Attachment III - Brand Name Justification.pdf

SOLE or LIMITED SOURCES JUSTIFICATION Determination Memorandum for Acquisitions Over $3,500 but not Exceeding the SAT

All solicitations and orders shall be competed unless a justification to limit competition using an exception in FAR Part 8, 13, or 16, as applicable to the acquisition, is approved by the Contracting Officer. When the customer describes an item or service, which limits the availability to one source or a particular brand name, there must be a technical explanation describing why only that specific one will meet the government’s requirement. Statements must be detailed and identify the harm that would come to the government (e.g. lack of capability or safety impact). The customer MUST COMPLETE all questions below, as applicable.

PURCHASE REQUEST OR REQUISITION NUMBER ESTIMATED AMOUNT

1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND THE INTENDED USE.

2. THE CIRCUMSTANCE THAT REQUIRED LIMITING SOURCES TO A SINGLE MANUFACTURER OR SERVICE PROVIDER. (See FAR 8.405- 6(a)(1)(i) and (b)(1) for exceptions that apply to orders under GSA schedules. See FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) for open market purchase exceptions. See FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i) for exceptions that apply to orders against multiple award contracts.)

3. THE RATIONALE THAT SUPPORTS THE EXCEPTION NOTED ABOVE. (e.g., compatibility with existing equipment, specific performance criteria, proprietary data, only one capable, urgency, logical follow on, satisfy minimum guarantee, etc.).

4. IF APPLICABLE, WHY IS THE PROCUREMENT SO URGENT THAT TIME WILL NOT TO ALLOW FOR ADVERTISING?

5. STATEMENT OF ACTIONS, IF ANY, THE GOVERNMENT MAY TAKE TO REMOVE OR OVERCOME ANY BARRIERS TO COMPETITION.

SIGNATURE CODE TELEPHONE NUMBER DATE

CUSTOMER

CONTRACTING OFFICER

This form may be used in lieu of the determination described in FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i), 8.405- 6(b)(2), 13.106-1(b)(1), or 16.505(a)(4).

Customer Approval Levels Ech II ACOS/SA or Deputy Ech III Department Head or Above Ech IV CO, XO, or CMC

Please reference USSOCOM "RTVS RSTA Catalog".

TVS/RSTA still photography kits were developed for compatibility with Canon EOS DSLR cameras. The current inventory of lenses, mounts, brackets and filters are all compatible for interoperability with the Canon EF mounts. Use of after-market adapters is not acceptable because of the loss of camera and lens interoperability.

Use of like and kind is not acceptable due to incompatibility with packaging kits and camera hardware; furthermore, additional and increased training would be required to adapt to dissimilar hardware, brackets and accessories. This approach is not effective nor is it in the best interest of the Government.

2: IAW FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i); only items particular to brands Canon, SanDisk, Really Right Stuff, Tenba, Tamron, Kowa, and Manfrotto will satisfy this requirement.

The Tactical Video System / Reconnaissance Surveillance Target Acquisition (TVS/RSTA) was procured under a USSOCOM Program of Record providing equipment for ground based video and photography.