Attachment 2 - Brand Name Justification.pdf

Last Updated 11/01/24

U.S. COAST GUARD JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP) FOR FAR 13.106-1(b)

PURCHASE REQUEST OR REQUISITION NUMBER:

2125405B4200RA003

ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE, INCLUDING OPTIONS:

(Over Micro-Purchase Threshold, but up to the SAT)

AUTHORITY JUSTIFICATION TYPE

13.106-1(b)(1) ONLY ONE SOURCE REASONABLY AVAILABLE (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, or industrial mobilization).

FAR 5.102(a)(6), FAR

11.105, FAR 13.106-1

(b) (1)

BRAND NAME Items peculiar to one manufacturer: The particular brand name, market research products, or products lacking the particular feature, do not meet, or c

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED AND THE INTENDED USE:

The USCG intends to purchase the following:

QTY: 4/EA Stryten Energy Absolyte GP 3-100G17 Battery Kits, NSN: 6140-01-627-6177, Part Number: 100G17

The Coast Guard currently has over ninety (90) 12 Cell Battery banks installed throughout the Rescue 21 Alaska Area of Operation (AOR). These Battery banks provide secondary backup power to critical Rescue 21 communications equipment.

The Stryten Energy Absolyte GP 3-100G17 Battery Kits will be utilized for current casualty support for Remote Fixed Facility (RFF) MT. Robert Barron in Alaska.

Sustainment of the fielded system requires the same brand name hardware components to maintain a standard system configuration. Failure to maintain a standard system configuration would cause severe risk to the operational availability of R21 Alaska. Using other than the current brand name hardware components would also result in loss of control of the R21 Alaska system configuration causing failure to maintain a stable development and testing baseline for the system and making the system unsustainable. To maintain configuration control throughout the system, the new hardware components would have to be tested, back-fit throughout the currently fielded system, and the contractor that provides preventive and corrective maintenance would have to be trained on the new hardware. It is estimated that additional system development and deployment of a new hardware baseline would cost $800k of additional funding for hardware procurement, installation costs and travel.

This brand name specific acquisition is being conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106- 1(B)(1)(i). The R21 Alaska system consists of specialized equipment with specific hardware. If the brand name hardware were not used, it would result in substantial duplication of cost of the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition.

SUGGESTED SOURCE NAME, ADDRESS, & UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER (UEI):

STRYTEN ENERGY

5925 Cabot Parkway

Alphretta, Georgia 30005

UEI: H8CSTCGGDD87

Last Updated 11/01/24

RATIONALE FOR JUSTIFICATION TYPE SELECTED ABOVE TO INCLUDE RELEVANT INFORMATION GAINED

THROUGH YOUR MARKET RESEARCH TO SUPPORT THE JUSTIFICATION TYPE:

Extensive testing and market research was conducted during the initial system development cycle to determine the most cost-effective commercial products available at that time and were the basis for the current design specifications. The Stryten Energy Absolyte GP 3-100G17 Battery Kits are the same brand batteries that USCG has at every site, changing to a different brand could cause a significant amount of work if they are not the same size, shape, or connections. There are racks/cases that these batteries slide into on the site, and if they are different that would cause integration issues that would result in negative impacts to operations of the USCG and supporting equipment. Only brand name Stryten Energy Absolyte GP 3- 100G17 Battery Kits can meet the Government s requirement.

CONTRACTING OFFICER - FAIR AND REASONABLE PRICE DETERMINATION METHODS:

MARKET RESEARCH

COMPARISON OF PROPOSED PRICE WITH PRICES FOUND REASONABLE ON PREVIOUS PURCHASES

CURRENT PRICE LIST

COMPARISON WITH SIMILAR ITEMS IN A RELATED INDUSTRY

COMPARISON TO IGCE

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OTHER (EXPLAIN)