Attachment 4 - Brand Name Justification.pdf

This document is a U.S. Coast Guard Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (Brand Name Justification) for the WMSL Doppler Speed Log (DSL) recapitalization effort. The document seeks to procure parts for deploying a standardized, commercially available Doppler Speed Log replacement for unsupportable SRD-500/SRD-500A systems currently in use by National Security Cutters. Specifically, the Coast Guard intends to use the Jotron Skipper DL2 as a solution, which was selected for installation on CGC's STONE and CALHOUN vessels by 21 June 2024.

The justification is for a Brand Name procurement, with CSISC C2PL requesting brand name justification to ensure supportability and streamline configuration management. The procurement includes three Skipper DLA Doppler Speed Log Dual Axis Systems (Part Number: SY-DL2SBSA) and two Skipper DLA Doppler Speed Log Dual Axis Systems Retro Kits (Part Number: SY-DL2SW-SA). The total acquisition is part of a strategy to replace currently installed unsupportable WMSL DSLs with newer components, with the Jotron Skipper DL2 presenting critical parameters on a touch screen and capable of interfacing with bridge systems and repeaters.