Attachment 2 - Brand Name Justification.pdf

This document is a U.S. Coast Guard Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition form for a brand name software licensing and maintenance contract. The solicitation (52800PR250012129) is for INVS Gold Service FLIR Latitude software maintenance and support, which will enable the U.S. Coast Guard to monitor vessel traffic and provide advisories in key waterways. The procurement is a small business set-aside with a firm fixed price, covering a one-year period from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, with three specific line items: one for a direct software service agreement and two for video channel support (245 standard channels and 239 failover channels).

The solicitation requires vendors to submit written quotes by May 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM EST, with award going to the lowest-price technically acceptable quote that meets the brand name requirements. The contract will be issued through simplified acquisition procedures, with the contracting officer being Mark A. Rushing and the contract specialist Brianna Riffle from the USCG Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber and Intelligence Service Center (C5ISC). Vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and include their Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number, Federal Tax ID, and CAGE code with their submission.