brand name justification.docx

USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION LESS THAN SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD MEMO

SUBJECT: Brand Name Justification for Use of Other than Full & Open Competition for an Acquisition under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT)

I. BACKGROUND

1. FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) states for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, 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.

2. As required by FAR 13.106-3(b)(3)(i), this memorandum explains the absence of competition for this acquisition, as only one source will be solicited for this requirement (or for a portion of the requirement) and the requirement is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

3. This memorandum is derived from Enclosure 3, Department of Navy Simplified Acquisition Procedures Guide (April 2018) and is only applicable to acquisitions under the SAT.

II. DESCRIPTION OF ITEM OR SERVICE

The items being procured are VersaSync ruggedized Time and Frequency systems, NTP / PTP timeservers with an mRO-50 time base. This unit will be utilized in the SARTS IV GPS clock being developed by NSWCCD c732. It provides a highly stable timing source, which is essential to calculating accurate positional information of submarines on the acoustic ranges. Full scale submarine acoustic trials cannot be conducted without a GPS clock providing reliable timing.

The required brand for this oscillator is Orolia Government Systems and Qty. (6) are being procured. The required delivery date is within 26 weeks from the contract award date.

MANUFACTURER: Orolia Government Systems, Inc ADDRESS: 320 N Goodman St, Suite 101, Rochester, NY 14607

III. BASIS FOR DETERMINATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL & OPEN COMPETITION

☒ A. BRAND NAME:

Item required must be a brand name product, or feature of a product, particular to one manufacturer.

☒ 1. Restrictive Rights: The source has established proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights, or secret processes in the item or service required.

The source has established proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights, or secret processes in the item or service required. Orolia Government Systems owns all design information, manufacturing

NSWCCD Sole Source/Brand Name Justification Under SAT Rev 4 Template Effective July 2024 knowledge and critical equipment required to deliver all VersaSync Rugged timeservers with an mRO-50 time base.

· 2. Exclusive Licensing Agreements: The item or service is only available from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).

☒ 3. Other Reasons: Extensive design and development of the SARTS IV GPS Clock has been conducted around using the Orolia VersaSync w/ mRO-50 as the timing source. This has consumed significant government resources and failure to procure this unit will result in major design re-work and substantially impact development and full-scale submarine trial schedules.

· B. SOLE SOURCE (select all that apply)

· 1. Restrictive Rights: The source has established proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights, or secret processes in the item or service required.

· 2. Exclusive Licensing Agreements: The item or service is only available from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), or there is only one authorized distributor or technical representative for the OEM.

· 3. Other Reasons:

· C. LIMITED SOURCE (FAR 8.405-6):

Item required must be a brand name product, or feature of a product, particular to one manufacturer.

· 1. Restrictive Rights: The source has established proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights, or secret processes in the item or service required.

· 2. Exclusive Licensing Agreements: The item or service is only available from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).

· 3. Other Reasons: