Attachment C_Brand Name Justification.pdf
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- MPV LED Integrated Ice Buoy Lantern Federal contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 6923G524Q0738
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This document is a "Brand Name Justification" that describes the rationale for a sole source procurement of the Sabik Marine MPV2-LED MPV LED Integrated Ice Buoy Lantern. The justification states that the Sabik Marine lantern is uniquely qualified due to its rugged design, ability to withstand harsh marine environments and ice conditions, and advanced features including waterproofing, long-range visual capabilities, low power consumption, and programmability. Other vendors are unable to provide equivalent products.
The federal contract opportunity is for the procurement of MPV LED Integrated Ice Buoy Lanterns, which will be awarded as a firm-fixed price contract under FAR Part 12 and FAR Subpart 13.5. The solicitation is a 100% Small Business Set Aside with a NAICS code of 334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing. Quotes are due by April 05, 2024 at 2:00 PM EST, and the anticipated award date is on or about April 22, 2024. The awarded vendor must deliver the materials to the GLS Receiving Warehouse in Massena, NY within 45 days of award.
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| 6923G524Q0738 QA.pdf | ||
| Attachment B_Pricing Sheet.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| RFQ 6923G524Q0738.pdf | ||
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"SOLE BRAND" PROCUREMENT JUSTIFICATION
The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C.3304(a)(1) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1entitled, “Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.”
Department name: _______GLS Marine Services Division__________________________________
1. "Brand name" of product: ___ Sabik Marine MPV Lanterns____________________________
2. Description of "brand name" product: MPV2-LED MPV LED Integrated Ice Buoy Lantern
3. Name of manufacturer of "brand name" product: _Sabik Marine
4. The "brand name" provided is to identify the standard of quality necessary. Equivalents will be considered. ____ Yes _ X No (If no, please complete Nos. 5 and 6.)
5. If the answer to No. 4 is "no," please complete the following.
Only the "brand name" item specified will be accepted:
_____ Because patent rights, copyrights, secret processes, or control of certain materials or components provide superior use that cannot be obtained from similar products.
X Because the product is unique and easily established as one-of-a kind.
Please explain:
a. Sabik Marine’s MPV2-LED MPV LED Integrated Ice Buoy Lantern is uniquely qualified based upon the following:
The MPV LED is an LED lantern designed to be used in most severe ice condition. The MPV LED is capable of surviving the crushing pressure and dynamic forces of ice in winter conditions.
The lantern has the following characteristics:
Rugged bronze alloy housing for installation in harsh marine environments Designed to be fully waterproof – able to withstand submersion down to 100 meters Presents a very low profile to lateral forces from ice Enable battery replacement through lantern without removing the lantern from buoy Visual range up to 6 nautical miles Extremely low power consumption Adjustable intensity and range Programmable with Sabik standard IR programming devices Integrated 365 day event log
b. Other vendors currently do not qualify due to buoy specific lantern types and/or only being able to supply lanterns that may be utilized seasonally versus year around in addition to
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