SSJ_Redacted.pdf

CDC

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 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:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dengue Branch 1324 Cañada St.

San Juan, PR 00920

B. Contracting Activity:

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

C. Identification of Requirement:

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

a. Sole source acquisition of: Procurement of yearly maintenance agreement for centrifuges and various equipment from Bioanalytical Instruments, Inc.

b. Procurement Request (PR) Number (if available): 00HCVLJD-2023-75696

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

a. Proposed Vendor: Bioanalytical Instruments, Inc. 1828 Reina de las Flores, Suite 203, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00927.

b. Estimated Procurement Amount:

3. Is the requirement on GSA Schedule? Yes No

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

Rev. 5/14/19

D. Justification:

1. The justification for this non-competitive action is:

In accordance with FAR 13.106-

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-

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-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 proced

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?

Bioanalytical Instruments is the local official supplier of Thermo-Fisher and is the only local company with staff licensed and certified by these companies to provide preventive maintenance and repair services for Thermo-Fisher equipment. In the past, on-local) providers of technical service for Thermo equipment and we ran into many complications including service delays due to travel restrictions and visitor requests for non-US citizens that takes months to process.

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

Other service providers were not considered since we were seeking local companies that could provide a faster service.