A02.09 Brand Name Justification_Cosper_Redacted-Signed FINAL_Redacted.pdf
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This Brand Name Justification document details a specialized pump procurement for the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Construction and Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL). The document justifies the sole-source acquisition of a Teledyne Syrixus 500xv pump for hydrothermal gasification experiments, citing specific technical requirements including handling slurries and viscous liquids, pressure range up to 5,000 psi, precisely controlled volumetric feed rate, and corrosion-resistant wet surfaces. Market research conducted between August and September 2024 determined this specific pump model is the only equipment meeting all required specifications, which are critical for compatibility with an existing Parr Instrument reactor in the laboratory.
The procurement will be funded through OSD RDT&E funds, with a firm-fixed price, and falls under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) authority for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. While the total estimated dollar value is redacted, the document notes multiple vendors distribute Teledyne equipment, providing some potential for competitive pricing. The justification was submitted by Charles G. Schroeder, Chief of Installation Readiness Branch, and approved digitally on 24 June 2025, with a final contracting officer approval on 27 June 2025.
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ERDC Control Log #25-3419
BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION
1. Agency/Contracting Activity: Engineer Research and Development Center � Construction and Engineering Research Laboratory (EDRC � CERL)
2. Description of Action:
Nature: New Requirement Follow-On Requirement Mod to Existing Purchase Order/Contract Number
Pricing: Firm-Fixed Price Time and Materials
Funds: OMA Other Funds:_OSD RDT&E funds__
3. Description of Supplies/Services:
a. The total estimated dollar value of the proposed action is $
b. CERL researchers require a specialized pump for experiments with hydrothermal gasification and working with high-viscosity materials.
4. Authority: FAR 13.106-1(b) (1): For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g. urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization.)
5. Reason for Authority Cited: Market research has found that Teledyne brand equipment (model Syrixus 500xv) is the only equipment on the market that conforms to all 5 of the property specification requirements below, which are crucial to the scientific research program that will be utilizing the equipment.
Capable of handling slurries and viscous liquids pressure range up to 5,000 psi very precisely controlled volumetric feed rate Continuous flow or intermittant flow with 500 mL at a time.
Wet surfaces must be corrosion resistant.
The pump will be used in coordination with a Parr Instrument reactor that is already in the CERL laboratory equipment inventory, and the specifications above are based on what is needed for successful compatibility with that reactor and the specific materials the research program is working with, to charge the reactor under high pressure and temperature.
6. Actions to Increase Competition: Market research has found multiple vendors that distribute Teledyne brand equipment so there is ability to obtain some level of competition among those reseller entities.
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