B01 Brand Name Justification Transceivers signed_Redacted.pdf

Is my requirement Brand Name Specific or Sole Source?

Brand Name Specifc: Sole Source:

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133d AIRLIFT WING - CONTRACTING OFFICE

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Over the Micro-Purchase Limit and under the Simplified Acqusition Threshold

Part 1: General Information

Date:

Unit:

Resource Advisor:

Requirement Title:

Est. Cost:

Name of person completing this justification:

INSTRUCTIONS: Use this form, after completion of the Market Research Report, to document the justification to limit competition to a specific brand or to one sole source vendor. IAW FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) "Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization)." IAW 8.405-6 for FSS, 13.106-1 for

Brand Name specific and 13.106-3 for Sole Source

Your Requirement justifies a specific brand name that is only available from the manufacturer. Only one vendor sells the requirement, meaning there is no competition available for the requirement. Sole Source requirements are rare.

Your requirement justifies a specific brand name and it can be purchased from numerous vendors, such as manufacturer authorized dealers. Since there is more than one vendor, competition can be obtained from the vendors who sell the requirement.

IAW 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Soliciting from a single source go to page 2

What actions, if any, the Government may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before future acquisitions are requires?

AF Form 9 Number:

Name of proposed Brand Name (manufacturer & model number) or Sole Source Vendor:

Part 2: Justifying circumstances

Unique characteristics or circumstances that justify the use of a specific brand name or a sole source vendor:

Document Market Research on "Customer Market Research Report"

Brief descripton of supplies/services required and intended use: (detailed description will be on the Purchase Request document)

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Customer Name, Rank Customer Digital Signature

CONTRACTING OFFICER DETERMINATION

Contracting Officer Name, Rank Contracting Officer Digital Signature

"I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief, and I determine that completing this purchase as a

Part 3: Contracting Officer Determination and Approval

Limited competition of an order under a Federal Supply Schedule, IAW FAR 8.405-6. This form is being used to satisfy documentation requirement of FAR 8.405-6(b)(2).

Contracting Officer Comments:

is in the best interest of the Government. Additionally, I approve this justification to limit competition subject to the availability of funds and provided that the supplies or services hereis described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition."

Sole Source Justification IAW FAR 13.106-3. This form is being used to satisfy documentation requirement of FAR 13.106-

3(b)(3)(i).

Brand Name Justification IAW FAR 13.106-1. This form is being used to satisfy required determination of FAR 13.106-

1(b)(1)(i).

Requirement Title:

Est. Cost:

Name of person completing this justification:

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Text1: Item 50, 780-1000-001-CF0095-M28, TruLink Portable Transceiver (TPT) - USAF Aeromed Upgraded Transceivers, communication between AES crew members as they perform duties during flight on various aircraft, including C-130, KC-135, KC-46 and C-17.

Text2: Transceiver allowed for use is listed in the table of Allowance 887A version 6, Strategic and Tactical Aeromedical Evacuation (AE) In-Flight Kits. Transceiver is safe-to-fly. Anything used during flight on AE missions must be listed in the TA 887A assemblage. 887A lists 5895NCM116234 Cable Transceiver C-130. IAW AFI41-309.

The Trulink wireless intercom system is the only wireless system that has completed the operational testing and final fielding recommendations for Air Force aircraft through the ANG AFRC Test Center (AATC) in Tuscan Arizona. Untested wireless intercom systems are not authorized for use on Air Force aircraft.