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Justification and Approval for Seal Analytical Inc. Service and Support of

1. Contracting Activity: USACE, Baltimore, Washington Aqueduct

2. Description of Action: This acquisition is for the purchase of an Annual Service Agreement for technical support and maintenance of one instrument through Seal Analytical Inc. via their Premium Support Plan. The estimated cost of this acquisition for the base year is $6,627.78. For the base and four option periods the estimated cost will be $33,943.85.

3. Description of Supplies/Services: Provide the required parts, hardware, software support and technical expertise required to provide maintenance of the instrument to ensure proper system operation and optimization.

4. Authority Cited: The authority and supporting rationale (13.106-1(b)(1)(i)). Seal Analytical Inc, is the manufacturer of the and is the only authorized source known to provide the required parts, hardware, software support, and technical expertise required to maintain their equipment. Therefore, it is in the interest of the Government to obtain these services from Seal Analytical Inc.

5. Reason for Authority Cited: The Washington Aqueduct (WA) is a critical infrastructure that operates two water treatment plants (WTPs), the Dalecarlia WTP and the McMillan WTP.

Located at the Dalecarlia WTP is the WA Laboratory. The primary mission of the WA Laboratory is to provide quality analytical support services to the Washington Aqueduct and its wholesale customers in order to ensure the safety and quality of the drinking water. As a service, the WA Laboratory performs legally-required drinking water compliance testing in accordance with local and federal statutes. Extensive testing includes various chemical, biological, radiological, and other required parameters.

and various public facilities including schools, fire stations, commercial businesses, etc. Routine testing for is required by EPA regulations and is a mission-critical service for evaluating the effectiveness of the corrosion control used to mitigate the release of lead and other metals from pipes into the drinking water.

Therefore, it is essential that the is properly maintained and quickly repaired in order to ensure accuracy, reliability, and optimization of the instrument.

Seal Analytical Inc is the sole manufacturer of the and is the only known authorized source to provide maintenance services. Only Seal Analytical can provide the technical support, training, care, and maintenance for .

J&A Log # NAB-17-006

The Washington Aqueduct Laboratory has been using Seal’s and has maintained a service contract with Seal Analytical Inc during that time to ensure continuous software upgrades and technical service support.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition:

a. Effective competition. There is effectively no competition as Seal Analytical Inc. is the sole manufacturer and service provider.

b. Subcontracting competition. N/A

7. Actions to Increase Competition: Washington Aqueduct can neither practically nor cost-effectively increase competition for support and service.

8. Market Research: As the manufacturer of the Seal , Seal Analytical is the only company which can provide the required services.

9. Interested Sources: To date, no other sources have written to express an interest.

10. Other Facts: Contract information for previous service contracts is shown in the table below:

Contract Number Contractor Contract Amount Seal Analytical Inc. $6,170.00 Seal Analytical Inc. $6,170.00 Seal Analytical Inc. $6,170.00

11. Technical Certification: Include the following statement:

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.

Michael L. Chicoine Project Officer: Signature: ______________________

12. Requirements Certification: Include the following statement:

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.

Robert P. Hoffa Laboratory Section Chief: Signature: ______________________

Only the most senior persons within the organization responsible for acquiring the supplies or services described in the justification (e.g. program manager, depot commander, or senior

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13. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination: Include the following determination:

I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable.

This determination is based on the cost for the same services provided for three previous contracts.

Karen Truxal SMS Chief: Signature: ______________________

14. Contracting Officer Certification: This certification shall be made by the contracting officer who will sign the contract resulting from this justification and approval. Include the following statement:

I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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Approval

Based on the foregoing justification, I hereby approve the procurement of technical and maintenance support services on an other than full and open competition basis pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) (FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), subject to availability of funds, and provided that the services and property herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

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