B.08 - Brand Name Determination Redacted for SAM RFQ Publish.pdf

This is a Contracting Officer's Determination document for a brand-name justification approval to procure customized Straval Valves for The Dalles Lock & Dam, Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The procurement is for six (6) customized Straval valves with a total cost estimate of $22,961.00, consisting of two units each of RVC05-15T ($10,186.00), CKVH06-15T ($3,459.00), and SBS10-15T-PE-F ($9,066.00) strainers, plus $250.00 in freight costs. This is a firm-fixed-price, brand-name, commercial supply contract awarded on an other-than-full-and-open-competition basis under the authority of 10 USC § 3204(a)(1) and RFO FAR 12.102(a). The Contracting Officer, Suzanne W. Hunt, and Technical Representative, Jesse M. Alsup (Mechanical Planner), are identified contacts.

The determination justifies sole-source procurement based on The Dalles' two-year design and engineering effort to integrate customized Straval products into their high-pressure Thrust Bearing Lube System fluid architecture. The facility requires components rated for 3,000-6,000 psi with specific dimensional tolerances and flow coefficients. Straval's proprietary solid stainless steel bar stock manufacturing method—machined directly from raw bar stock rather than castings—prevents porosity-induced failures critical for systems operating at these pressures. Market research identified only two authorized distributors: Motion Industries (UEI: H3WHUEF9VC4) and Ferguson Enterprises (UEI: G3UJV497QGU3). The determination notes that re-engineering with alternative manufacturers would require complete system redesign, causing significant schedule delays and costs exceeding simplified acquisition thresholds. The procurement was published on SAM.gov to maximize competition among available sources, and the cost is deemed fair and reasonable.