BRAND NAME 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:

International Road Dynamics’s (IRD’s) TRS model traffic counter is an industry leader in counting vehicular traffic, whether it is commuter based passenger cars or recreational based

RVs/campers. In addition to the traffic counters, solar and AC power cables are being procured.

Name of Required Source:

International Road Dynamics Corp.

2402 Spring Ridge Drive

Suite E

Spring Grove, IL 60081

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

The traffic counters will be deployed across the country. Based on market research, the IRD traffic counters are the only one identified that allow uploading of new firmware remotely, over the phone, as compared to being physically present at the traffic counter.