C14 - Redacted BNJ.pdf

MEMORANDUM

Subj: BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION TO PROCURE RAPID PROTOTYPING

MATERIAL

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a “Brand Name Justification.”

This is a brand name justification. Contracting activity is NSWC-PCD, Code 024, 110 Vernon Ave., Panama City, FL, 32407.

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

This action will award a firm fixed price contract from authorized sellers of the items listed in Paragraph 3 of this document.

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

Line Product Code Product Qty.

1 PD-FS-P11C-01 Nylon 11 CF Powder 6 kg 4 2 PD-FS-P12G-01 Nylon 12 Powder 6 kg 4 3 PD-FS-PLPG-01 Polypropylene Powder 5 kg 5 4 RS-F2-RG10-01 Rigid 10K Resin (Form 3) 1 L 5 5 RS-F2-ELCL-02 Elastic 50A Resin V2 (Form 3) 1 L 5 6 RS-F2-TO20-01 Tough 2000 Resin (Form 3) 1 L 5 7 RS-F2-FL80-01 Flexible 80A Resin (Form 3) 1 L 5 8 RS-F2-PRGR-01 Grey Pro Resin (Form 3) 1 L 5 9 RS-F2-DRGR-02 Draft Resin (Form 3) 1 L 5

This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures with a total estimated value less than $25,000. 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 of $250,000.00.

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.

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Application for brand name description FAR 6.302-1(c).

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) currently has a requirement for the item(s) listed in Paragraph 3 of this document. NSWC PCD has formlabs printers and uses them for prototyping. To ensure consistency, only printer material from formlabs shall be used. If another brand were selected, the final product would potentially not meet the design requirement as the printer material may not be of the exact same specification as the formlabs materials. This would result in project delay and additional cost to the Government.

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 formlabs brand.

5. A determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that the order represents the best value consistent with FAR 13.106-1(b).

The Contracting Officer has determined that the order represents the best value and results in the lowest overall cost alternative (such as considering price, special features, administrative costs) 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, formlabs 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 because it is estimated less than $25,000.00.

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, formlabs is the only brand that can meet this requirement.