SSJ for beta.SAM Posting.pdf

ERDC Control No. 20-1864

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

1. Agency/Contracting Activity: Engineer Research and Development Center – Construction and Engineering Research Laboratory (EDRC – CERL)

2. Description of Action:

Nature: New Requirement Follow-On Requirement Mod to Existing Purchase Order/Contract Number

Pricing: Firm-Fixed Price Time and Materials

Funds: OMA Other Funds: RDT&E

3. Description of Supplies/Services:

a. The total estimated dollar value of the proposed action is $40,200.

b. ERDC-CERL researchers have a requirement to develop a deployable capability for metering and monitoring of potable water supplies in Multi-Domain Operations (MDO).

As part of this project the research team desires demonstration/validation of the KETOS Shield solution which is an innovative combination of industrial-grade hardware and a robust enterprise-level software platform designed to continuously monitor water and provide predictive analytics in real time. The system will be demonstrated at 2 government installations and a final report of the data analysis and findings will be prepared.

4. Authority: FAR 13.106-1(b) (1): For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), 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.)

5. Reason for Authority Cited: There are several pieces of equipment on the market that can detect a limited set of water quality parameters such as pH, TDS, ORP; and in current practices multiple pieces of equipment are required in order to meter and monitor water quantity and quality.

The KETOS Shield is a unique piece of equipment that can detect, transmit and analyze a broader array of contaminants and parameters in a single modular system with self-calibrating and self-cleaning capabilities. It has the ability to continuously detect, transmit and analyze 20+ constituents including heavy metal ions, inorganics and other environmental parameters in real-time. In addition, the unit is capable of being directly integrated with the current Deployable Water Metering and Monitoring System (DMMS) at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. Therefore, KETOS Inc is the only vendor with a unit that can meet our project objectives.

6. Actions to Increase Competition: A notice of intent to sole source was posted to beta.SAM from February 27, 2020 through March 13, 2020 and no responses were received.

7. Market Research:

Market research conducted involved an extensive internet search as well as talking to researchers at other laboratories. The market research was completed in Dec 2019 by Andy Hur. We found that the KETOS Shield is the only unit that continuously detects, transmits and analyzes 20+ constituents including heavy metal ions, inorganics and other environmental parameters in real-time. Since field-able real-time water quality monitoring units are in development with a limited set of sensors/parameters, we need a smart water metering and monitoring unit that offers a broader array of contaminants and parameters than existing capabilities to improve understanding of key demands, as well as water quality. This water metering and monitoring unit has key characteristics such as self-calibration and self-cleaning of the system, which allowing continuous communication and quality control for water resupply. Substitution is undesirable since this is the only device that meets all of our research and dem-val needs. The IGE was prepared using information provided by the vendor. This item was not found on GSA Advantage.

8. Procurement History:

Previous Purchase Orders(s) or Contract(s): Yes No

Purchase order or contract number:_______________ Was action competed? Yes No If action was not competed, state the cited authority, summarize rationale:______________________________________________________________________

9. Additional information to support the justification: None

10. Technical/Requirements Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which is included in the abbreviated J&A is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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11. Fair and Reasonable Price Determination: As Contracting Officer, I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable.

Basis for the determination: price analysis techniques.

12. Contracting Officer’s Approval:

I hereby certify that this Justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. Based on the foregoing, I approve this sole source justification subject to availability of funds, and provided that the services and supplies herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition

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