A.03.20_Sole_Source_Justification.pdf

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Control Number: NWW-18-0058

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION &

APPROVAL FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND

OPEN COMPETITION

1. CONTRACTING AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (USACE), McNary Lock and Dam.

2. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION: The US Army Corps of Engineers, Walla

Walla District, has a requirement for Main Unit Generator Exciter Circuit Card Refurbishment at McNary Lock and Dam.

3. DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICES/SUPPLIES: McNary Lock and Dam has a need for testing, repair, and calibration of exciter circuit cards for the hydroelectric main unit generators located in the McNary powerhouse. The analog circuit cards perform the control functions for providing excitation to the main unit generators.

4. AUTHORITY CITED:

FAR 13.501(a)(2) Sole source (including brand name) acquisitions

(2) Justifications and approvals are required under this subpart only for sole source (including brand-name) acquisitions or portions of an acquisition requiring a brand-name. If the justification is to cover only the portion of the acquisition which is brand-name, then it should so state; the approval level requirements will then only apply to that portion.

(i) For a proposed contract exceeding $150,000, but not exceeding $700,000, the contracting officer’s certification that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of the contracting officer’s knowledge and belief will serve as approval, unless a higher approval level is established in accordance with agency procedures.

5. REASON FOR AUTHORITY CITED:

a. BACKGROUND: McNary’s exciters are a 1970s design by General Electric (GE). All exciters from that era are analog and as such have slide-in cards that perform the control functions for providing excitation to McNary’s 80 Megawatt hydroelectric generators. A number of existing critical spare circuit cards must be tested, repaired, and recalibrated to ensure McNary’s excitation systems remain reliable until time of future replacement.

b. JUSTIFICATION: Due to age and related obsolescence, proprietary design and performance, custom construction, and specialized testing requirements of the exciter circuit cards, only the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), GE Industrial Solutions, can meet the agency requirements. The estimated cost of this project is $300,000 – this was determined in the market research performed by the Project Development Team.

6. EFFORTS TO OBTAIN COMPETITION: Please see paragraph eight.

7. DETERMINATION OF FAIR AND REASONABLE COSTS: Budgetary

- 2 -vendor quotes and historical price data will be used to determine Price Fair and Reasonable at the time of award.

8. MARKET RESEARCH: A thorough search for hydroelectric exciter circuit card testing and refurbishment services meeting OEM standards yielded only one commercially viable service provider the manufacture – GE Industrial Solutions.

9. OTHER FACTS: None

10. INTERESTED SOURCES: GE Industrial Solutions.

11. ACTIONS: None. See paragraph five.

12. DETERMINATION: I certify that this Sole Source Justification and Approval is accurate and c o m p l e t e to the best of my knowledge based on the supporting data provided by technical or requirements personnel.

Prepared by: Brooke Moore Date: 04/06/2018

Title: Contract Specialist Signature:

13. DETERMINATION: I certify that this Sole Source Justification and Approval is accurate and c o m p l e t e to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Approved by: Sara Edwards Date:

Title: Contracting Officer Signature:

Digitally signed by

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Date: 2018.04.06 13:36:52 ‐07'00'

Reviewed by: Evan Carden DATE:

Title: Attorney – Advisor Signature:

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Digitally signedby

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