BRAND JUSTIFICATION.pdf

BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION

For purchases made under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures (Under $250,000)

Name and Location of the organization making the purchase:

Federal Highway Administration 22001 Loudoun County Parkway Building E2, Suite 200 Ashburn, VA 20147

Describe supplies and/or services being procured:

Concrete compression device with attache ments supporting 3x3 inch cube UHPC testing.

Name and Contact Information of Required Source:

Forney LP 2050 Jackson’s Pointe Court Zelienople, PA 16063

Rationale supporting specific brand name acquisition under the simplified acquisition threshold (Authority under FAR 11.105(a)(1) and FAR 13.501(a)(1))

FAR 11.105 “Items peculiar to one manufacturer. Agency requirements shall not be written so as to require a particular brand name, product, or a feature of a product, peculiar to one manufacturer, thereby precluding consideration of a product manufactured by another company, unless -

(a)(1) The particular brand name, product, or feature is essential to the Government’s requirements, and market research indicates other companies’ similar products, or products lacking the particular feature, do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the agency’s needs.“

The Forney Brand exceeds the requirements and the lab currently has a lower capacity Forney brand concrete compression device. For continuity of operations it is desired to have the same equipment. Existing press purchases in 2011 has great track record of reliability and efficiency.