JA for Brand Name (CKL AWD)_fully signed ssw_11 Dec 23_Redacted.pdf

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Control Number: LRN-FY24-02

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Nashville District (LRN), 110 9th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203.

2. Description of Action: This justification and approval (J&A) is being requested for the use of brand name items for the firm fixed-price (FFP) Construction Contract for Solicitation Number W912P524R0001 for the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Approach Walls and Decommissioning Project in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Government will not purchase the items listed in the table below directly, but rather brand name specifications will be added to the Design Bid Build (DBB) FFP Construction Request for Proposal (RFP). The Construction Contract is anticipated to be awarded in the 4th quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, using funds that are anticipated to be appropriated by 2nd quarter of FY 2024.

3. Description of Supplies/Services: The Construction Contract will complete the replacement of the 60 foot by 360-foot lock that is being constructed riverward of the existing lock and downstream of the dam. The scope of this Contract will consist of the construction of the river and middle approach walls downstream from the lock, connecting the already constructed upstream approach walls to the lock chamber, decommissioning the existing lock, the wet commissioning of the lock chamber constructed in the lock chamber contract, and site restoration activities at the project site. The downstream approach wall will extend under and through the Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge. Two new 30-foot diameter mooring cells will be built downstream of the new lock. Once the existing lock is closed, a portion of the existing lock chamber and the associated wall culverts will be plugged with concrete. A concrete thrust block will be installed landward of the existing lock chamber to resist concrete expansion in the dam, and the remaining lock chamber area will be filled with stone. Miscellaneous equipment and buildings will be removed.

This contract action is to be solicited as an RFP in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. The period of performance for this project is estimated to be approximately five (5) years from issuance of the Notice to Proceed. The Construction Contract estimate is approximately -The estimated value of equipment included in the contract documents as Brand Name Is approximately- approximately less than 0.02% of the total estimated contract value.

The Brand Name equipment identified in the design are included in the table below. The manufacturer and brand name will provide Offerers insight to the quality of product expected for the design and to aid in understanding the features included for estimating their cost.

Manufacturer Valmont

Holophane Mongoose

Holophane Mongoose

Item/Model # 40' Valmont DS70 Series with Single 12'-0" Mast Arm.

R900A370

LED MGLED-7-4K-AH-M-L-A

G-US, 269 Watt, 35,805 Lumens Medium Distribution

LED MGLED-7-4K-AH-M-L-A

G-US, 269 Watt, 37, 972 Lumens Area Distribution

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