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1.PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER 2. ESTIMATED AMOUNT:

B

Y

N

N CAGE P C

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 :

Y

N

This is to life-cycle existing MO AVCRAD vacuum packing equipment and to include adding additional units to increase warehouse expansion. These units are designed to vacuum package and seal small parts, assemblies, and sub-assemblies utilized in aircraft maintenance.

MO AVCRAD personnel are already trained on Pac Machinery Vacuum Sealers/equipment, due to current utilization of this particular equipment. Introduction of other products from different vendors to fill the same functions would result in operational inefficiencies and would incur additional costs for retraining of personnel.

1) Subject Matter Expert Knowledge: Researching the Internet for products that fit the need of the agency. Confirmation through discussions with the requirement holder.

2) Contacted Industry: Received a market research technical brochure from a vendor on that schedule.

3) MO AVCRAD currently uses Pac Machinery Vacuum Sealers; this is a known vendor and equipment.

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. 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. C O N b. C O S

Considerable consideration was given to other Vacuum Sealers. Due to the current use of Pac Machinery Vacuum Sealers, and the knowledge base of the system with MO AVCRAD personnel, other courses of action will not provide the same economic value at this time. Internet searches did not reveal a product with adequate/regulatory requirements without the purchase of similarly expensive hardware. At the end of the current lifecycle of existing equipment and software, consideration will be given.

Kerrey A. Renkemeyer