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SUBJ: BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION MEMORANDUM TO ACQUIRE Honda

Generators THROUGH PROCUREMENT REQUEST (PR NUMBER:

1301380954)

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a “Limited Source

Justification.”

This is a brand specific justification. Contracting activity is the Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), 110 Vernon Avenue, Panama City, FL 32407-7001 (Contracts Department Code 02).

2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved.

This action will award a firm fixed price purchase order to the lowest priced offered that provides the specific brand name product required.

3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value).

The contract effort is to acquire the following:

Item Quantity

Item QTY

Honda EU7000iS 7000W 120/240V inverter generator w/

CO-MINDER

Honda EU3200i 3200W 120V inverter generator w/ CO-

MINDER

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This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures. REDACTED. The Government’s minimum needs have been verified by the certifying technical and requirements personnel.

This memo does not authorize acquisition for other requirements.

This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures with a total dollar value above micro-purchase levels but not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold.

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4. Identification of the justification rationale and, if applicable, a demonstration of the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications to provide the required supply or service.

Authority: FAR 6.103-1(d), Application for brand-name descriptions.

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC

PCD)has a requirement to procure several inverter generators to support various test and evaluation projects within and outside of NSWC PCD. Honda generators are currently in use and familiarity and procedures already exist to manage and maintain them. Therefore, in the interest of compatibility, the Honda brand uniquely qualifies to support the government’s needs.

Using an alternative brand will cost the government time and money to become familiar with the units and generate new standard operating procedures.

As such, the Government does not expect significant savings through competition and does expect significant and unacceptable delays that will negatively impact this requirement. Therefore, it is in the Governments’ best interest to acquire the Honda brand.

5. A determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that the order represents the best value, consistent with the commercial evaluation procedures in FAR 12.203.

The Contracting Officer has determined that the order represents the best value and results in the lowest overall cost alternative (considering price, special features, administrative costs, etc.) to meet the Government’s needs.

6. A description of the market research conducted among schedule holders and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

For the reasons specified in paragraph 4 above, Honda is the only brand that can meet the Government’s needs. This requirement will not be synopsized in the government point of entry sam.gov.

7. Any other facts supporting the justification.

None

8. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers that led to the restricted consideration before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services is made.

As stated in paragraph 4 above, the Honda brand is the only product that can meet the requirement.

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