Attachment E - Brand Name or Equal Worksheet.xlsx

This is a Brand Name or Equal Worksheet template used for GSA procurement evaluations. The worksheet is designed to allow vendors to propose alternative products or services as equivalent substitutes to brand name items specified in a solicitation. It contains columns for vendors to enter their company name, reference the relevant solicitation paragraph, describe the manufacturer and model of their proposed "or equal" offering, identify the salient features that demonstrate equivalency, and receive GSA action status indicating whether GSA accepts or rejects the proposed alternative. The template tracks the revision status and provides an action index to record whether items are open, closed, or require no action. In the context of GSA Solicitation 47QMCA27Q0002 for the purchase of two refrigerated box trucks, this worksheet would be used by vendors to propose alternative refrigerated box truck models that meet or exceed the specifications of the brand name trucks originally specified in the solicitation attachments.