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Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) D M S

A O E

FAR

SOLICITATIONS MAY BE LIMITED TO ONE SOURCE ONLY IF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER DETERMINES THAT ONLY ONE SOURCE IS REASONABLY AVAILABLE. WHEN THE CUSTOMER DESCRIBES AN ITEM OR SERVICE, WHICH LIMITS THE AVAILABILITY TO ONE SOURCE, THE DETERMINATION MUST EXPLAIN WHY

THE ITEM OR SERVICE PROVIDER IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WILL MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S

REQUIREMENT. STATEMENTS SUCH AS "ONLY KNOWN SOURCE" OR "ONLY SOURCE WHICH CAN MEET THE REQUIRED DELIVERY DATE" ARE INADEQUATE TO SUPPORT A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE. THIS

FORM MAY BE USED DETERMINATION DESCRIBED IN FAR . THE CUSTOMER

SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1.PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER 2. ESTIMATED AMOUNT:

B N B

Y

N

N CAGE P C Fund Type

O&M

NGREA

O

3. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED AND

4. UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS THAT LIMIT AVAILABILITY TO ONLY ONE SOURCE, WITH

THE REASON NO OTHER SUPPLIES OR SERVICES CAN BE USED:

. M :

F8F2LM9074AW01

N/A - Any Authorized AutoCrib Reseller

RoboCrib VX1000 Automated Point of Use Industrial Dispensing Equipment (POUIDE) with ScaleMate Option

AutoCrib.net (i.e. AutoCrib’s proprietary software) is approved by Air Force Network Integration Center (AFNIC) to run on the Air Force network, and is currently the only known point of use management software approved for the Air Force network. If another manufacturer’s POUIDE were to be used, that manufacturer’s software would have to receive Authority to Operate (ATO) via the Certification and Accreditation (C&A) process in order to run on the Air Force network.

Preliminary market research confirms there are other vendors whom manufacturer POUIDE; however, AutoCrib is the only POUIDE manufacture that can provide all the diverse types of POUIDE equipment that the AFSC requires. In the case of large scale POUIDE machines, such as the AutoCrib RoboCrib VX1000 or VX2000, the Government is not aware of another POUIDE company that manufactures a machine comparable in size or capacity. Additionally, market research did not find similar/comparable products for other variations of AutoCrib POUIDE, such as VLM, TX750, and ETOOL type machines, which are required by the Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC).

. PROVIDE A STATEMENT OF ACTIONS, IF ANY, THE GOVERNMENT MAY TAKE TO

REMOVE OR OVERCOME ANY BARRIERS TO COMPETITION BEFORE FUTURE

ACQUISITIONS ARE REQUIRED:

a. N b.

The AFSC and GSA will continue to publicly post requests for information to develop an enterprise wide network solution comparable to the AutoCrib POUIDE system. Therefore, future acquisitions may allow for unrestricted competition.