Sole_Source-Redacted.pdf

Version – August 2015

Memorandum for Record – Limiting Competition at or below the Simplified

Acquisition Threshold

1. Contracting Activity:

Corpus Christi Army Depot Contracting Office Army Contracting Command- Redstone (CCAM-DPD) 10221 Ave E, Bldg. 1727 Corpus Christi, TX 78419-5211

2. Description of Action:

Nature: New Requirement X Follow-on Requirement

Contract Vehicle: X Purchase Order Number _______________________________

Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Number _______________

Order/BPA# _______ against FSS Contract #_____ _________

Order #___________ against Multiple Award IDIQ Contract Name or #______________

Order #_______ against a single award IDC Contract

Modification # _______ to existing PO/TO/DO/Call Order

Pricing/Contract Type: Fixed Price Time & Materials/Labor Hours Cost Reimbursable X Hybrid: Approximately 53% Fixed Price and 47% Time & Material (T&M)

Funds: X Operations & Maintenance, Army (OMA) Other Funds: ________

FY: 2017

Name of Proposed Contractor(s) and Address:

_Oerlikon Metco, Inc._________________________ _1101 Prospect Ave._________________________ _Westbury, NY 11590_________________________

Brand Name Buy: Yes X No

3. Description of Services or Supplies:

This procurement is for Calibration, Preventative Maintenance, Emergency Callout Service, and Parts and Materials support for Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD)’s Metal Spray Booths.

Base Period: 22 November 2016 to 21 November 2017 Option Period 1: 22 November 2016 to 21 November 2017 Option Period 2: 22 November 2016 to 21 November 2017

4. Authority:

FAR 13.106-1(b)(1): For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), only one source reasonably available, urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization.

5. Reasons for Authority Cited:

Oerlikon Metco, Inc. is the Original Equipment Manufacturer of the Metal Spray Booths.

The Metal Spray Booths are highly specialized and complex systems that require access to proprietary data for performing calibration and preventative maintenance. No other company has access to the proprietary data. See Sole Source Justification Memorandum, Dated 23 May 2016 (See Enclosure)

6. Publicizing Contract Actions: For FAR Part 13 actions, the public display and synopsis requirements of FAR 5.101 and FAR 5.203 do not apply due to the $ threshold, X apply and will be followed, or do not apply due to an exception at

5.202 ______________________.

Requirement to post justification in accordance with FAR 8.405-6(b)(3), FAR 13.105(c), or FAR 16.505(a)(4)(iii)(A)

X Action is NOT a brand name restriction and is under $150K, no posting required

Action is a brand name restriction, under $25K, no posting required

Action is a brand name restriction, over $25K. It will be redacted and posted with the solicitation.

Action is a brand name restriction over $25K but will not be posted due to exception:

FAR 6.305(f)

FAR 8.405-6(b)(3)(iii)(A)

FAR 8.405-6(b)(3)(iii)(B)

FAR 8.405-6(b)(3)(iii)(C)

FAR 16.505(a)(4)(iii(C)

7. Market Research: See Market Research Report, dated 11 May 2016 (See PCF File)

8. Technical/Requirements Certification: 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.

Technical/Requirements Certification is documented in the Sole Source Justification Memorandum, Dated 23 May 2016 (See Enclosure)

9. Contracting Officer Certification/Approval:

I hereby determine that the anticipated cost or price to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable based upon price analysis.

I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that completing this purchase as a sole source is in the best interest of the Government. Additionally, I approve this justification to limit competition subject to the availability of funds and provided that the services or supplies herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.