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SINGLE SOURCE DETERMINATION USING

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP)

FOR AN ACTION NOT EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

(AUTHORITY: FAR 13.106-1(b)(1))

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1. Agency and contracting activity. Department of Commerce, Fisheries OMB Field Delegates and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

2. Description of supplies or services required to meet agency needs (including the estimated value).

Single source requisition of (1) 20/20 VFP Momentum Mixed Animal - Mobile Direct Digital Imaging System.

The National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Advanced Technology and Innovation Branch, has the requirement for a Mobile Direct Digital Imaging System to generate x-ray images of reef fishes surveyed throughout the Southeastern US and in accordance with national survey activities throughout NMFS. X-ray images are required to model the acoustic backscatter of fish insonified during the extensive echosounder surveys that NMFS conducts annually, which results in the generation of more robust data on the distribution and abundance of living marine resources for ingestion into stock assessments.

The purchase of the 20/20 VFP Momentum Mixed Animal - Mobile Direct Digital Imaging System will provide consistency of instrumentation and collected data across NOAA Fisheries, which has been standardized to maximum efficiency and replicability. The equipment standardization also facilitates spares, repairs, loans, and shared knowledge and experience.

As NOAA Fisheries continues the modernization and cohesion of surveys across the nation, the establishment of standard instrumentation and analytical processes is imperative to success. The required system is established at different NOAA offices; thus, this purchase for SEFSC contributes to national standardization.

The 20/20 VFP Momentum Mixed Animal - Mobile Direct Digital Imaging Systems is a trusted system that uses backward compatible software and realism image processing, allowing enhanced dynamic range results in an image with superior bone and soft tissue clarity, sharper contrast, and the ability to differentiate overlapping structures to reveal subtle detail which is crucial in fish gas bladder imaging. The following are the requested items:

● 1 VFPMO-MA 20/20 VFP MOMENTUM Mixed Animal - Mobile Direct Digital Imaging System

● 1 ADU6 MOMENTUM GL-P Glassless Direct Digital Imaging System

● 1 IMW Lenovo ThinkPad Touchscreen Image Management Workstation

● 1 MO-MA All-in-One Portable Charging System

● 1 VET-20BT Poskom High Frequency Portable X-Ray Generator

143031-25-0014 of workflow and have the patent. The entire system is designed to function in the marine environment with a IPX6 water protection rating which is a requirement of the program.

Mission Impact if the requirement is not solicited from this source or not acquired at all:

National efforts to standardize data collection and analysis for increased efficiency and mitigation of possible disruptions will be compromised.

5. Market Research.

A search on GSA returns zero results for this equipment. Dr. Wizard 2.0 X-Ray System was also examined, but it is not compatible with existing systems in use. This is the only system that is compatible in form, fit and function with the existing systems across Fisheries. As per the Vendor email this system is only sold by Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc.

in which 20/20 Imaging is a division of.

6. Technical/Requirements Representative Certification

I certify that this requirement constitutes the Government’s minimum needs and the supporting data provided herein is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Note that NOAA Fisheries policy requires these sole source documents to be signed by a regional administrator, science center director, or Deputy director. See MB Guidance: Sole Source Actions.

7. Determination (Required) I hereby determine that the circumstances of this action deem only one source is reasonably available. This determination is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Shawana Randolph Date Contracting Officer

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