Shimadzu_Dixon_Redacted.pdf

BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION

1. Contracting Agency and Activity. The Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey plans to contract by means other than full and open competition. This document sets forth the justification and approval for award of a High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) Shimadzu LC 2050Con a limited source basis as required by FAR 13.106 1.

2. Nature of Action Being Approved. A new firm fixed priced contract to purchase a Shimadzu High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) instrument (LC 2050C) with a cooled autosampler and a photodiode array detector (PDA). Manufacture: Shimadzu Scientific Instruments

3. Description of Supplies or Services. The USGS, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center (WARC) in Lafayette, Louisiana has a requirement to purchase a Shimadzu HPLC LC 2050C 3D.

Manufacture: Shimadzu Scientific Instruments

4. Estimated Dollar Value. $67,020.61

5. Statutory Authority. The proposed action may be awarded on a limited source basis under the authority of Section 201 of the Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 USC

501) and FAR 13.106 1.

6. Rationale Supporting Use of Citation in No. 5. The Shimadzu HPLC LC 2050C is currently being used in other USGS Science Center projects to generate ecological data. By utilizing a different brand, by another source, time would be needed to QA/QC results and compare it between the two sources. This would result in us not meeting critical mission deliverables and failing to maintain the long term data set of the libraries in future studies.

7. Other Information. N/A

8. The Efforts to Identify Additional Sources Including the Market Research Conducted. . Market Research indicates that Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has multiple authorized distributors and resellers that are classified as small businesses. No other brand can meet the Government’s data continuity needs as noted in paragraph 6.

9. Actions to Overcome Barriers to Competition. Future requirements will undergo market research for same/similar items. At such time when other sources become available, USGS will compete the procurement of these services to the maximum extent practical.

10. Recommendation and Certification from Program Office

Based on the above, I recommend this acquisition be conducted on a limited source basis. I certify that technical data which form a basis for this justification, that are the responsibility of technical or requirements personnel are complete and accurate.

11. Certifications and Approval from the Contracting Officer:

a. Prices will be determined fair and reasonable by comparing prices paid on previous purchase orders and competition among resellers.

b. This justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

13. Approvals

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) considers employee signatures to be Personal Protected Information, and therefore all employee signatures have been redacted. By posting this document, the Contracting Officer attests all appropriate signatures have been obtained.