1100 ISOSOLV 02_Redacted.pdf

Treasury Standard Form – 1009 (Rev 10/18)

Prescribed by Treasury: DTAP 1013.106(b)

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

SF 1009 - FAR 13.106-1(b) SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION FOR

ACQUISITIONS AT OR BELOW THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

1. Identification of the requesting activity and contracting activity.

The requiring activity is the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Office of Supply Chain Management and the contracting activity is the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer

(OCPO).

2.a A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs.

BEP has a need to purchase stock item OIL1100 ISOSOLV LOW OLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) wipes used on the Currency Over Printing Equipment (COPE) presses.

ISOSOLV will be used as a cleaning solvent on the COPE presses for automatic and manual cleaning. Solvent received must remain below the acceptable rate 70% VOC level or have low vapor to be in compliance with the District Department of Environment (DDOE) regulations and minimizes potential health risk to BEP employees. DDOE issued an environmental regulation (reference: District of Columbia Municipal regulation Chapter 20 Section 716.8) that went into effect on 30 December 2011. This regulation requires the BEP to use a solvent on Offset Lithography and Letterpress Printing presses. The BEP has a legal obligation to comply with environmental regulations issued.

2.b Name and business size of the vendor. Ecolink, Inc. – Small Business

2.c Requisition No.

3. IGCE/Estimated dollar value.

The IGCE is $ Refer to the Requisition for additional details.

4.a Identification of the circumstances that preclude competition (Check the appropriate box that applies).

Urgency Exclusive licensing agreements Brand-name Industria mobilization.

Other: Sole-Source to Ecolink Inc.

4.b Supporting information and facts (i.e. the details surrounding the requirement that supports the selection made in 4.a).

Notice of Intent (NOI) 2031ZA25N00044 to sole-source the award to Ecolink Inc. was posted on SAM.gov on 16 July 2025 with a response closing date of 21 July 2025. One response was received from NuGenTec Redefining Chemistry, which included their capability statement.

OIL1100 ISOSOLV LOW OLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) was previously procured exclusively from Ecolink, Inc. whose product successfully passed all required testing conducted by BEP. The product offered by the new vendor, OIL1100 ISOSOLV must undergo testing a process that takes time and BEP is currently out of stock. To be considered for future requirements, OCPO requested a sample to begin testing and determine whether the new product meets BEP specifications.

Treasury Standard Form – 1009 (Rev 10/18)

Prescribed by Treasury: DTAP 1013.106(b)

Previously, BEP identified an acetone-based solvent (Solvent V) for use on COPE presses, implemented on 1 January 2012. Shortly after its deployment, employees began reporting adverse health effects associated with Solvent V. Several employees visited the health unit, and BEP recorded Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) illnesses linked to the solvent's use.

In response, BEP conducted extensive testing of alternative solvents and ultimately determined that Ecolink’s Isosolv posed significantly lower health and safety risks. Industrial hygiene monitoring during testing confirmed that vapor concentrations of the solvent remained below regulatory limits for all cleaning tasks when Isosolv was used.

5. Any other important information.

Overall, only Ecolink, Inc. can meet BEP’s need to protect employees’ health and safety comply with environmental regulations, and qualified source is capable of supplying BEP’s need for ISOSOLV Solvent.

6. Certifications and Approvals.

6.a Program Office certification (Requiring Activity). I hereby certify that the supporting information and data provided and which form the basis for this justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Name: Date: / /

Signature:

6.b Contracting Officer approval. In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), as a warranted name or source reasonably available for the reasons provided above; therefore contracting officer, I hereby determine that the circumstances of the acquisition make only one brand precluding competition and supporting the Government’s determination to solicit as a brand- name requirement or solicit and award to the vendor stated in section 2.b.

Name: Date:

Signature: