Single Source Determination 143051-26-0052_Redacted (1).pdf

This is a Single Source Determination (SSD) document using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) for a federal contract action under the simplified acquisition threshold.

The contracting agency is the Department of Commerce, specifically NOAA's Acquisition and Grants Office, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC), Information Technology Services Division. The SWFSC requires annual calibration and validation services, plus a 12-month hardware and software service and support agreement for its REES Scientific Centron environmental monitoring system located at the La Jolla laboratory. The services include on-site support and component replacement if the system fails to receive software upgrades. The single source to be solicited is Rees Scientific, located at 1007 Whitehead Road Ext, Trenton, NJ 08638.

The supporting rationale justifies single-source procurement based on Rees Scientific being the original equipment manufacturer and only qualified source capable of performing validation and maintenance services. The Centron Environmental Monitoring System uses proprietary software and hardware unique to Rees Scientific, with an existing infrastructure of 46 monitoring points on a single server node. The document notes that current warranties would become void if services were performed by unauthorized providers, and the existing system cannot be replaced without undue financial burden. This action is a logical continuation of prior contracts referenced in the document.