Brand Name Justification Redacted.pdf

CUI

ERDC Control No. 26-3550

MFR FOR BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION

(RFO FAR Part 12 Commercial Product or Service, Under SAT)

1. Agency/Contracting Activity: Engineer Research and Development Center – Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (EDRC – CHL), ERDC Contracting, Champaign Branch

2. Description of Action: Salinity Intrusion Section Model Supplies for the Coastal & Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) on a brand name or equal basis.

Nature: New Requirement Follow-On Requirement Mod to Existing Purchase Order/Contract Number

Pricing: Firm-Fixed Price Time and Materials

Funds: OMA Other Funds: Civil Works Construction

3. Description of Supplies/Services:

a. Description. The Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) procure model supplies for the Coastal & Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) Salinity Intrusion Section Model with unique requirements.

b. The estimated value of this procurement is This commercial procurement will be a Contract. The delivery period is not later than 30-calendar post award date.

4. Authority:

DFARS 211.204 (Class Deviation 2026-O0013) Items peculiar to one manufacturer. To partially implement section 888 of fiscal year (FY) 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (Pub. L. 114–328), a justification and approval is required to use brand name or equal purchase descriptions— (2) When using the simplified procedures for certain commercial products and commercial services at FAR 12.201-1 (see part 212).

Controlled By: ARMY Controlled By: USACE ERDC CUI Category: General Procurement and Acquisition Distribution/Dissemination Control: FED ONLY POC: Christine Shuck, christine.l.shuck@usace.army.mil

5. Reason for Authority Cited: The Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) of the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Salinity Intrusion Section Model:

Line Brand Name Item Description Quantity

1* Tillman Tillman 6061068 6x8 ft Shade-8 Vinyl

Welding Curtain with Frame (TL6061068) 2

Line Items 1, The Tillman Curtain laser curtain system is required to ensure compatibility with existing laser safety enclosures, hardware, and approved hazard control layouts currently in use. This brand provides curtain sizes and modular configurations capable of fully encapsulating the physical model, which is not achievable with other manufacturers without expensive fabrication. Additionally, the laser safety ratings of this brand meet the specific optical density and wavelength requirements of the lasers in use. Use of alternate products would compromise full containment, require redesigning the safety enclosure, and introduce safety and compliance risks.

7* Potters Sphericel Seed Material (product 110P8) 1 pound 200 8* Mettler Toledo Handheld Density Meter 1 9* Mettler Toledo FiveEasy Plus Cond meter FP30-Std-Kit 1

10* Anton Paar Handheld Density Meter: DMA 35 Basic 1

11*

Mettler Toledo METTLER TOLEDO™ InLab™

Conductivity Benchtop Probes 1 12* Solinst Level logger 5 LTC 2

13* Valworx 3" Electric Actuated Brass Ball Valve 24

VDC, EPS Positioner (Stock #: 567674E) 2

14* Anton Parr Rotational Viscometer: ViscoQC. Model:

ViscoQC 100 R 1

15*

Vee Gee Refractive Index testing device:

Refractometer: Brix/Refractive Index, +/-

0.0003 RI/+/-0.2%Brix Accuracy, Auto, Digital Item 48ME39Mfr. Model 48101 1

16* Firgelli Industrial Linear Actuators (FA-IND-2200-

24v-10) 6

17* Progressive Automation Heavy Duty Linear Actuator - Optional

Feedback (Model:PA-7) 1

18* Robo Claw ST 2x45A Motor Controller (Part Number:

IMC419) 8

19*

Wago Pro2 series switching power supply, 24 VDC @ 20A/480W (adjustable), 120/240 VAC nominal input, 1-phase, enclosed, metal housing, 35mm DIN rail mount, cage clamp.(2787-2147) 2

20*

Siemens Power Supply, AC-DC, 5V, 3A, 100-240V In, Din Rail Mount, LOGO 4th Gen (MFR

Part #: 6EP33106SB000AY0) 1

21*

SYWUWV 3" NPT Stainless Steel Gate Valve, Heavy Duty Female x Female Thread Manual

Rotary Sluice Valve with Wheel Handle for Water, Oil, Gas, Industrial Plumbing, and HVAC Systems (3", DN80) 4 Line Items 7-21: compatibility with intrusive flow meters to ensure like data within the model being utilized collecting this data is required to be interchangeable with current in place systems due to harsh environments (humidity, dust, and temperature changes) causing system failure without redundancy for each model and in collecting key data set within the research being conducted. Furthermore, this system of instrumentation/parts has been specifically designed to collect high-fidelity particle image velocimetry (PIV) data for the boundary conditions set up to simulate an arrested salt wedge at a sill structure.

39*

Chemtainer 1350 Gallon Plastic Open Top Batch Storage Tank. SKU TC8259AA.

Manufacturer Part TC8259AA. 20

Line Items 39: For the storage of saltwater and glycerine mixed solutions, a chemical-grade storage tank was selected to handle the precise mixing requirements and frequent turnover due to multiple model experiments to be run. Due to the resin, these tanks meet the requirements for this effort’s storage loads. It is also ideal for the mixing and filling tasks that will be associated with the tanks for each model experiment. Translucent design makes the tanks ideal for observing the water levels of each mixture throughout model testing.

42* Univar Solutions Glycerin 99.5%, Technical Grade, Liquid, 100-299 Gallon IBC. IBC (2793 lbs). 28 Line Item 42: This glycerin solution is required to match previous studies in the literature that mixed glycerin with water to mimic the performance of a salt wedge in a scaled hydraulic model test.

43*

Wika Flush pressure transmitter For viscous and particle-laden media:

Model S-11 (S-11-A-PA9-85-

Q1ZKA4ZAZ-ZZZ W101Z-ZZ-F2ASZZ-

ZFOSE3) 20

Line Items 43: The pressure transmitters developed from Wika provide flush-with-model-floor mounting/deploying options which is ideal for physical model experiments due to the decreased potential of instrumentation damage. The pressure transmitters are also ideal for non-intrusive water depth measurements at key locations throughout the model domain. The pressure transmitters from Wika have also been designed to merge with the data collection system programmable logic controller (PLC) code that will sync all instruments/gages/actuators etc.

47*

StarTech 2U DIN Rail Kit for Standard 19" Rack - Adjustable Depth Rackmount DIN Rail with Top Hat, Mini, G Rails (Mfg #

ADJDINKIT CDW # 2148306 UNSPSC

31162313) 1 48* Monoprice 24-port Blank Keystone Patch Panel - 1U, 1

Shielded, with Wire Support Bar, TAA (Product # 43544 UPC # 889028179093)

49*

Monoprice Keystone Jack: Punch-Down, Category Jacks, 1 Ports, Blue, 6, RJ45, 5379 (Item

13U638Mfr. Model 5379) 1

50*

GenSpeed Category Cable: 1,000 ft Cable Lg, 23 AWG, Riser, Blue, PVC, Std, 7133840, 6, Unshielded (Item 3WA22Mfr. Model 7133840) 4

51* National Instruments 10 V, 250 kS/s, 16-Bit, 16-Channel C

Series Voltage Input Module (NI-9204) 1

52* National Instruments 500 S/s, 20 mA, 16-Channel C Series

Current Input Module (NI-9208) 2

53*

National Instruments NI 9940 Backshell for 36-pos Spring Terminal Connector (qty 1) ( Part#:

785080-01) 4

54*

National Instruments NI 9265 Spring Term, 0 to 20 mA, 16-Bit, 100 kS/s, 4-Ch AO Module (Part Number:

783733-01) 1

55* National Instruments NI 9981, Strain Relief and Operator

Protection (Part#: 783787-01) 1

56*

National Instruments NI 9264 Spring, 16-Ch voltage,+/-10V, 16-bit, 25kS/s/ch AO module (Part Number:

785190-01) 1

57*

National Instruments NI 9375 Spring, 24V, 16-Ch sinking DI, 16-Ch sourcing DO module (Part Number:

785192-01) 1

58*

National Instruments NI-9326, 6-Channel, 150 V, 128 kHz C Series Frequency Input Module (Part

Number: 786999-01) 1

59* National Instruments NI CDAQ-9179 CompactDAQ Chassis(14-

Slot USB 3.0) (Part Number: 783597-01) 1

60* National Instruments Power Cord, AC, U.S., 120 VAC, 2.3 meters (Part Number: 763000-01) 1

61*

National Instruments TSM-1015 15 in Touch Screen Monitor, LED with Bezel-less Design (Part Number:

783636-01) 1

62*

National Instruments NI 9916 DIN Rail Kit for 14-slot MXI- Express RIO Chassis and cDAQ-9179 (Part

Number: 780982-01) 1

63* National Instruments NI-9977 C Series Filler Module for Empty

Slot (Part Number: 196917-01) 5

64* National Instruments Standard Service Program for

CompactDAQ Systems for 3 years 1

65* Strudx 20U Outdoor Network Cabinet Enclosure –

IP66 Rated Weatherproof for Telecom, 1

Fiber, and Server Equipment | 600mm x 600mm / 24" x 24" Floor, Pole and Wall Mount STV-HC-20U600 (Product SKU:

STV-HC-20U600-IP66 Brand: STURDX

Manufacturer Model/Series Name: Outdoor Series)

66*

TetraCon IQ SensorNet TetraCon® Sensors(SKU302500Y) 1

67*

TetraCon IQ SensorNet 2020 3G Controller

(SKU470020Y) 1

68* Mettler Toledo InLab™ Conductivity Benchtop Probes 1

Line Items 47-68: The components listed here are essential for the data collection system to be deployed on the model and will collect the data (water surface elevation, conductivity, salinity, temperature, etc.), operate the linear actuators, operate the control valves, operate the camera system, and operate the tail gates. This system will also be responsible for logging the data (synced) at the end of each model experiment and thus have been selected to meet the specific requirements of the Salinity Intrusion Modeling Effort.

6. Actions to Increase Competition: The items identified by brand name are available commercially and it is anticipated that one or more commercial manufacturers or sellers can provide a Brand Name or Equal solution.

7. Market Research: Based upon market research, the unique characteristics and specifications required for the Salinity Intrusion Section Model are necessary for the successful completion of the government’s mission.

8. NAICS Determination: 335999- All Other Misc Electrical Equipment & Component Manufacturing.

9. Procurement History: N/A

Previous Purchase Orders(s) or Contract(s): Yes No

10. Commercial Item Determination: IAW FAR 10.002(f), the results of the market research have demonstrated that the Government's needs can be met by items of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace that would meet the definition of a commercial item at FAR 2.1, to include commercial items with customary or minor modifications, or non-developmental items.

11. Additional information to support the justification: N/A

12. Fair and Reasonable Price Determination: As Contracting Officer, I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable. Basis for the determination: price analysis techniques.

Christine Shuck Procuring Contracting Officer

13. Contracting Officer�s Approval: I hereby certify that this Justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. Based on the foregoing, I approve this brand name justification subject to availability of funds, and provided that the supplies herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

Christine Shuck Procuring Contracting Officer