A15_Justification_for_Name_Brand_Products_1.pdf

Justification for Brand Name Products

Date: 11/25/2024

Project: Milestone License and CarePlus CarePremium Support Renewal

1. Identifications

a. Agency: National Park Service

b. Contracting Office: NR Major Acquisition Buying Office

2. Description of the action being approved:

The National Park Service (NPS) shall be soliciting for Milestone License and CarePlus CarePremium Support Renewal. 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:

Milestone License and CarePlus CarePremium Support Renewal for 13 parks, 482 Care Plus and Care Premium device and 2 corporate licenses. One year renewal.

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:

List the products unique qualifications or nature of the acquisition. Example: Only Milestone is compatible with the Park’s existing Milestone system.

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. This will be an order placed on NASASEWP.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. An exception applies.

7. Determination that costs will be fair & reasonable:

Competition among small business

8. Description of the market research conducted:

Current devices require for operation that the vendor MUST be a Milestone Gold partner or higher with current MCIT and MCDE certifications

9. Other facts supporting other than full & open competition:

United States Department of the Interior

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

INTERMOUNTAIN REGION

CONTRACTING PROGRAM

a. Reason why documents suitable for full & open competition have not been developed:

These devices are currently operating on a proprietary system to one operating system Milestone.

b. Data, estimated costs or other rationale as to the extent or harm to the Government:

Devices would not be operable and cost would not only exceed this requirement but would put the parks at risk without surveillance while the system is overhauled which could be in excess of a year.

Interested Sources:

NASA SEWP vendors. Alliance and Paragon to name a few

10. Actions to remove barriers to competition in the future for similar acquisitions:

Any future system overhauls or replacements will allow for increased competition

Certifications:

Technical / Requirements Certification:

I certify that any supporting data that is the responsibility of technical or requirements personnel (i.e. verifying the Government’s minimum needs or schedule requirements or other rationale for other than full and open competition) and which form a basis for the justification have been certified as complete and accurate:

(Signature)________________________________________ (Date) _______________________

(Type or Print Name): __________________________________________________

(Title): IT Specialist

Up to $50,000

I certify that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief:

(Signature) _______________________________________ (Date) _______________________

(Type or Print Name):__________________________________________________

Contracting Officer

Christine Vigil