Attachment III - Brand Name Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition.pdf

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

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

AUTHORITY

□ 13.106-1(b)(1)

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JUSTIFICATION TYPE

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

BRAND NAME - Items peculiar to one manufacturer: The particular brand name, product, or feature is essential to the Government's requirements, and market research indicates other companies' similar products, or products lacking the particular feature do not meet or cannot be modified to meet the a enc 's needs.

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

The United States Coast Guard (USCG), Aviation Logistics Center (ALC), Enginee1ing Se1vices Division (ESD), anticipates the award of a firm-fixed price purchase order on a brand name basis with traceability to the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Aqua Lung USA, Inc. This justification for other than full and open competition is submitted for approval in accordance with (IA W) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.303-1 (a) using the authority in FAR 6.302-1 (b)

- only one responsible source and no other supplies or se1vices will satisfy the agency's requirements. ESD requires the items listed below.

Line Nomenclature/Description Quantity Part Number

Item (QTY) (PN) 1 SEAS-1 Valve with 27" Hose 40 each 108465

2 SEA 1.5 CF Cylinder 200 each 079105

These apparatuses are C1itical Safety/Smvival items for the Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Crewman as a pa1t of the Smvival Vests utilized by USCG personnel and are used as a personal emergency air source when completing life-saving rescue Inissions.

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

AQUA LUNG USA, INC.

ATTN: BRYAN HUFFMAN

8880 NW 20TH ST, STE J

Miaini, FL 33172-2636

UEI: LM39XJL9HCB08

RATIONALE FOR JUSTIFICATION TYPE SELECTED ABOVE TO INCLUDE RELEVANT INFORMATION

GAINED THROUGH YOUR MARKET RESEARCH TO SUPPORT THE JUSTIFICATION TYPE:

The SEAS-I Valves and SEA 1.5 CF Cylinder are highly specialized and have been designed and manufactured by Aqua Lung, USA. As the OEM, Aqua Lung owns all rights to the technical data, specifications, and drawings required for their manufactme. The rights to the technical data necessaiy to acquire these items from somces other than the OEM or an OEM approved somce are not owned by the Government, and it has been dete1mined that it is uneconoinical to pmchase these rights. The item to be purchased must meet critical safety, dmability, and reliability requirements, the achievement of which require extensive and/or sophisticated testing. The Government does not own or possess any rights to the relevant technical data, specifications, and drawings required to develop an adequate pmchase desc1iption. In addition, the Government has not developed the technical data required to reverse engineer these items and has no plans to do so. It has been dete1mined that it would be uneconomical for the Government to either pmchase the data 1ights or to develop the technical data necessa1y to develo an ade uate mchase descri tion for the manufactme of these items.

Last Updated 11/01/24

Attachment III