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Memorandum for Record – Limiting Competition at or below the Simplified

Acquisition Threshold

1. Contracting Activity: Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground 11 Hap Arnold Boulevard Tobyhanna, PA 18466-5100

2. Description of Action:

Nature: ☒ New Requirement ☐ Follow-on Requirement

Contract Vehicle: ☒ Purchase Request Number

____w25g1v006400up_______________ (Purchase Order)_________________________

☐ Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Number _______________

☐ Order/BPA# _______ against FSS Contract #______________

☐ Order #___________ against Multiple Award IDIQ Contract Name or #______________

☐ Order #_______ against a single award IDC Contract

☐ Modification # _______ to existing PO/TO/DO/Call Order

Pricing/Contract Type: ☒ Fixed Price ☐ Time & Materials/Labor Hours

☐ Cost Reimbursable ☐ Hybrid

Funds: ☐ Operations & Maintenance, Army (OMA) ☒ AWCF ☐ Other Funds:

FY: __2020______

Name of Proposed Contractor(s) and Address:

Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Powders

8001 Daly St.

Niagara Falls, ON L2G 6S2

CA

Brand Name Buy: ☒ Yes ☐ No

3. Description of Services or Supplies:

Blasting Grit, Alumina Zirconia, Blocky Shape, 4.3 Grams/CC True Specific

Gravity, 25% grade, PN : MCA1360/60 QTY: 40,000 LBS Total Value: $ 88,000.00

4. Authority:

☒ FAR 13.106-1(b)(1): For purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition

Threshold (SAT) $250,000.00, only one source reasonably available, urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization.

Or

☐ FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B) and 8.405-6(b)(1)Brand Name

☐ FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(A) Urgency

☐ FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B) Only One Source is Capable

☐ FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(C) Logical Follow-on

Or

☐ FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B) Only One Awardee is Capable

☐ FAR 16.505(a)(4) Brand Name

☐ FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(A) Urgency

☐ FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C) Logical Follow-on

☐ FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(D) Minimum Guarantee

5. Reasons for Authority Cited:

The Media being procured was selected after testing for recycling efficiency in

Tobyhanna Army Depot’s blast cabinets processing various types of base metal parts. Grain size, ceramic material makeup, and grain shape proved to be more efficient than aluminum oxide media. This brand name product is a fused alumina-zirconia grain that is manufactured using a proprietary process that gives the media extreme wear resistance and anti-friable property. These properties reduce material consumption and dust generation and results in higher productivity.

6. Publicizing Contract Actions: For FAR Part 13 actions, the public display and synopsis requirements of FAR 5.101 and FAR 5.203 ☒ do not apply due to the

$250,000.00 threshold, ☐ apply and will be followed, or ☐ do not apply due to an exception at 5.202 ______________________.

Requirement to post justification in accordance with FAR 8.405-6(b)(3), FAR 13.105(c), or FAR 16.505(a)(4)(iii)(A)

☒ Action is NOT a brand name restriction and is under $150K, no posting required

☐ Action is a brand name restriction, under $25K, no posting required

☐ Action is a brand name restriction, over $25K. It will be redacted and posted with the solicitation.

☐Action is a brand name restriction over $25K but will not be posted due to exception:

☐ FAR 6.305(f)

☐ FAR 8.405-6(b)(3)(iii)(A)

☐ FAR 8.405-6(b)(3)(iii)(B)

☐ FAR 8.405-6(b)(3)(iii)(C)

☐ FAR 16.505(a)(4)(iii(C)

7. Market Research:

Research other media types for efficiency and cost of material per square foot of paint and corrosion removed. Other media types do not recycle with the same frequency and are not as efficient removing surface contaminants. Hazardous waste generation of requested media is also reduced due to increased recycling. The only approved manufacturer at this time is Saint Gobain. No other brand name product is acceptable due to efficiency factor and property make-up of product.

8. Other Facts:

9. Technical/Requirements Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in the justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Typed Name: Patrick Tierney Date: 4-14-20 Title:

Signature:

10. Contracting Officer Certification/Approval:

I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that completing this purchase as a sole source is in the best interest of the Government. Additionally, I approve this justification to limit competition subject to the availability of funds and provided that the services or supplies herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

Typed Name: Jason Granville Date: 4-14-20 Title: Contracting Officer Signature: