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SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION <br /> Requisition Item: Pratt Pneumatic Valve Actuators <br /> Requisition Number: PR94917 <br /> Prior Purchase Order Number(if item had been approved previously): <br /> 1. Please describe the item and its function: <br /> Valve actuators designed to operate a valve using pneumatic pressures. <br /> 2. This is a sole source*because: <br /> ■ sole provide of a licensed or patented good or service <br /> sole provider of items that are compatible with existing equipment,inventory,systems,programs or services <br /> ❑ sole provider of goods and services for which the City has established a standard** <br /> O sole provider of factory-authorized warranty service <br /> sole provider of goods or services that will meet the specialized needs of the City or perform the intended <br /> function(please detail below or in an attachment) <br /> ❑ the vendor/distributor is a holder of a used item that would represent good value and is advantageous to the <br /> City(please attach information on market price survey,availability,etc.) <br /> 3. What necessary features does this vendor provide which are not available from other vendors? Please be <br /> specific. <br /> 1)The object is to replace the existing equipment with the same hardware.The Pratt unit has a fiberglass <br /> cylinder,which has provided 25+years of service.This fiberglass cylinder is not available from any other <br /> vendors. <br /> 2)Replacement is due to a maintenance decision and not a history of major failures. <br /> 3)Maintenance and operations personnel have a valuable familiarity with the Pratt unit for maintenance,repair <br /> and operating characteristics. <br /> 4)Finally,the Pratt actuator,as installed,is supplied by Pratt to be compatible with the Pratt valves previously <br /> supplied for the facility. <br /> 4. What steps were taken to verify that these features are not available elsewhere? <br /> 1 Other brands/manufacturers were examined(please list phone numbers and names,and explain why these <br /> were not suitable) <br /> No other vendors offer the fiberglass cylinder. <br /> ❑ Other vendors were contacted(please list phone numbers and names,and explain why these were not <br /> suitable). <br /> No other vendors offer the fiberglass cylinder. <br /> *Sole Source:only one vendor possesses the unique and singularly available capability to meet the requirement of the <br /> solicitation. <br /> **Procurements of items for which the City has established a standard by designating a brand or manufacturer or by pre- <br /> approving via a testing shall be competitively bid if there is more than one vendor of the item. <br /> s:/#common/forms/sole <br /> ZS <br />