Attachment_4-_Brand_Name_Justificaton.pdf

SOLE SOURCE / BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION

<$150,000

1. Contracting Activity.

a. Requiring Activity:

b. Contracting Activity: AFRL/RIKO, 26 Electronic Pkwy, Rome NY 13441

c. Purchase Request #:

2. Nature and/or Description of Action.

a. Description of Requirement: Laboratory Furniture/benches for the Suite H4 Laboratory(SNIF Lab)

b. Brand Name Company: Eaton-Wright Line, LLC.

3. Description of Supplies or Service. The requirement is for this modular technical furniture that is reconfigurable that allows for integration of test equipment, components and server cabinets that allow for high density data storage. The requirement is to f major renovation of this space.

4. Statutory Authority. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition for this brand name requirement is 10 USC 2304(c)(1). FAR 16.505(b) (2)(i)(B), “Only one brand is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized

5. Justification or Authority for Action.

a. This Wright Line laboratory furniture has been used/reused throughout all our research facilities, and has performed excellently for all our labs environments and is reconfigured/reused easily to support our changing missions.

b. This furniture system supports RI laboratories need for constant change and flexibility along with the need for high density data storage.

c. Currently, Wright Line is the only furniture that meets and exceeds all the changing requirements of our laboratories.

d. Impact statement. Furnishing additional Wrightline in an existing lab that is already using this type of lab furniture assures not only visual continuity, but allows for reuse again and again of components as the needs of this lab change in the future.

6. Efforts Made to Ensure Offers are Solicited from as many Sources as Practicable. The requirement will be solicited by posting a RFQ to the FedBizOpps website set aside to small businesses.

7. The Contracting Officer determines that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable through competition.

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8. Market Research/Other facts.

Companies Contacted:

9. Any other facts supporting Other than Full and Open Competition. For over 20 years RRS research site invested in the Wrightline furniture systems in our labs, and have reused components over and over again. To introduce another furniture system, that is incompatible with the existing one we have invested in will create a whole new group of furnishing parts that need to be stored and inventoried completely separate from the Wrightline parts, and all the other office furniture parts we are already managing in our warehouse.

Additionally, this will result in a drastic increase in cost to the Government.

10. List of Sources that have Expressed in Writing an Interest in the Procurement. None.

11. Statement of Actions to Remove/Overcome Barriers to Competition.

12. Contracting Officer’s Certification. The contracting officer’s signature below evidences that he/she has determined this document to be both accurate and complete to the best of his/her knowledge and belief.

13. Technical / Requirements Personnel Certification. As evidenced by their signature below, the technical and/or requirements personnel have certified that any supporting data contained herein, which is their responsibility, is both accurate and complete.

APPROVED / DISAPPROVED

OFFICER

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SOLE SOURCE / BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION