B04.28 Brand Name Justification - Salinity Intrusion Supplies_Signed__Redacted.pdf

ERDC Control No. 26-3494

BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION

(Under FAR Part 13)

Agency/Contracting Activity: Engineer Research and Development Center – Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (EDRC – CHL), ERDC Contracting, Champaign Branch

Description of Action: Salinity Intrusion Model Supplies for the Coastal & Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) on a brand name basis.

Nature: New Requirement Follow-On Requirement Mod to Existing Purchase Order/Contract Number

Pricing: Firm-Fixed Price Time and Materials

Funds: OMA Other Funds: Civil Works Construction

3. Description of Supplies/Services:

a. Description. The Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) procure model supplies for the Coastal & Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) Salinity Intrusion Model with unique requirements.

b. The estimated value of this procurement is This commercial procurement will be a Contract. The delivery period is not later than 30-calendar days post award date.

4. Authority:

FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(ii), Soliciting from a single source, (1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (ii) Where a single source is identified to provide a portion of a purchase because that portion of the purchase specifies a particular brand-name item, the documentation in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section only applies to the portion of the purchase requiring the brand-name item. The documentation should state it is covering only the portion of the acquisition which is brand-name.

Controlled By: ARMY Controlled By: USACE ERDC CUI Category: General Procurement and Acquisition Distribution/Dissemination Control: FED ONLY POC: Christine Shuck, christine.l.shuck@usace.army.mil

5. Reason for Authority Cited: The Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) of the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Salinity Intrusion Model Supplies:

Line Items 8-9: this name brand is the only one that meets specifications compatible with all materials being utilized and the watertight requirements within the CHL patented model construction process.

Items Include:

8* Ameristar urethane products - Aeromantic 520 (need five 5-gallon buckets)

9* Ameristar urethane products - Brush-grade 522 (need three 5-gallon buckets)

Line Items 28, 53-60: compatibility with intrusive flow meters to ensure like data within the model being utilized collecting this data is required to be interchangeable with current in place systems due to harsh environments (humidity and temperature) causing system failure without redundancy for each model and in collecting key data set within the research being conducted.

Items Include:

28* Flexim FLUXUS F601 - Portable Non- Intrusive Liquid Flow Meter

53* AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X 4.0 GHz 32-Core sTR5 Processor

54* ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX™

5090 32GB GDDR7

55* WS DDR5 ECC RDIMM 128GB (4 x 32GB) DDR5 DRAM 5600MT/s CL40 Memory Kit

56* WD Red Pro NAS Hard Drive - 4TB 57* SLIGER CX4170a (Carmine red)

58* 836SA-M1 for AMD Threadripper and Epyc

59* Crucial P510 2TB PCIe Gen5 NVMe 2280 M.2 SSD with heatsink

60* 6x Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM

Actions to Increase Competition: This brand name justification will be provided with the solicitation as required by FAR 5.102(a)(6). The items identified by brand name are available commercially and it is anticipated that one or more commercial manufacturers or sellers can provide a Brand Name solution.

Market Research: Based upon the market research, the unique characteristics and specifications required for the Salinity Intrusion model are necessary for the successful completion of the governments mission.

8. NAICS Determination: 332510 - Hardware Manufacturing

9. Procurement History: N/A

Previous Purchase Orders(s) or Contract(s): Yes No

10. Commercial Item Determination: IAW FAR 10.002(b)(1)(i), the results of the market research have demonstrated that the Government's needs can be met by items of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace that would meet the definition of a commercial item at FAR 2.1, to include commercial items with customary or minor modifications, or non-developmental items. Therefore, IAW FAR 10.002(d)(1), the contracting officer shall solicit and award any resultant contract using the policies and procedures in FAR Part 12.

11. Additional information to support the justification: N/A

12. Technical/Requirements Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which is included in the abbreviated justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Technical Reviewer

13. Fair and Reasonable Price Determination: As Contracting Officer, I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable. Basis for the determination: price analysis techniques.

Christine Shuck Procuring Contracting Officer

14. Contracting Officer’s Approval: I hereby certify that this Justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. Based on the foregoing, I approve this brand name justification subject to availability of funds, and provided that the supplies herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

Christine Shuck Procuring Contracting Officer