Attachment 1 -Brand Name_Wrightline.pdf

BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION

1. Contracting Activity.

a. Requiring Activity: AFRL/RIOCC

b. Contracting Activity: AFRL/RIKO, 26 Electronic Pkwy, Rome NY 13441

2. Nature and/or Description of Action.

a. Description of Requirement: Purchase Wright Line Lab Furniture, Relocate ITEC, B/106

b. Brand name company: Eaton/Wright Line

3. Description of Supplies or Service. Provide and install new & existing Eaton/Wright Line components & parts in accordance with supplied parts list and drawings.

4. Statutory Authority. FAR 8.405 6 requires an ordering activity to justify its actions when restricting consideration of schedule contractors to fewer than required in FAR 8.405 1 or 8.405 2. The specific circumstance that justifies restriction for this acquisition in FAR 8.405 6(b)(1), “The item is peculiar to one manufacturer. A brand name item, whether available on one or more schedule contracts, is an items peculiar to one manufacturer.”

5. Justification or Authority for Action.

The Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome Research Site in Rome, NY requires Wright Line Lab Furniture.

Per FAR 8.002(a)(1), agencies shall satisfy requirements for supplies from existing inventories of the requiring agency prior to considering other sources. From previous reconfigurations & projects, AFRL/RI possesses in its inventory a number of the components for construction of the aforementioned lab furniture. All existing components are Eaton/Wright Line. All Eaton/Wright Line components, connections, hardware, and frames are proprietarily manufactured, and designed only to integrate/work/function with other Eaton/Wright Line equipment. This being the case, in order to be able to utilize the existing Eaton/Wright Line inventory as required by FAR 8.002(a)(1), the new components, parts, and frames to be acquired to complete the requirement must also be Eaton/Wright Line brand name. There are no other known brands that integrate/work/function with Eaton/Wright Line components. Despite, as aforementioned, being required to utilize the existing Eaton/Wright Line per FAR 8.002(a)(1), use of the existing Eaton/Wright Line inventory is also estimated to save the Government n parts/component costs that would otherwise need to be purchased new.

6. Efforts Made to Ensure Offers are Solicited from as many Sources as Practicable.

A Request for Quote (RFQ) for this requirement will be posted to SAM.gov, for all responsible sources to view and submit a quotation for.

7. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination