Justification for Brand Name under Simplified Acqusition_DSR.pdf

BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION

For purchases made under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures (Under

$250,000)

Name and Location of the organization making the purchase:

Federal Highway Administration 22001 Loudoun County Parkway Building E2, Suite 200 Ashburn, VA 20147

Describe supplies and/or services being procured:

Anton Paar Smartpave 92 Dynamic Shear Rheometer(DSR)

Name and Contact Information of Required Brand Source:

Anton Paar USA, Inc. - Central Regional Office 50 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 116-117 Vernon Hills, IL 60061

Rationale supporting specific brand name acquisition under the simplified acquisition threshold (Authority under FAR 11.105(a)(1) and FAR 13.501(a)(1))

FAR 11.105 “Items peculiar to one manufacturer. Agency requirements shall not be written so as to require a particular brand name, product, or a feature of a product, peculiar to one manufacturer, thereby precluding consideration of a product manufactured by another company, unless -

(a)(1) The particular brand name, product, or feature is essential to the Government’s requirements, and market research indicates other companies’ similar products, or products lacking the particular feature, do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the agency’s needs.“ The Anton Paar brand DSR provides all required binder measurements in accordance with laboratory needs and requirements described in AASHTO M 320/M332 including proven support for product repairs and assurance of support for the device.

Anton Paar is the only known brand to internally calibrate the temperature thermometer that loops with the device to assure compliance.

The turnaround time of repairs for the DSR device to remain operational from installation is imperative and requires excellent and timely service support that has been proven.