Brand Name Justification_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity or Brand-Name Restriction document submitted by the 14th Contracting Squadron for Columbus Air Force Base. The justification approves a brand-name restriction for the DroneShield Immediate Response Kit (IRK) - Dronegun MK4 with RFPATROL MK2 Wideband to address a Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System (C-sUAS) capability requirement at Columbus Air Force Base, MS.

The procurement involves a single lot of the DroneShield Immediate Response Kit including all associated non-personal services, labor, tools, and equipment required for setup and implementation. The justification is classified as an Individual determination under an Operational program type through Contracting Activity 14 CONS/PKB. The contracting officer, Nina M. Jones, certified on 14 July 2026 that the brand-name restriction applies under FAR 16.505(a)(4)(i), determining that the DroneShield system was explicitly selected and approved by HQ AETC as a compliant system for this operational requirement. The justification cites that procuring an alternate brand would violate HQ AETC mandate, and notes that DroneShield provided an authorized third-party vendor list demonstrating other resellers are capable of meeting the requirement, supporting the fair and reasonable pricing determination. Future acquisitions will address removing barriers to brand-name restrictions where the mandate is lifted.