Limiting-Competition-under-SAT_ACC_Redacted.pdf

Version – February 2017

Memorandum for Record – Limiting Competition at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold

1. Contracting Activity: Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal – Corpus Christi Army Depot, Contracting Office (CCAM-ALC).

2. Description of Action:

Nature: New Requirement Follow-on Requirement

Contract Vehicle: Purchase Order Number TBD Basic 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 Hybrid

Funds: Operations & Maintenance, Army (OMA) Other Funds: Army Working Capital Funds (AWCF)

FY: 2018

Name of Proposed Contractor and Address:

Tri-Mer Corporation (Cage Code: 7N034) 1400 Monroe Street Owosso, MI 48867-3868

Brand Name Buy: Yes No

3. Description of Services or Supplies: The contractor will provide repair parts for the ventilation blower system (Stacker Replacement Parts)

The repair items include the blower housing, motors, impeller shafts, and exhaust ducts. The repairs are required due to damages caused by Hurricane Harvey.

ITEM QTY UNIT OF

ISSUE

UNIT

PRICE

TOTAL

PRICE

PL Replacement 1 Each

AA-2 Replacement Stack 1 Each AA-2 Spring Isolators 4 Each Replacement Stack 1 Each CR-3 Transition/Stack 1 Each CR-2 Belt 1 Each Shipping 1 Each Total Price

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:

This requirement will be sole sourced to Tri-Mer Corporation, is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the existing ventilation blower system. The replacement parts being procured need to meet OEM standards to ensure the system operates as designed. Because the system was specifically designed for CCAD, all repair parts must be provided by the OEM to ensure uniformity. No other company has access to the proprietary data; therefore, this requirement will be sole sourced to Tri-Mer Corporation.

If this requirement is awarded to another vendor, a new ventilation blower system would need to be developed, based on existing specifications. All users would have to receive training on the functionality and utilize of the new ventilation blower system. This would lead to a duplication of effort and existing costs expended. In addition, it would take an extended amount of time for the items to be developed and tested, which would lead to a delay in Command schedule.

6. Publicizing Contract Actions: For FAR Part 13 actions, the public display and synopsis requirements of FAR 5.101 and FAR 5.203 apply and will be followed.

7. Market Research: Market Research was conducted by from October 2017 through November 2017. The following market research techniques were utilized: Contact with knowledgeable persons in Government and Industry, regarding the commercial nature of this requirement; queried Government, scientific, and business search engines;

AMCOM’s Competition Advocates Shopping List (CASL); and an Internet search, utilizing Google.

8. Technical/Requirements Certification:

**See Sole Source Justification Memorandum, dated 24 October 2017 for technical/requirements certification.

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 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.

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