B. BNJ Anodes Redacted.docx

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Subj: BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION TO PROCURE BAC CORROSION A/S ALUMINUM/GALLIUM COMPOSITION DEGENERATE ALLOY ANODES (Purchase Request 1300977389)

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a "Brand Name Justification."

This is a brand name justification. Contracting activity is NSWC-PCD, Code 024, 110 Vernon Ave., Panama City, FL, 32407.

2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved.

This action will award a firm fixed price purchase order to authorized resellers of BAC Corrosion A/S Aluminum-Gallium (AL/GA) composition degenerate alloy anodes.

3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency's needs (including the estimated).

and documentation according to MIL DTL 24779

and documentation according to MIL DTL 24779; destructive testing sample

This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures with a total estimated value greater than $25,000. The Government's minimum needs have been verified by the certifying technical and requirements personnel. This memo does not authorize acquisition for other requirements. This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures with a total dollar value above micro-purchase levels, but not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000.00. ( Estimated $38,458.28)

4. Identification of the justification rationale and, if applicable, a demonstration of the proposed contractor's unique qualifications to provide the required supply or service.

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(l). Application for brand name description FAR 6.302-l(c).

This equipment will be utilized in a deployed Fleet installation, and this equipment is the only brand that is NAVSEA approved to be used in this shock-qualified and deployed system. There are currently no other known producers of this item that is MIL DTL 24779 certified and that have been able to successfully pass NAVSEA testing. As such, no other brand will meet the Government's requirements. Although this is a foreign-made product reference, at least one US distributor has been identified. Therefore, it is in the Governments' best interest to acquire the BAC Corrosion anodes referenced I Section 3.

5. A determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that the order represents the best value consistent with FAR 13.106-l(b).

The Contracting Officer has determined that the order represents the best value and results in the lowest overall cost alternative (such as considering price, special features, administrative costs) to meet the Government's needs.

6. A description of the market research conducted among schedule holders and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

For the reasons specified in paragraph 4 above, BAC Corrosion is the only brand that can meet the Government's needs. This requirement will be synopsized in the government point of entry sam.gov because it is estimated greater than $25,000.00.

7. Any other facts supporting the justification.

None.

8. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers that led to the restricted consideration before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services is made.

As stated in paragraph 4 above, BAC Corrosion is the only brand that can meet this requirement.

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