Brand Name Justification - Motorola.pdf

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DETERMINATION & FINDINGS

Authority to Solicit from a Single Source (at or below the SAT)

1. Agency and Contracting Activity: 647 LRS & 766 ESS

2. Nature and/or Description of the Action: $348,000.00

(1) APX Consolette (Fixed Base Station), (1) Roof-Mounted Antenna , (44) Portable Land Mobile Radios (LMRs), (8) Multi-Unit Charging Stations, (6) Remote Speaker Microphones (RSMs), and

(16) Spare High-Capacity LMR Batteries

3. Citation to the Appropriate Regulation:

(Contracting Officer Instruction: Select the applicable authority for this acquisition)

RFO 8.401 and GSAR 538.7104-3(a) (FSS Orders): The circumstances of the acquisition deem only one source reasonably capable of providing the products, services, or solutions.

RFO 11.204(a)(2)(ii) (Brand Name): The particular brand name, product, or feature is essential to the Government's requirements, and market research indicates other companies' similar products, or products lacking the particular feature, do not meet the agency's needs or cannot be modified to meet the agency's minimum needs,.

RFO 12.102(a) (Commercial Products and Services): Only one source is available,.

RFO 13.101(b) (Noncommercial Products and Services): Only one source is reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name, or industrial mobilization),.

4. Findings:

Land Mobile Radios (LMRs) are Information Technology Asset Management (ITAM) assets and are required to be acquired through the 2nd Generation Information Technology (2GIT) contract vehicle. Although multiple manufacturers offer LMR products through 2GIT, Motorola is the only identified source that provides radios compatible with Hickam AFB’s existing Motorola Enhanced Land Mobile Radio (ELMR) trunking system and its associated capabilities.

Project 25 (P25) is a suite of digital radio communications standards used by federal, state, and local public-safety organizations to support interoperable communications and mutual-aid response. Federal radio equipment is required to meet applicable P25 standards; therefore, U.S. Air Force LMR trunking systems must be P25 compliant. Trunking systems are integral to LMR operations because they allow users to share communications channels or frequencies rather than requiring dedicated frequencies for individual users.

While other manufacturers produce P25-compliant radios, P25 compliance alone does not ensure full compatibility with the existing ELMR system. Motorola radios are required to retain Over-the-Air Programming (OTAP) capability, which is currently supported only for Motorola LMRs within the existing system. Alternative radios may provide basic voice communications but would result in a loss of OTAP functionality and other system-specific capabilities.

The Motorola APX series is the only equipment verified to securely integrate with the existing base network architecture while meeting required encryption and P25 compliance standards. Procuring an alternative brand, such as Harris or Kenwood, would require additional or parallel network infrastructure, separate cryptographic key-loading equipment, and independent base stations. These requirements would duplicate existing Government investments, increase lifecycle and sustainment costs, and fragment the installation’s command-and-control architecture.

Accordingly, Motorola APX-series radios are the only radios identified that can meet Hickam AFB’s minimum requirements without a loss of operational capability or substantial duplication of infrastructure and cost.

5. Determination: Based on the findings above, the proposed sole source or brand name action is justified under the applicable regulation.

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6. Signatory Authority: (Contracting Officer Instruction: In accordance with DAF Approval Authorities Matrix PM 26-C-11 Matrix Item 51 for RFO 13.101(b) actions and GSAR 538.7104-3(a) for FSS orders, the Contracting Officer is the approval authority for these determinations).

Aiyana, Scott, SSgt, USAF Contracting Officer

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DETERMINATION & FINDINGS

Authority to Solicit from a Single Source (at or below the SAT)

3. Citation to the Appropriate Regulation:

(Contracting Officer Instruction: Select the applicable authority for this acquisition) 2024.07.10.1.

4. Findings:

5. Determination: Based on the findings above, the proposed sole source or brand name action is justified under the applicable regulation.

6. Signatory Authority: (Contracting Officer Instruction: In accordance with DAF Approval Authorities Matrix PM 26-C-11 Matrix Item 51 for RFO 13.101(b) actions and GSAR 538.7104-3(a) for FSS orders, the Contracting Officer is the approval authority for these determinations).

(16) Spare High-Capacity LMR Batteries