A15_Redacted_Brand_Name_Justification_Redacted.pdf

United States Department of the Interior

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

CONTRACTING OPERATIONS - CENTRAL

1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240

Justification for Brand Name Products

Date: 07/11/2024

Project: Theodore Roosevelt NP Street Lamps

1. Identifications

a. Agency: National Park Service

b. Contracting Office: NEKOTA Major Acquisition Buying Office

2. Description of the action being approved:

The National Park Service (NPS) shall be soliciting for Street Lamps. The documents included with the solicitation call for specific brand name products that are peculiar to one manufacturer. This written justification provides approval for limiting competition to the listed brand name products as authorized by the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).

3. Description of supplies and services:

Theodore Roosevelt National Park requires Acuity Brands Halophane LED Lumineers and Salem Aluminum poles for lighting around visitor centers and roads adjacent to the Town of Medora. This procurement is essential for ensuring conformity and unity in the lighting design, as the park and town are closely situated. The intended use of these fixtures is to provide consistent and visually appealing illumination that aligns with the existing infrastructure of the Town of Medora, contributing to the aesthetic and functional coherence of the area.

4. Authority:

a. 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1): Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

b. FAR Part 11.105: The Brand Name products are essential to the Government’s requirements, and market research indicates other companies’ similar products do not meet and cannot be modified to meet the agency’s needs.

c. FAR 6.302-1: The use of the name brand products are essential to the Government’s requirements, thereby precluding consideration of a product manufactured by another company.

5. The description of the product’s unique qualifications or the unique nature of the acquisition:

To match fixtures selected by neighboring properties in the town of Medora, the NPS will need to procure and install fixture types that provide a uniform appearance, and lighting scheme to minimize the impact of DARK SKY preservation and themes. This assembly is only manufactured by one company and the technology, and specifications are unique to the brand.

6. Efforts to obtain competition:

a. Efforts to ensure offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable:

For acquisitions over $25,000 the solicitation will be issued on the Government’s Point of Entry, sam.gov.

b. Presolicitation notice per FAR 5.2:

For acquisitions over $25,000 a presolicitation notice shall be posted on the Government’s Point of Entry, sam.gov unless the exception noted at FAR Part 5.202(a)(13) applies.