21RGW13_NonComp_Redacted.pdf

DON SAP Guide Enclosure (3) 1

MEMORANDUM TO THE FILE

Subj: USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION FOR AN ACQUISITION

UNDER THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

IDENTIFICATION OF SOURCE:

Thermo King Corporation, Minneapolis, MN

I. BACKGROUND:

The purpose of this document is to satisfy the requirement of DFARS 206.302-1(c)(2) by documenting the government’s justification and approval for use of Brand Name or Equal purchase descriptions.

II. DESCRIPTION OF ITEM OR SERVICE:

Brand Name Thermo King Precedent S-700 Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) is known to meet the requirements for a transport trailer providing transportation of critical assets to support flight tests, ordnance testing, and production for Army Hypersonics Project Office (AHPO) Long

Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) program. The intended use of the TRU is to work in-conjunction with a roll-tarp system to maintain an internal temperature between 35 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit (F) with ambient temperatures not exceeding below 0 degree F and above

110 degree F. The required delivery date aligns with delivery of the fully integrated trailer. The unit price is estimated at each for total of estimate value of .

III. THE DETERMINATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:

BRAND NAME or Equal. Item required must be a brand name product or equal in accordance with government salient characteristics.

Via Market Research, NSWC Crane consulted industry expertise to perform an engineering analysis to determine viability of transport trailer configurations to support necessary environmental conditioning requirements. The S-700, along with roll-tarp system, were two critical components that were analyzed and determined would meet the conditioning requirements. No other manufacturer’s TRUs were considered or analyzed for the unique trailer configuration, therefore other capability is unknown. Market research indicates similar type

TRUs are available by industry competitors. However, none of them have been verified via engineering analysis to support the strict environmental requirements. The

DON SAP Guide Enclosure (3) 2 brand name or equal strategy will present offererors the opportunity to propose and detail engineering and test data as objective quality evidence, which would verify that an Or Equal product could meet the environmental requirements. Given the significant dollar value associated to the payload and criticality of the asset to our nation’s security, the offerer will have to provide compelling evidence for consideration of an Or Equal TRU.

IV. CERTIFICATIONS/APPROVALS:

A. Technical / Requirements Certification: I certify that the facts and representation under my cognizance which are included in this justification are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Signature

B. Certification/Approval.

Upon the basis of the above statements and information justification, I hereby approve, as the

Contracting Officer, the solicitation of the proposed procurement(s) using Brand Name or Equal purchase descriptions.

Contracting Officer Signature