Attachment No. 1 - Brand Name Justification_redacted.pdf

This is a Determination & Findings document for a single-source contract action by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Eglin Air Force Base.

The AFRL/RFZO is procuring a new Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract for a Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP) manufactured by Ettus Research, a National Instruments subsidiary. The justification for sole-source procurement is based on the brand name exception under RFO 11.204(a)(2)(ii), which permits single-source acquisitions when a particular brand name, product, or feature is essential to Government requirements. The Government determined that Ettus Research is the only source capable of meeting the requirement due to the need for compatibility with existing infrastructure already equipped with Ettus Research-branded USRPs, standardization requirements across the organization, and the unparalleled integration capabilities of the Ettus X410 open-source USRP Hardware Driver (UHD) architecture with GNU Radio and mission-critical development frameworks currently in use. The Contracting Officer has authority to approve this determination in accordance with DAF Approval Authorities Matrix PM 26-C-11 Matrix Item 51 for RFO 13.101(b) actions and GSAR 538.7104-3(a) for FSS orders.