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

The service or material listed on (Document number)_3109-3850 thru 3858______________ 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: _Testo___Inc________________________________________________________ Manufacturer POC & Phone Nr.___Ronald Colabrese__800-227-0729 Mfr. Address__40 White Lake Rd. Sparta NJ 07871 Manufacturers Dealer/Rep_________________________________________________ Dealer/Rep Address/Phone Number__________________________________________

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

____5ea_Testo meters, 15ea Testo Cable Handles, 15ea Testo Handle Adapters, 15ea Testo 100mm Vane Probe Heads, 10ea Testo Extendable Telescope, 5ea Testo Transport Case, 5ea Testo Straight Pitot Tube, 5ea Testo 19 Pitot Tube, 10ea Testo 16mm Vane Probe Heads, estimated cost: , RDD 7/31/2023

_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.

Testo equipment is currently used by our vent testing crew and all of our vent testing manuals refer to Testo when speaking of vent testing equipment. Testo products are pre approved for use by the Calibration Lab.

_X_The requested material or service represents the minimum requirements of the Government.

CHECK & FILL IN ALL APPLICABLE BLANKS BELOW

_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.

The vent testing crew currently owns and uses Testo equipment to perform their duties and all items must be compatible to work with existing equipment.

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

__X for existing brand name equipment.

____Other information to support a sole-source buy:

These Testo parts are needed to replace old worn out and broken parts of the current Testo vent testing equipment used by the Shipyard vent testing crew. These parts are direct replacements of currently used Testo equipment and need to match form/fit/functionality in order to continue performing work with current Testo products used by the testing crew.

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.

Contracting Officer Signature Date _________________

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