Brand Name Only JA- KO Signed.pdf

Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

Section A: General Contract Information Contracting Activity:

Requesting Activity:

Purchase Request/ Identification Number:

Project/Program Name: Estimated ContractCost (including Options):

Section B: Description of the Supplies/Services Required Provide a brief non-technical description of the supplies/services to be acquired.

Section C: Justification for Soliciting from a Single Source Provide a clear/concise statement of the facts justifying the award of a single source or brand name contract. For example:

Section D: Efforts to Obtain Competition Document efforts to obtain competition. For example, did market research identify any other company(s) that can provide your required product or service or was a sources sought synopsis issued by contracting to try to find another source?

Section E: Steps to Preclude Future Single Source Awards Provide a statement of actions to be taken by the requiring activity to preclude the necessity for future sole source acquisition of the same supplies/services (e.g., conducting a market survey to determine potential future sources).

Section F: Request ing Act iv i ty Acknowledgment

As evidenced by their signature on the ocument, the technical and/or requirements personnel have certified that any supporting data contained herein, which is their responsibility, is both accurate and complete to the best of their knowledge.

Date Typed Name Rank/Grade of Signature of

Section G: Contracting Officer's Determination

I have determined, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), that the circumstances of this contract action deem only a single source is reasonably available.

Date Typed Name and Rank/Grade of Contracting Officer Signature of Contracting Officer

's Determination ignature of

140 MSG/MSC

AEF Deployment Gear

Subject to the Availability of Funds

N/A

Various personal equipment and gear required to meet AOR reporting instructions: Camel back with pouch and 511 tactical work pants x2 light brown.

Multiple vendors will be solicited to fulfill this requirement, as it is a Brand-Name only, not Sole-Source. The Contracting Officer expects to received adequate competition based upon personal experience soliciting similar requirements.

Until the reporting instructions are changed to preclude the Brand Name requirements, these items will remain a Brand Name Only requirement. LRS and the Contracting Office will monitor and will compete future requirements as full and open as the mission dictates.

08 Oct 2021 Miguel Gonzalez, Capt/O-3

Christopher Stephenson, MSgt, E7

140th Logistics Readiness Squadron

In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency needs. The Brand Names listed above are specifically required to meet reporting instruction requirements for the AOR and no other brand will satisfy the need. The Brand Name requirement applies only to the items listed in Section B and as annotated on the solicitation.

GONZALEZ.MIGUEL.

ATILA.1010120787

Digitally signed by

GONZALEZ.MIGUEL.ATILA.1010120

Date: 2021.10.08 08:58:53 -06'00'

21 Oct 21