Single Source Justification.pdf

Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

Section A: General Contract Information

Contracting Activity: AFTC/PZIOAD Purchase Request/ Identification Number:

F1TBAM0051A001

Project/Program Name: EDAX Service Agreement Estimated Contract Cost (including Options):

Section B: Description of the Supplies/Services Required Provide a multiple year fixed price (base year with 2 option years) service agreement for the EDAX Inc. Pegasus Analysis System, Apollo-40 energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) detector and Hikari camera to include annual routine preventative maintenance services consisting of the Silicon Drift Detector (SDD) calibration, certification of electron microscope interface to factory specification, and computer maintenance including installation of software updates. This annual contract must also contain unlimited unscheduled repair visits for the failure of any of the EDAX Inc. equipment (Pegasus Analysis System, Apollo-40, Hikari and SDD) which covers labor, travel and living expenses and priority phone support.

Section C: Justification for Soliciting from a Single Source

EDAX Inc. is the original equipment manufacturer of the Pegasus Analysis System, Apollo-40 and Hikari Camera. EDAX Inc. is the only source for all OEM replacement parts and is the only authorized source with factory certified service engineers. The operating analysis software on the Pegasus system is proprietary to EDAX Inc. and Orientation Imaging Microscopy (OIM™).

EDAX Inc. has the essential spare parts inventory to quickly repair the EDAX equipment to minimize the down time due to equipment failure.

Section D: Efforts to Obtain Competition

EDAX Inc. is the manufacturer and the sole source provider of field service, parts and assemblies for repair, service, and maintenance.

Section E: Steps to Preclude Future Single Source Awards

Conducting annual market surveys to determine potential future sources but this is a very specialized field and only a few manufacturers make this product that interfaces with a Scanning Electron Microscope and each manufacturer has its own proprietary equipment and software.

Section F: Contracting Officer's Determination

I have determined, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), that the circumstances of this contract action deem only a single source is reasonably available.