FA8601-12-T-0184 Brand Name.pdf

BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION

FAR 6.302-1(c) – An acquisition that uses a brand name description or other purchase description to specify a particular brand name, product, or feature of a product, peculiar to one manufacturer does not provide for full and open competition regardless of the number of sources solicited.

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: F4FBBL2083A001

BRAND NAME: Agilent

I.

AFRL/RYDP requires (1) one acquisition system (Agilent model E5505AK08) for the current Agilent low-noise phase measurement system. This system digitizes the output of the Agilent/HP 70420A test set, controls that unit and controls an electrical spectrum analyzer, a reference oscillator, and a microwave delay line. This system also converts the digitized data to the proper form and displays the single-side band phase noise extracted from an oscillator under test.

II.

The Government requires the Agilent Acquisition system (model E5505AK08) because the current system is non functional. The replacement acquisition system must be compatible with the current Agilent Phase Noise

Measurement system (E5500 Series). Agilent has proprietary software and acquisition card which makes this system compatible. To the best of our knowledge Agilent is the only brand which makes an acquisition system for their E5500 series phase noise measurement system.

Market research, based on internet searches, was performed to identify if competing systems with performance equal to or better than Agilent’s E5505AK08 exist however, no alternative systems were discovered. Nevertheless, it was found that this system is sold through Agilent and Testmart. A discussion with Agilent verified that Testmart sells this item but identified that no other companies have the ability to do so.