A15_Brand_Name_Justification_REDACTED.pdf

Requirement Title / Name:

Purchase Request Number:

Originating Office (Customer):

Division / Unit / Branch:

6. A description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable, including whether a notice was or will be publicized as required by Subpart 5.2 and, if not, which exception under 5.202 applies.

This is a justification for other than full and open competition.

Agency:

IA Acquisition Office:

Nature and/or description of the action being approved:

A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value):

IGE:

An Identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition:

AUTHORITY:

A demonstration that the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited.

IT Equipment - Manufacturer Specific (ITEMS) 2.0 IDIQ

N/A

OAS-IA

Office of Information Technology (OIT)

Indian Affairs

A16 Central Office - Services & Supplies

FAR 6.302-1(c)

Dell remains the mandatory source for purchasing IT equipment (computers, printers, tablets and peripherals) throughout all of the Department of the Interior and Indian Affairs. Class Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity for the Department of the Interior (DOI) has previously been approved by Megan Olsen, Senior Procurement Executive and Director, Office of Acquisition and Property Management.

Additionally, the particular brand name, product, or feature is essential to the Agency's requirements, and market research indicates other companies’ similar products do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the agency’s needs.

Market research yielded dozens of ISBEE vendors that are authorized as Federal resellers/partners for the Dell IT equipment to be solicited under the resulting RFP, including the three incumbent ITEMS vendors. Additionally, a pre-solicitation notice was posted 7/31/2025 to www.sam.gov.

Follow-on Requirement

Firm-Fixed Price

JA25-00264

Indian Affairs has a requirement for a competitive Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) set-aside, with the intent to result in firm-fixed price, multiple-award Indefinite Delivery - Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. IA is seeking a Brand Name Only approval to limit the specifications to Dell products, as identified in the specifications. IA will be purchasing laptop and desktop computers, tablets, printers, and associated peripherals.

7. A determination by the contracting officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable. This determination is based on the following:

8. A description of the market research conducted (see Part 10) and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

9. Any other facts supporting the use of justification of other than full and open competition, such as:

10. A listing of the sources, if any, that expressed, in writing, an interest in the acquisition.

11. A statement of any actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services required.

We currently have the IA-specific equipment available under the ITEMS IDIQ. Pricing for the ITEMS IDIQ is competitive and has already been determined fair and reasonable.

Any pricing proposed as a result of this requirement being posted can be compared with other proposals received (adequate price competition) as well as to the current pricing for similar/same specifications.

Market research was previously conducted for the ITEMS IDIQ. Additional research for this requirement consisted of contacting Dell for a list of ISBEE vendors that are Dell partners - 39 ISBEEs were listed.

There is no other approved brand of IT equipment for DOI/IA, so no additional market research was performed for other manufacturers.

When NASA SEWP VI government wide acquisition contract (GWAC) is awarded, the DOI Interior Business Center (IBC) will be sourcing a similar competitive, brand-specific catalog that will likely be available in late FY25 or early FY26. IBC's source selection will also include a brand name justification for Dell, based on the current approved class brand-name justification for Dell equipment published on the DOI IT Storefront.

Multiple ISBEE vendors have inquired about a follow on effort to the current ITEMS

IDIQ.

DOI/IA may, in the future, evaluate the use of other than Dell manufactured equipment.

Originating Office Attestation:

I certify that the technical data which forms a basis for this justification is complete and accurate and meets the Government’s minimum needs.

12. Contracting Officer certification that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of the contracting officer’s knowledge and belief:

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

Contracting Officer

ADDITIONAL APPROVALS:

CCO or One Level Above the CO (if the CCO is the signing CO) (Required for acquisitions valued between $250K - $750K)

I hereby provide concurrence that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Jeffrey Pearson

Indian Affairs

JEFFREY

PEARSON

Digitally signed by

JEFFREY PEARSON

Date: 2025.08.15 11:07:18 -04'00'

Office of Information Technology (OIT)

Indian Affairs

IA Competition Advocate (Required for acquisitions valued between $750K - $15M)

I hereby provide concurrence that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

IA Competition Advocate

Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA) (Required for acquisitions valued between $15M - $75M)

Head of the Contracting Activity

Senior Procurement Executive (SPE) (Required for acquisitions valued over $75M)

Senior Procurement Executive

Name