JA_Brand Name-SVTC.pdf

Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

Brand Name Justification

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Section A: General Contract Information

Contracting Activity: 366 Financial Acquisition Squadron

Project/Program Name: Secure Video Teleconference System (SVTC)

Purchase Request/Identification Number: FA489722QC013

Estimated Contract Cost (including Options):

Section B: Description of the Supplies/Services Required

This request is for a purchase and install of five (5) CISCO secure video conference systems, two (2) wall mounted SVTC systems and one (1) cart mounted SVTC systems.

Section C: Justification for Soliciting from a Single Source or Brand Name

Cisco is the only approved device for CODEC endpoints on Defense Information Systems Agencies Approved (DISA) products list.

(a) Authority.

(1) Citations: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) or 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1).

Application for brand name descriptions.

(1) An acquisition or portion of 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-

(i) Does not provide for full and open competition , regardless of the number of sources solicited; and

(ii) Shall be justified and approved in accordance with 6.303 and 6.304.

(A) If only a portion of the acquisition is for a brand-name product or item peculiar to one manufacturer, the justification and approval is to cover only the portion of the acquisition which is brand-name or peculiar to one manufacturer. The justification should state it is covering only the portion of the acquisition which is brand-name or peculiar to one manufacturer, and the approval level requirements will then only apply to that portion;

(B) The justification should indicate that the use of such descriptions in the acquisition or portion of an acquisition is essential to the Government’s requirements, thereby precluding consideration of a product manufactured by another company; and

(C) The justification shall be posted with the solicitation (see 5.102(a)(6)).

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Section D: Efforts to Obtain Competition

This is a Brand Name requirement and therefore, competition will exist between authorized distributors selling the Cisco approved secure video conference system equipment.

Section E: Steps to Preclude Future Single Source or Brand Name Awards

Future upgrades/purchases will be based on what will be required to maintain the secure video conference system.

Section F: Contracting Officer's Determination

I have determined, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), that the circumstances of this contract action deem only a single source is reasonably available.

Date

08-Mar-2022

Typed Name and Rank/Grade of Contracting Officer

Carmela A. Hornbeck/GS-13

Signature of Contracting Officer

20 Apr 2017 Page of Section A: General Contract Information Section B: Description of the Supplies/Services Required Section C: Justification for Soliciting from a Single Source or Brand Name Section D: Efforts to Obtain Competition Section E: Steps to Preclude Future Single Source or Brand Name Awards Section F: Contracting Officer's Determination I have determined, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), that the circumstances of this contract action deem only a single source is reasonably available.

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