A15_Brand_Name_Justification.pdf

United States Department of the Interior

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

https://www.blm.gov

SOLE SOURCE BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR ACQUISITIONS UNDER THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES

This document sets forth the justification and approval as required by 13.106-1(b)(1) &(2).

1. Contracting agency and activity.

The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), requests the EMDDO Fuels Division in Miles City, MT, to contract on a sole source (including brand name) basis.

2. Nature and/or description of action being approved.

Due to the circumstances described below, the Miles City MT Fuels Division requests a new noncompetitive firm fixed price contract for a V619 Bobcat VersaHandler.

3. Description of supplies or services.

The supply need is V619 Bobcat VersaHandler with heavy duty Pallet Fork Attachment

4. Statutory authority.

_XX___41 U.S.C. 1901 – Simplified acquisition procedures (use when the simplified procedures for purchases of property and services for amounts (1) not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold

____41 U.S.C 1903 – Special emergency procurement authority (applies when in support of a contingency operation as defined in section 101(a) of title 10 or to facilitate the defense against or recovery from nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack against the United States).

5. Rationale supporting use of the authority stated in paragraph 5.

The BLM Office in Miles City MT has a requirement for V619 Bobcat VersaHanler with attachment. The office currently has Bobcat equipment many Bobcat Attachments to be used with the new machine. It is not cost affective to purchase/replace all of the current attachments in our inventory. The BLM Staff is already trained to operate the Bobcat equipment so additional training would not be necessary.

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6. Other information.

N/A

7. The efforts to identify additional sources including the market research conducted.

Other brands were looked at and have been found to not be completely compatible with our current equipment and attachments.

8. Future plans to permit competition.

Should the BLM find excessing the current equipment and attachments is appropriate and new equipment procured, it will be done so via a competitive solicitation providing there are enough vendors to provide service without making excessive round trips. Market research will be completed to make that determination.

The ordering activity Contracting Officer’s certification that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of the Contracting Officer’s knowledge and belief and evidence that the supporting data that form a basis for the justification have been certified as complete and accurate by technical/program personnel.

I certify that the facts and representations under my cognizance, which are included in this justification, and which form a basis for this justification, are complete and accurate.

(Signature)_/s/ Lynn Pluhar_______________________________________ (Date) 8/2/2022 (Type or Print Name): __________Lynn Pluhar________________________________ Contracting Officer’s Representative

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

(Signature) _______________________________________ (Date) _______________________

(Type or Print Name): Rebecca Undlin ____________________________________ Contracting Officer