JA Brand Name Only VISN 23 Ammunition adb_Redacted.pdf

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Justification TAILORED for Brand Name Only - FAR 13.106-1 For

Over Micro-Purchase Threshold but Not Exceeding the SAT ($250K)

Acquisition Plan Action ID: 36C263-24-AP-2425

1. Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, Network 23 Contracting Office, 1303 5th St.

Suite 300, Coralville, IA 52241.

Requesting Activity: VA Midwest Healthcare Network, 2805 Dodd Road, Suite 250, Eagan, MN 55121

2. Brief Description of Supplies/ Services required and the intended use/Estimated Amount:

-Estimate Amount:

-Ammunition for Duty/Service and Training purposes for the Police Officers of multiple facilities of VA VISN 23. The solicitation is a Small Business Set-Aside because the Nonmanufacturer Rule applies to Socioeconomic Set-Asides and is partially Brand Name Only. The Term of the Contract will be two separate delivery dates 6 months apart with 50% of the product being delivered each time.

3. Unique characteristics that limit availability to only certain brand names sources, with the reason no other supplies or services can be used:

This requirement is partially Brand Name Only. The ammunition brands for the Brand Name Only portions of this solicitation are limited to the Remington, Speer, Sig Sauer, Federal and Winchester pursuant to VA Police Model SOP IV effective 10/01/24. Offerors must be authorized re-sellers of the brands listed for the Brand Name Only portion of the contract. No reloaded ammunition is permitted. All products must be new, acquired by the re-seller from the manufacturer (No Gray Goods) and meet the specification requirements within the statement of work.

Additionally, VA VISN 23 seeks to reduce and eliminate the problems that have resulted from faulty ammunition of past procurements which have damaged weapons, required ammunition to be destroyed and replaced, and caused downtime and can interfere with police performance.

For these reasons, the particular brands requested for the Brand Name Only portions of this solicitation are essential as the description of this requirement and precludes purchase of brands not listed in the Statement of Work.

4. Description of market research conducted and results or statement why it was not conducted:

-Research on GSA/FSS and VA Supply Chain Master Catalogue.

-Research on FPDS and SAM.gov of recent procurements.

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-Review of past contracts with our Mission Partners.

-Research on SBA VetCert.

5. Contracting Officer's Certification: Purchase is approved in accordance with FAR13.106-1(b). I certify that the foregoing justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Joseph Bennett Date Contract Officer.

10/17/2024

JOSEPH

BENNETT

Digitally signed by

JOSEPH BENNETT

Date: 2024.10.17 21:05:27 -05'00'