D1 Att I Brand Name Justification RS NAS.pdf

Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition- FAR Parl 13 Acquisitions under the SAT

MEMORANDUM TO THE FILE

Subj: JUSTIFICATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION FOR A FAR PART 13 ACQUISITION UNDER THE

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

I. BACKGROUND:

1. FAR 13.106-l(b)(l)(i) states for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, Contractmg Officers may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available ( e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization).

2. As required by FAR 13.106-3(b)(3)(i) this memorandum explains the absence of competition for this acquisition, as only one source will be solicited for this requirement ( or for a portion of the requirement) and the requirement ( or portion of the requirement to be sole-sourced) is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

IL DESCRIPTION OF ITEM OR SERVICE:

Recruiting Station Nashville (RS NAS) has an aging cabling infrastructure ofCAT3, CATS, CAT6 and Coax. The current communications area is a small chain-link enclosure in a warehouse space that is not appropriately sized to accommodate a modern infrastructure. The primary objectives of this scope are to move the communications space to a larger location, install a complete CAT6 infrastructure, extend or re-run existing circuits as necessary to the new location, remove old infrastructure and insure system uptime between b.l using a phased approach. The new location must be wired to meet the requirements oj Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) ·with a Unified Communications (UC) infrastructure. This change will require installation o,fCategory 6 (CAT6) cable, the installation of a conduit to the building demarcation point, establishment of pathways throughout the suite, and associated installation hardware.

III. THE DETERMINATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING (select all that apply):

A. _ ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE (select all that apply):

1. _ RESTRICTIVE RIGHTS. The source has established proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights or secret processes in the item or service required.

2. _ EXCLUSIVE LICENSING AGREEMENTS. The item or service is only available from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), or there is only one authorized distributor or technical representative for the OEM.

3. OTHER REASONS.

B. X BRAND NAME

This requirement stems from multiple factors. Primarily, ii allml's uniformity across the Area of Responsibility in physical compatibility for equipment and infrastructure installation to future

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