BN_Justification_SOL.doc

JUSTIFICATION FOR BRAND NAME SPECIFIED (Simplified Acquisitions <$250K)

The service or material listed on is brand name, and competition is precluded for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available for this material or service.

Restricted to the following brand: Liebert Manufacturer:

Vertiv Corporation Manufacturer: POC & phone nr:

Charles Harper, 804-205-1485 Mfr. Address:

1011 Technology Park Drive Glen Allen, VA 23059

Dealer / Rep / Recommend Source: SAME AS ABOVE Dealer / Rep / Rec. Source Address: SAME AS ABOVE

Description of the item or service required, the estimated cost, and required delivery date.

This requirement is for maintenance services for Liebert brand Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) equipment located in the Naval Information Warfare Training Group (NIWTG), Naval Base Norfolk, Virginia. The maintenance services are needed to ensure continuous operation of, and access to information and communication systems across the command. The requested service represents the minimum requirements of the government.

Estimated Cost and Required Delivery Dates:

Specific characteristics of the material or service that limit the availability to a brand name (unique features, function of the item, etc.). Describe in detail why only this suggested brand can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources.

Both preventive and emergency maintenance services are needed for existing Liebert brand UPS equipment. The Liebert Corporation, acquired in 1987 by Emerson Electric Co. and sold in 2016 to Platinum Equity, became part of the independent unit Vertiv Corporation, which retains exclusive control of manufacturing and authorized servicing of Liebert brand equipment. Vertiv Services, Inc. maintains service agreements through authorized providers including GSA schedule holders to provide service by factory-trained technicians with access to proprietary information and technology specific to the Liebert brand of equipment. Service by factory-trained and authorized technicians is required to assure maintenance of the equipment without interruption or failure. Service by unauthorized technicians without access to the original equipment manufacturer’s (Liebert) training and resources would introduce unacceptable risk to the command’s information systems and overall mission.

__X___The requested material or service represents the minimum requirements of the government.

CHECK & FILL IN ALL APPLICABLE BLANKS BELOW

__X_ The material/service must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit and function) with existing systems presently installed/performing. Describe the equipment/function you have now and how the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system.

Services are currently provided by Vertiv Services, Inc. for Liebert brand UPS units, batteries, and cooling units. Preventive maintenance of the existing equipment is required on quarterly and annual bases to ensure all components continue to function without interruption, and to meet mission objectives. Services under this requirement must be provided by authorized technicians with comprehensive training and access to technology updates specifically for Liebert equipment, to ensure continuous performance and maximize the service life of the equipment.

__X__ A patent, copyright or proprietary data limits competition. The proprietary data is: ec-H2O system.

Vertiv Services, Inc. provides an intensive, formal Liebert maintenance program solely to its trained customer engineers, and reserves to those engineers access to Liebert-specific maintenance/troubleshooting techniques and proprietary information (e.g., schematics). Only factory-trained and authorized technicians maintain access to the Liebert proprietary technology resource, Technical Knowledge Online (TKO), and the required continuous training courses.

____ These are “direct replacements” parts/components for existing equipment.

I CERTIFY THAT STATEMENTS CHECKED, AND INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE, ARE COMPLETE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROCESSING OF THIS BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION PRECLUDES THE USE OF FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION.

Signature: ______________

Title: _____________________ Activity: NAVAL INFORMATION WARFARE TRAINING GROUP NORFOLK Date: 11/15/2018

Contracting Officer Signature: ________________________________________

Date: ________________________________

SAP BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION

NAVSUPINST 4200.85D, Encl (1) NAVSUPINST 4200.85D, Encl (1)