Brand Name JA - Crash Net System Signed_Redacted.pdf
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- F3YCFA6097AC02
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This is a Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity or to Use Brand-Name Restriction document dated September 17, 2021, issued by the United States Air Force at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
The document justifies a brand-name restriction for the procurement of a Crash Net System, a critical life-safety communication platform for Tinker Air Force Base. The contracting activity is AFSC/PZIOB, with Purchase Request/Local ID Number F3YCFA6097AC02. The procurement is structured as an individual, firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract to be awarded to one offeror on a brand-name basis to the lowest price. The justification identifies the required product as the Forum Communications ConsortAlert system, which will serve as a limited-source/brand-name acquisition for the standardized U.S. Air Force crash alert platform. The system is essential for providing immediate, reliable, and simultaneous activation of emergency response protocols during aircraft incidents while ensuring seamless integration with existing Cisco-based network infrastructure. The brand-name restriction is justified because the current network architecture is Cisco-based, and the network management and security tools are Cisco brand and do not integrate with non-Cisco equipment. The Contracting Officer determined that anticipated costs will be fair and reasonable based on adequate price competition through IAW FAR Part 12, 13.5, and 16.505 procedures. The agency committed to conducting future market research to identify new technologies and alternative vendors that could potentially replace the current products in subsequent acquisitions.
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Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity or to Use Brand-Name Restriction
CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION
17 September 2021 CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION Page 2 of 217 September 2021 CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION Page 2 of 2
(6) Other facts supporting the justification:
N/A
(7) Actions the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to decreasing the use of brand-name items before any subsequent acquisition of the supplies or services:
The agency will continue to conduct market research for new technologies and vendors that may be a considered to replace the current products.
(8) Program Manager's certification that supporting data is accurate and complete:
As evidenced by my signature below, I certify that any supporting data contained herein, which is my responsibility, is both accurate and complete.
(9) Contracting Officer's certification that the justification is accurate and complete:
As evidenced by my signature below, I certify that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.
(10) Approving Official's determination that FAR16.505(a)(4)(i) applies to the order:
As evidenced by my signature below, I hereby determine that the use of brand-name restriction applies.
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