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Page 1 of 4 Revised 1/5/2022 <br /> <br /> <br />PROCUREMENT <br />SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION <br />Purchases $10,000 & Above <br />When filling out a sole source, use this document as a guide to answer each section. <br /> <br />A sole source is defined as: <br />A purchase that is clearly and legitimately limited to a single source or supply. <br />A. If there is a way to draft the specifications so that more than one respondent will reply, it is not a sole source. <br />B. The use of sole source purchases shall be limited only to specific instances which are totally justified to satisfy <br />compatibility or technical performance needs. <br />All sole source purchases shall follow the City of Everett Standard Procurement Policy & Federal Emergency Contracting <br />Section 9.4. <br />I REQUEST THAT THE REFERENCED PURCHASE BE DECLARED A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE. <br />Proposed supplier name and address: <br />Braun Northwest Inc. <br />PO Box 1204 <br />Chehalis, WA 98532 <br />Estimated cost of goods or services: <br />Approx $400,000 per year <br />Purchase Requisition #: Multiple <br /> <br />Cayenta Supplier # 27809 <br />Or attach Supplier’s W-9 Form <br />This is a sole source purchase because (Check all that apply): <br /> Licensed or patented – supplier has a license or patent that makes them the sole provider. <br /> One-of-a-kind – there is no competitive alternatives available on the market. <br /> Sole Distributor – Supplier is the sole distributor for the region or municipality <br /> Compatibility – must match existing brand or equipment for compatibility. <br /> Replacement part – for a specific brand or existing equipment. <br /> Warranty – sole provider of factory-authorized warranty service. <br /> Unique design – must meet physical design or quality standards. <br /> Public Utility Services – Necessary adjustment of utility facilities <br /> Other - _Original Equipment Manfacturer__________________________________________________________ <br />• If the justification for sole source is “Standardization” then additional supporting documentation must be provided. <br />See Brand Name or Standardization Justification Form. <br />• Procurements of items which the City has established a standard of designating a brand name or manufacturer or by <br />pre-approving via testing shall be competitively bid if there is more than one supplier for the item. <br />Describe the proposed goods or <br />services. <br />Refurbishment and remounting service for the current North Star Emergency <br />Response vehicles built by Braun Northwest, Inc., in service throughout the <br />Everett Fire Fleet. <br />Over time, the chassis on the unit can develop cracks, which can cause <br />unreliability and require significant repairs to maintain operational capability. <br />These repairs become more significant with age, and replacing the older chassis <br />with newer ones becomes more cost-effective. <br /> <br />The refurbishment services would provide a complete overhaul of the interior <br />and exterior box, patient compartment, and components, including repainting, <br />replacing lights, installing updated electrical components, and replacing wheels, <br />among other options to upgrade the unit. The remounting services would <br />replace the vehicle chassis upon which the patient compartment box sits.