Single Source Determination Under SAT_ NESDI 577_UMN_-REDACTED.pdf

Revised December 2010

All personnel responsible for developing, reviewing and approving a single source determination shall ensure that sound business judgment is applied in researching, documenting and approving such actions.

The rationale for a single source determination is not constrained by this form. If filled out electronically, the form will expand to the written narrative. If not available electronically, the drafter shall attach continuation sheets to ensure rationale is fully supported.

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP)

SINGLE SOURCE DETERMINATION FOR ACQUISITIONS NOT EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION

THRESHOLD AS DEFINED IN FAR 2.101

SOLICITATIONS MAY BE LIMITED TO ONE SOURCE ONLY IF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER (within its warrant authority) DETERMINES THAT ONLY ONE SOURCE IS AVAILABLE IAW FAR 13.106-1(b). THIS DETERMINATION SHALL BE SUPPORTED WITH FULL JUSTIFICATION FOR SINGLE SOURCE FROM THE CUSTOMER. THE CUSTOMER SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

QUOTE/SOLICITATION NUMBER:

ESTIMATED AMOUNT (Not exceeding $250,000): $201,000

DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED AND THE INTENDED USE: The services required are to perform a series of bench scale, 1-dimensional column studies at a university laboratory to understand the capacity at which a novel, hybrid polyelectrolyte/hydrophilic polymer (polyDADMAC) can be utilized to enhance PFAS binding in DoN-specific site media. Furthermore, additional requested services involve drafting and submitting an experimental plan for 1-dimensional column studies, as well as assistance with drafting and submitting technology transfer materials such as peer-reviewed publications and final project reports. Ultimately, these materials will be used to benefit Navy practitioners in their implementation of this technology at a variety of other sites that may require this specific treatment for PFAS.

UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS THAT LIMIT AVAILABILITY TO ONLY ONE SOURCE, WITH THE REASON NO OTHER SUPPLIES OR

SERVICES CAN BE USED:

This is a research project awarded by Navy Environmental Sustainability Development to Integration (NESDI), which was approved through a competitive process amongst other Navy departments (i.e. NAVAIR, NAVSEA, NAVFAC, NIWIC). NAVFAC EXWC (EV31) collaborated with Drs.

Simcik and Arnold from the University of Minnesota. These two parties jointly submitted a NESDI research proposal, which was approved based on technical merits and determined by the NESDI review committee to be best suited to complete the requested research need.

Thus far, the research groups of Drs. Simcik and Arnold are the only groups within academia or industry who have successfully performed 1-dimensional soil column testing with polyDADMAC to study the sequestration PFAS, as well as published their results in peer-reviewed literature.

There are currently no other groups who have successfully performed any of these previously listed tasks.

REASON THAT SUGGESTED SOURCE IS THE ONLY SOURCE WHICH CAN PROVIDE THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES:

Drs. Matt Simcik and Bill Arnold (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities) are critical to the success of this research project which deals with enhancing PFAS plume retardation in the subsurface:

• Drs. Matt Simcik and Bill Arnold at the University of Minnesota have developed a novel method for the in situ sequestration of PFAS in groundwater by introducing a cationic polymer (polyDADMAC) that dramatically increases the sorption of PFAS to sand and soil in the subsurface through forming complexes with both soil and sand particles and PFAS molecules. There is currently no other technology or group that uses a similar approach in which an injectable cationic polymeric is used to sequester PFAS in the subsurface.

• To date, the lab groups of Drs. Matt Simcik and Bill Arnold (University of Minnesota) are the only academic research groups that have performed previous bench scale experimentation on this specific aspect of PFAS retardation in soils and sands. Furthermore, based on their publication history specific to this topic, they are considered experts in this method of PFAS sequestration.

• Dr. Bill Arnold is Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Joseph T. and Rose S. Ling Professor, and Associate Department Head in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Dr. Arnold’s expertise is aligned with the fate of anthropogenic chemicals in natural and engineered systems. Dr. Arnold’s has additional expertise in identifying important transformation processes, understanding detailed reaction mechanisms, and determining reaction rates of relevant chemical transformation processes. Dr. Arnold received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Yale University, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University.

• Dr. Matt Simcik is an Associate Professor of Environmental Chemistry at the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. In addition to understanding fate and transport processes of PFAS compounds, Dr. Simcik’s expertise focuses on understanding interactions of anthropogenic contaminants in the subsurface with environmental matrices. Dr. Simcik received his B.S. in Chemistry from Michigan State University, M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Rutgers University.

EXPLAIN WHY AN ADEQUATE PURCHASE DESCRIPTION OR OTHER INFORMATION SUITABLE TO SOLICIT BY FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION HAS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED OR IS NOT AVAILABLE:

A jointly developed research proposal was submitted by project partners from NAVFAC EXWC (Popovic), University of Minnesota (Arnold and Simcik), Brown University (Pennell), and Jacobs Engineering (Hatton) to demonstrate that introducing polyDADMAC to PFAS source zone soils will boost subsurface PFAS retention, which will ultimately reduce the flux of contaminants migrating out of the source zone to sensitive receptors. This proposal was vetted through two rounds of competitive selection at the pre-proposal and full proposal stages, and this was finally selected to be funded, given the highly specialized expertise of each member of the project team. In the absence of even one member of this project team, the

Revised December 2010 project will not be able to continue, as each member plays a critical role in the execution of the demonstration.

PROVIDE A STATEMENT OF ACTIONS, IF ANY, THE GOVERNMENT MAY TAKE TO REMOVE OR OVERCOME ANY BARRIERS TO COMPETITION BEFORE FUTURE ACQUISITIONS ARE REQUIRED: Not Applicable, no future actions are contemplated.