A sole source purchase for replacement parts and attachments for a Bridge Inspection Unit for District II-Batesville for Mississippi Department of Transportation

SOLE SOURCE
INFORMATION
1. Question: What commodity is the agency seeking to procure?
Answer: MDOT is seeking to procure a sole source procurement for a Replacement parts for Bridge
Inspection Unit
2. Question: Why is this commodity the only one that can meet the needs of the agency?
Answer: The Aspen Aerials is used by the District II-Batesville of the Mississippi Department of
Transportation. This equipment is utilized to perform annual inspection in accordance with current ANSI
requirements.
3. Question: Why is the source the only person or entity that can provide the required commodity?
Answer: The manufacturer Aspen Aerials is only manufacturer of this piece of equipment
4. Question: Why is the amount to be expended for these commodities reasonable?
Answer: The amount to be expended for this commodity is quoted by the manufacturer. This amount is
felt to be reasonable for the quote given to MDOT.
5. Question: What did the agency do to obtain the best possible price for the commodities?
Answer: The agency is running an ad in the local newspaper and entered an RFIN into the MAGIC
portal to obtain as much information as possible on the availability and pricing of the items in
question. The agency also negotiated with the vendor to obtain the best price possible for the
requested commodities.
6. Questions: Who needs to be contacted if a person or entity wants to object to this sole source
procurement?
Answer: Anyone wishing to protest this sole source procurement should give a detailed
explanation on the Objection to Sole Source Determination (OSS} form that is attached in this
RFIN as to why the commodity is not a sole source procurement and should notify the following:
Ashley Harrell, Marvin Grayer or Angela Bailey
MDOT Procurement Division
401 North West Street, Room 5100
Jackson, MS 39201
601.359.7300
601.359.7302