Brand Name Justification and Approval.pdf

Control No: 20-34

Brand Name Justification & Approval

1. Contracting Activity: USPFO-CT

2. Description of Action: Brand name items for F6F1FS0098AW02 Viking QDAE Suits

3. Description of Supplies/Services: Viking Quick Donning Ant-Exposure Suit (QDAES) P/N

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4. Authority Cited: FAR 6.302-1(a)(2) and (c). An acquisition or portion of an acquisition that uses a brand-name description or other purchase description to specify a particular brand-name, product, or feature of a product, peculiar to one manufacturer. The brand-name product(s) are essential to the Government’s requirements, thereby precluding consideration of a product manufactured by another company. This justification shall be posted with the solicitation in accordance with FAR 5.102(a)(6).

5. Reason for Authority Cited: The memorandum that appears below from HQ AFLCMC/WNU dated November 27, 2018 established the Viking QDAES as the only approved replacement for current anti-exposure suits.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: The procurement of these items will be part of an acquisition that is being posted without NAICS size standard restrictions.

7. Actions to Increase Competition: No actions have been taken at this time to increase competition.

8. Market Research: These suits have been found to be available from the manufacturer and also at least two distributors.

9. Interested Sources: N/A

10. Requirements Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance, which are included in the justification, are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

11. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination: I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable. Determination of price fair and reasonableness will be based on fair competition.

12. Contracting Officer Certification: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Approval

Based on the foregoing justification, I hereby approve the procurement of the items above on an other than full and open competition basis pursuant to the authority cited in FAR 6.302-1, subject

Control No: 20-34

Brand Name Justification & Approval to availability of funds, and provided that the services and property herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

______________________________ 20 SEP 2020

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