Limited sources justification for sharma & associates, INC.

LIMITED SOURCES JUSTIFICATION
Solicitation: 693JJ624R000004
Estimated Value: $413,181.00
1. Contracting Agency: United States Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Office of Acquisition, 1200 New Jersey Ave SE, Washington, DC 20590.
2. Action to be Approved: The FRA intends to award a task order on a sole source basis to Sharma & Associates, Inc. (SA), to produce the engineering, drawings and shipping needed to transfer the government’s tank car rollover test fixture from Chicagoland (SA facility) to the DOT’s Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, Colorado. The contractor shall facilitate the installation, configuration and checkout of the fixture and its supporting structure and proctor the initial tank car rollover top fittings protection test at TTC.
3. Description of the Services: The contractor shall engineer drawings, ship, install, configure and proctor the first use tank car rollover test at TTC.
4. Authority Cited: The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition of these services is contained in 41 U.S.C. § 253(c)(1) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-6 (a)(1)(B), "Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized".
5. Reason for Authority Cited: There is only one source, Sharma & Associates, Inc., that possesses the unique qualifications and expertise to perform the requirement in a timely and cost-effective manner and at the level of quality required.
6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: The equipment was designed by and is housed at the Sharma and Associates facility; there is no other firm with the unique qualifications and experience necessary to ship, reinstall, configure, and ensure operability of the equipment, therefore an RFI was not issued.
7. Action to Increase Competition: In the event a future requirement emerges, the contracting officer will continue to review the marketplace to determine if there are additional vendors who can compete.
8. Market Research: Sharma and Associates, Inc. designed, installed, configured and used the tank car rollover test fixtures for many tests dating back approximately 15 years. Sharma and Associates, Inc. have been the custodians of the fixtures for the government since fabrication and have been storing the fixtures the last couple of years at one of their facilities. They have the unique knowledge and experience necessary to complete the transfer to TTC and to proctor the first test at TTC. There are no other firms that possess the unique qualifications and expertise to perform the requirement in a timely and cost-effective manner. FRA will follow the 8.405-6(a)(2) requirement to publish notice within 14 days of award.
9. Interested Sources: No other sources can perform this requirement to the government’s satisfaction.
10. Other Factors: N/A

11. Technical/Requirements Certification: I certify that the technical requirements and the technical justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.
I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.

Awarded contract 693JJ624R000004 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2024-08-28.