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Sole Source Justification (SSJ) in accordance with FAR subparts 13.106 using Simplified Acquisitions Procedures (SAP)

Control No. JA17004

1. Contracting Activity: The Contracting Activity responsible for this action is the U.S.

Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), 820 Chandler Street, Fort Detrick, MD, 21702.

2. Requiring Activity: US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (MRICD), Building E2900 Ricketts Point Rd, APG Edgewood MD 21010

3. Nature of Action:

|X| Commercial Item |_| Non-Commercial Item |_| New Requirement |_| Follow-on Requirement |_| Mod to Existing Purchase Order/Contract Number

Pricing: |X| Firm-Fixed Price* |_| Time & Materials** |_| Cost*

* See FAR 12.207(a) ** See FAR 12.207(b).

For Hybrid Contracts, list percentage of each type of pricing:

Funds: |X| RDT&E |_| Operations and Maintenance, Army (OMA) |_| Other Funds:

Fiscal Year of Funds: __2016/2017______

Estimated Total Dollar Value including Options: $

4. Contractor Name:

Columbus Instruments International Corp.

5. Description of Supplies/Services:

USAMRICD requests a behavioral monitoring suite for evaluation of physiological responses to treatment with various medical countermeasures. The system should have the following characteristics:

6. Authority Cited: |X| 41 U.S.C. 1901 OR |_| 41 U.S.C. 1903

|_| (a) FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i): Only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreement, brand name or industrial mobilization); OR

|_| (b) FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(ii): Only one source can provide a portion of the purchase that is a particular brand-name item; OR

|X| (c) FAR 13.501(a)(1)(i): Only one source reasonably available (including brand name); OR

|_| (d) FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii): Only one source can provide a portion of the purchase that is a particular brand-name item.

7. Reason for Authority Cited: Columbus Instruments is the only vendor capable of fulfilling this requirement because the new system must be identical to the current system. The laboratory currrently uses a smaller version of the same system and needs to expand its capabilities. The new system must be identical to the current system in order for data to be valid and to allow for accurate comparison.

8. Efforts to obtain Competition:

a. On 2 August 2016, the customer searched required sources, GSA, and Google to determine if any other vendors offered a product with the required specifications. No other vendors were identified, and the item is not available on GSA.

a. Effective competition. The Government does not anticipate effective competition for this requirement.

b. Subcontracting competition. Not applicable. No subcontracting opportunities are available for this materiel acquisition.

9. Actions to remove or overcome barriers Competition: No actions will be taken to increase competition before susbsequent acquisition of supplies is required.

10. Market Survey: An internet survey of the marketplace revealed one other similar system from Coulson ( Harvard apparatus), however that system could not match or function with the laboratories current set up.

11. Interested Sources: No other interested sources have been identified.

12. Procurement History and any other facts: Sole Source Purchase order W81XWH-14-P-0416 was awarded on 31 July 2014. The J&A was approved under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 as extensive market researach identified Columbus Instruments as the only vendor offering a system capable of simultaneously measuring all relevant variables.

13. Technical / Requirements Certification: I certify that the support data under my cognizance which are included in this SSJ are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Submitted by Signature: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Printed name: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Agency/Position/Title: USAMRICD/Principal Investigator E-Mail Address: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Date: 13 October 2016

14. Contracting Officer Certification and Approval: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. Based upon the facts described herein, I hereby determine that the anticipated price/ cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable, and a determination of price reasonableness will be documented and placed in the contract file.

Contracting Officer Signature: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Printed name: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Agency/Position/Title: USAMRAA/Contracting Officer E-Mail Address: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Date: 13 October 2016

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