A03_-_Sole_Source_Justification_(Final_Redacted).pdf

MCMR-AAA-SC J&A Control #18-236

SUBJECT: USAMRAA Policy 16-08, Sole Source Justifications (SSJ) in accordance with FAR Subparts

13.106 or 13.5 using Simplified Acquisitions Procedures (SAP)

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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 21702-5014.

2. Requiring Activity: The requiring activity for this action is the United States Army Center for Environmental Health Research (USACEHR). USACEHR’s mission is to provide diagnostic and prognostic tools for environmental and occupational health surveillance.

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 (FFP) Time & Materials Cost

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

Other Funds:

Fiscal Year (FY) of Funds: FY ‘18

Estimated Total Dollar Value including Options: $572,943.62

4. Contractor Name:

Contractor(s): Thermo Electron North America LLC Street Address: 1400 N. Point Pkwy. STE 10 City, State, Zip: West Palm Beach, FL, 33407-1976 Phone: 1-800-532-4752

5. Description of Supplies/Services: Approval is being requested for a new sole-source FFP contract. This is a non-personal services acquisition to provide maintenance repair and service support for the Autosampler WPS-3000TPL RS (8143679), RSLC NCS-3500RS Nano ProFlow (8143530), Degasser SRD-3400 (7257957), LTQ-Orbitarp Velos (SN03344B), Orbitrap Fusion Lumos (FSN20426) systems and subsystems.

MCMR-AAA-SC J&A Control #JA-18-236

13.106 or 13.5 using Simplified Acquisitions Procedures (SAP)

6. Authority Cited: 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

(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: Thermo Electron North America LLC is uniquely qualified to provide the required services as they are the original equipment manufacturer (OEM). As the OEM, Thermo Electron North America LLC possesses the qualification and proprietary parts and software to perform repairs, upgrades and preventive maintenance (PM) services on the very delicate and advanced Orbitrap Fusion Lumos Mass Spectrometer System, Ultimate 3000 LC System, LTQ-Orbitrap Velos Systems. Due to the highly specialized nature of the experiments being conducted, it is important to maintain system consistency and Thermo North America LLC Electron reagents can only be used on Thermo North America LLC Electron equipment.

8. Efforts to obtain Competition:

a. Effective Competition. A Request for Information (RFI) was posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website on 31 July 2018 for a period of three (3) days. The closing date for this RFI was 2 August 2018 with no responses.

b. Subcontracting Competition. Subcontracting opportunities are not applicable to this requirement.

9. Actions to Remove or Overcome Barriers Competition: USAMRAA’s policy is to promote competition whenever possible. A Special Notice is required in accordance with FAR 5.101, Methods of Disseminating Information to post a “Notice of Intent” on the Federal Business Opportunities (FEDBIZOPPS) website for an additional period of fifteen (15) days to allow interested parties the opportunity to respond.

10. Market Research: Market research was conducted in accordance with FAR 10, Market Research. A signed copy of the Market Research Report has been filed in PCF Tab A01. Based on the results only Thermo Electron North America LLC can provide the required services and the OEM for this equipment.

In accordance with FAR 8.002, Priorities of Use of Mandatory Sources all available mandatory sources have been checked; however, none of these sources could provide the necessary services.

13.106 or 13.5 using Simplified Acquisitions Procedures (SAP)

Next, the General Services Administration (GSA) website was checked in accordance with FAR 8.004, Other Sources. The service is not available on GSA.

11. Interested Sources: So far, no other sources have expressed an interest in this acquisition. A Special Notice will be posted to the FEDBIZOPPS website for a period of fifteen (15) days to allow interested parties to express their interest in this requirement.

If any parties are found to have the capability to provide this service, then a formal solicitation will follow. However, no sources have been found thus far that are able to provide these specialized services.

12. Procurement History and Any Other Facts:

a. Previous Contract or Purchase Order Number: There is no current or past history for this requirement, because this is a new requirement.

b. Previously Competed? There is no current or past history for this requirement, because this is a new requirement.

c. Previous Authority? There is no current or past authority for this requirement, because this is a new requirement.

13.106 or 13.5 using Simplified Acquisitions Procedures (SAP)

13. Technical / Requirements Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance, which are included in this sole source justification (SSJ) are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

“I attest that the aforementioned details are complete, accurate and this SSJ is prepared to the best of my ability.”

Submitted by Signature: : ______________ Printed name: Ms. Stephanie Hazelton Agency/Position/Title: USACEHR/Biomedical Equipment Technician E-Mail Address: stephanie.l.hazelton.civ@mail.mil Date: ______________

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.

“I attest that the aforementioned details are complete, accurate and this SSJ is prepared to the best of my ability.”

Contracting Officer Signature: : ______________ Printed name: Ms. Laura N. Charles Agency/Position/Title: USAMRAA/Contracting Officer E-Mail Address: laura.n.charles2.civ@mail.mil Date: ______________ mailto:stephanie.l.hazelton.civ@mail.mil