SSJ_for_Gray_Wolf_Equipment_Maintenance_10_Jul_18_-_Redacted_Redacted.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

US ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH ACQUISITION ACTIVITY

820 CHANDLER STREET

FORT DETRICK MD 21702-5014

MCMR-AAA-SA 10 July 2018

ENCLOSURE 1

Control No: JA-18-168

Sole Source Justification (SSJ) in accordance with FAR subparts 13.106 or 13.5 using

Simplified Acquisitions Procedures (SAP)

1. Contracting Activity: USAMRAA, 820 Chandler Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702.

2. Requiring Activity: U. S. Army Public Health Center (APHC), Aberdeen, MD 21010.

3. Nature of Action:

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

Pricing: 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:

* Firm Fixed Price: ________

**Time & Materials: ________

* Cost: ________

Funds: RDT&E Operations and Maintenance, Army (OMA)

Other Funds:

Fiscal Year of Funds: 2018

Estimated Total Dollar Value including Options:

MCMR-AAP-A

SUBJECT: USAMRAA Policy 16-08, Sole Source Justifications (SSJ) in accordance with FAR Subparts 13.106 or 13.5 using Simplified Acquisitions Procedures (SAP) is the manufacturer and sole provider of factory calibration and service to the equipment included in the AdvancedSense IAQ Plus Kits, AdvancedSense TOX kits, AdvancedSense TVOC kits purchased from does not allow calibration houses or other third party companies to factory calibrate this equipment.

8. Efforts to obtain Competition:

A Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought (SS) notice was posted to Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) on 15 May 2018 for three days. No responses were received. No responses were received to a Notice of Intent to Sole Source posted to FBO on 18 May 2018 for 14 days.

a. Effective competition. No effective competition is anticipated for this requirement.

is the Original Equipment Manufacturer for these pieces of equipment. No other vendors provided capability statements to show they are capable of performing the requirements needed. Additionally, provided a sole source letter stating they do not allow calibration houses or other Third Party companies to factory calibrate this equipment.

b. Subcontracting competition. In accordance with FAR 19.702(b)(1), subcontracting plans are not required from small business concerns. Under NAICS code 811219, Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, is listed as a small business in SAM.gov.

9. Actions to remove or overcome barriers Competition: Actions to increase competition are not possible since the proposed vendor, , is the original equipment manufacturer and sole provider of factory calibration and service to the equipment included in the AdvancedSense IAQ Plus Kits, AdvancedSense TOX kits, AdvancedSense TVOC kits purchased from does not allow calibration houses or other third party companies to factory calibrate this equipment.

10. Market Survey: APHC conducted market research by performing internet searches for industrial hygiene equipment and calibration vendors. The search term, “industrial hygiene equipment calibration services” yielded 18 companies, including

. Of those, four offered calibration services for equipment other than their own manufacture. Of those four, none listed equipment as part of their calibration capability. Personnel from the APHC attended the annual American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition in June 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The conference is the premier venue for industrial hygiene vendors. Public Health Center confirmed by discussion with multiple equipment vendors, that is the only vendor that will calibrate their