Redacted_Limiting-Competition-under-SAT.pdf

Control No:

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

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 Hybrid

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

FY: 2019

Name of Proposed Contractor and Address:

Phillips Corporation Federal Division (Cage Code: 3MPQ0, Large Business) 7390 Coca Cola Drive Hanover, MD 21076

Brand Name Buy: Yes No

3. Description of Services or Supplies: The 5KW Laser Cutting Machine is used by the Jigs & Fixtures Shop to cut sheet metal for the manufacture of specialized helicopter parts. The period of performance shall be 01 December 2018 through 30 November 2019. CLIN structure is as follows:

CLIN 0001 Preventative Maintenance Strippit Laser -1 each - CLIN 0002 Travel 1 each - CLIN 0003 Enterprise Contracting Manpower Reporting 1 each

Control No: W45N7V8214014O

Total Estimated Amount:

Period of Performance: 01 December 2018 to 30 November 2019 Total Value:

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:

Phillips Corporation Federal Division is the Original Equipment Manufacturer of the Axel 5KW Laser Cutting Machine and is the sole, exclusive distributor of the founders Lefeebvre Vabbeste Dewks (LVD) Strippit sheet metal fabricating machinery, software and related factory parts and service, including service and maintenance contracts, to all United States Federal Government facilities. The operational impacts to the Warfighter if services are not performed: The capacity to cut metal for the manufacture of specialized helicopter parts would be reduced, subsequently degrading the depot's mission.

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: In accordance with FAR Part 10, market research has been conducted for this acquisition by Julius Wilson Requirer and Terry Clark Contract Specialist.

The following market research techniques were used:

Personal knowledge in procuring supplies/services of this type.

Contact with knowledgeable individuals in Government and Industry regarding the commercial nature of this requirement:

Tim McClanahn, Phillips Corp Federal Division (July 2018)

Review of Government and/or commercial databases:

AMCOM Competition Advocates Shopping List (CASL) September 2018 FedLog July 2018 GSA Advantage July 2018

Other:

Internet web search utilizing Google, as follows:

Control No: W45N7V8214014O https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=zrDYW4CBE4zszgLKs7LoDw&q= +5KW+Laser+cutting+machine&btnK=Google+Search&oq=+5KW+Laser+cutting+ machine&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i30.3685.3685..4285...0.0..0.97.97.1......0....1..gws-wiz.jbAoQD3D5ic

Phillips Corporation s website, specifically Machine Performance Evaluation:

http://development.phillipscorp.com/pages/public/dist/eprod

8. Other Facts:

Previous contracts:

W912NW-17-P-0013 Awarded 25 Oct 2016 in the amount of $6,950.00, Period of Performance 01 Dec 2016 - 30 Nov 2017

W912NW-15-P-0065 Awarded 26 Jan 2015 in the amount of $6,026.69, Period of Performance 28 Jan 2015 - 27 Jan 2016

W912NW-14-P-0050 Awarded 04 Dec 2013 in the amount of $6,266.30, Period of Performance 04 Dec 2013 - 03 Dec 2014

9. Technical/Requirements Certification: ***See Brand Justification Memorandum, dated 04 September 2018 for technical/requirements certification.

10. 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.

Typed Name: Dawyn M. Martinez Date: 01 November 2018 Title: Contracting Officer

Signature:

11/1/2018

X Dawyn M. Martinez Dawyn M. Martinez Contracting Officer Signed by: MARTINEZ.DAWYN.M.1246637551