SOLE SOURCE.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE ($5k-$250k) Ref: FAR 13.106(b)

The service or material listed on (Document number)_4086-3084 & 4086-3085 is sole source and competition must be restricted to one source, or to only one brand name for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available for this material.

Restricted to the following source or brand name. Provide original manufacturer's name.

(If a sole source manufacturer distributes via dealers, ALSO provide dealer information.)

Manufacturer: _ MSA SAFETY SALES, LLC Manufacturer POC & Phone Nr._ MSA Sales MGR 1-800-672-4678 Mfr. Address 1000 Cranberry Woods DR Cranberry Township, PA 16066

X Description of the item or service required, the estimated cost, and required delivery date.

Gas detector

X Specific characteristics of the material or service that limit the availability to a sole source or particular brand name (unique features, function of the item, etc.).

Describe in detail why only this suggested source can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources.

This purchase allows visual indication of the gas hazards present in the immediate area where personnel are working. We must have gas safety sensors for Hydrogen Cyanide, Chlorine, and Sulfur Dioxide. This purchase will make all of the gas detection nodes inside B/1109 compatible with the MSA GasGuard XL platform. Having the sensors of the same make, model, and manufacturer will streamline operations and calibration of the system. The model gas sensor that we want to procure is MSA Ultima X5000 gas monitors.

The requested material or service represents the minimum requirements of the

Government.

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_X The material/service must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit and function) with existing systems presently installed. Justi Describe the equipment you have now and how the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system.

We have the MSA GasGuard XL platform, now. The Ultima X5000 coordinates, connects and interfaces with the MSA GasGuard XL platform. Ultima X5000 is compatible with XCell toxic and combustible cat bead sensors that are developed and manufactured by MSA. Uses TruCal with Diffuser Supervision, which monitors the sensor inlet for obstructions that could prevent gas from reaching the sensor.

_X A patent, copyright, or proprietary data limits competition. The proprietary data is:

Uses patented pulse check technology and proprietary Adaptive Environmental Compensation (AEC) algorithms, all XCell sensors with TruCal verify operation by actively adjusting the sensor output for changes in sensitivity. Uses patented SafeSwap technology that allows operators a 2 minute window to change or replace the XCell sensors. XCell toxic and combustible cat bead sensors that are developed and manufactured by MSA.

These are “direct replacements” parts/components for existing brand name equipment.

Other information to support a sole-source buy:

I CERTIFY THAT STATEMENTS CHECKED, AND INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE, ARE COMPLETE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND DO NOT CONTAIN CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROCESSING OF THIS SOLE-SOURCE JUSTIFICATION PRECLUDES THE USE OF FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION.

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Contracting Officer Signature Date_

DLA Maritime Puget Sound Justification for Sole Source 05/21/2018