SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

(SOLE SOURCE & BRAND NAME)

Department:

POC/Tel. No.:

Proposed Vendor:

Naval Hospital Main Operation Room/ Otorhinolarycology Department 760-719-3916 I 760-725-6646

PROAIM Americas, LLC

1. Description of the supplies and/or services required to meet the end-user's minimum needs:

Service maintenance contract for Gov't owned VARIO 700 OPMTIME VARIO

COMPLETE SN: 6636162047

2. Estimated value of the requirement: $ (Base plus 4 option years)

3. What Market Research was used in planning/describing the Government requirement (i.e. eCAT, Prime Vendor, GSA Advantage, GSA/VA Schedules, prior awards, contact with vendor)? Contact vendor

4. If applicable, was the prior Performance Work Statement (PWS) or Statement of Work (SOW) reviewed to ensure they adqauately reflect the current minimum need of the Government?

Yes

5. Describe the vendor/product unique circumstances/qualifications (i.e. proprietary sofhvare) that concludes this is the ONLY vendor/product that can truly satisfy the

Government's minimum requirement. As per e-mail from Carl Zeiss and PROAIM Americas stated Zeiss has recently appointed PRO AIM to take over new ans existing service contracts. Only service provider with OEM Technicians that certified are allowed to perform service on the VARIO OPTIME COMPLETE

MICROSCOPES.

6. Other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition: No PROAIM Americas, LLC., is the manufacture service small business distributor.

7. Are there other vendors/sources available in the market that are authorized agents, distributors, or resellers of the manufactured product/services?

Yes - PROAIM Americas, LLC

8. Statement of the actions that are being taken to remove of overcome any barriers to competition: None at this time.

(Re,• J. /-OS)