Sole Source Justification- ABI 7500-signed-AT-5-14-21 (R).pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT (OPEN MARKET OR GSA)

UNDER $250,000

Sole source acquisitions may be used on a limited basis and only when the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)/Program Official has provided sufficient justification and the Contracting Officer has determined that the circumstances warrant such action. The content for a justification must contain detailed facts and rationale to justify the sole source acquisition. Soliciting from a single source must be done in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b) or 8.405-6. At a minimum, the following information must be included:

Identification of Program Office, Contracting Activity, and Proposed Requirement, Justification and Program Office Certification:

A. Program Office:

National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Roybal Campus, 1600 Clifton Rd NE Bldg. 23, Room 9-661, MS H23-9 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA 30333

B. Contracting Activity:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Financial Resources Acquisition Branch Branch II

C. Identification of Requirement:

1. Nature of Action to be Approved by Contracting Officer:

a. Sole source acquisition of: ABI 7500 Instrument from Life Technologies Corporation

b. Procurement Request (PR) Number (if available): 00HCVBLE-2021-55453

2. Proposed Vendor and Estimated Procurement Amount (if available):

a. Proposed Vendor: Life Technologies Corporation, 3175 Staley Road, Grand Island, NY 14072

b. Estimated Procurement Amount: $55,737.55

3. Is the requirement on GSA Schedule? ☐ Yes ☒ No

If yes, provide schedule number: Click here to enter text.

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D. Justification:

1. The justification for this non-competitive action is: (NOTE: Must select only ONE of the listed justifications for other than full and open competition and fully support the justification in the following paragraphs. Please delete this note prior to submitting the justification.)

☒ In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), “only one source [is] reasonably available” which states that, “For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. (i) Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization). (ii) Where a single source is identified to provide a portion of a purchase because that portion of the purchase specifies a particular brand-name item, the documentation in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section only applies to the portion of the purchase requiring brand-name item. The documentation should state it is covering only the portion of the acquisition which is brand- name.”

☐ Urgency

☐ Exclusive licensing agreements/Proprietary data

☒ Brand name required

☐ Industrial mobilization

☐ Other (e.g., compatibility, space issues, continuity, compatibility, etc.)

☐ In accordance with FAR 8.405-6 “Limiting Sources” which states that, “the only circumstances that may justify the action are – (A) An urgent and compelling need exists, and following the procedures would result in unacceptable delays; (B) Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized; or (C) In the interest of economy and efficiency, the new work is a logical follow-up to an original Federal Supply Schedule order provided that the original order was placed in accordance with the applicable Federal Supply Schedule ordering procedures. The original BPA must not have been previously issued under sole-source or limited-sources procedures.”

☐ Urgency

☐ Only One Source

☐ Logical Follow Up

☐ Brand name required

2. Other facts supporting sole source procurement:

a. What can this product/service do that other products/services cannot do?

Life Technologies, a branch of Thermo Scientific, exclusively provides the ABI 7500 instrument, which has been used in our environmental microbiology laboratory for years. The vendor provides a product that is essential to our workflow. Our laboratory has made significant process on the development and application of qPCR assays on environmental samples using the Life Technologies ABI 7500. Specifically, the instrument will be vital to the testing of environmental pathogens and source tracking markers in wastewater samples. In recent years, our laboratory has modified methods to enhance the detection of microbes in environmental samples based on the 7500 technology. As a result, molecular detection with the ABI 7500 is part of our standard procedures, and, our laboratory is stocked with supplies that exclusively support the 7500 system and no other PCR instrument. Additionally, the vendor provides service agreements for maintenance of instruments to ensure that results are valid.

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b. What other products/services were considered and why did they not meet the need?

Other vendors, such as Roche and Eppendorf, produce real-time PCR systems, but these systems have not been adapted by our laboratory for the analysis of environmental samples

3. Program Office efforts to seek potential offerors:

Market research was conducted through Internet searches and the available peer reviewed publications on real-time PCR systems.

E. Program Office Certification:

I have reviewed this sole source justification and certify the justification is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and adequate to support other than full and open competition.

Center/Institute/Office COR/Program Official Name/Title: Office COR

Alicia Thomas

Center/Institute/Office

____________________________________COR/Program Official Signature:

Certification Date: April 7, 2021

F. Contracting Office Certification:

I have fully relied on the information provided herein and hereby certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief:

Contracting Officer Name: Click here to enter text.

Contracting Officer Signature:

Certification Date: Click here to enter a date.