Brand Name Justification Redacted.pdf

Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

JUSTIFICATION FOR BRAND NAME (Simplified Acquisitions - MPT to <$250K)

Document number: N0016123RC00ZA5

The supplies or services described herein are being solicited on a brand name basis and competition is precluded for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available for the supplies or services.

Check One:

Service:

Contractor:

Contractor Address:

Contractor POC:

Phone #:

Email:

Cage Code/DUNS:

Supply:

Restricted to the following source. If a sole source manufacturer distributes via dealers, ALSO provide dealer information.)

Original Manufacturer Name: Oxford University Press Manufacturer: Oxford University Press Manufacturer POC: Patty Sandberg Manufacturer Phone #: 919-228-4218 Manufacturer Address: 198 Madison Ave

New York, NY 10016 Dealer/Rep: Patty Sandberg Dealer/Rep Address Phone No. 198 Madison Ave

New York, NY 10016 919-228-4218

Email: Patty.sandberg@oup.com

Original Manufacturer Name: Berkshire Publishing Group LLC Manufacturer: Berkshire Publishing Group LLC Manufacturer POC:

Manufacturer Phone #: 413 528 0206 Manufacturer Address: 122 Castle Street

Great Barrington MA 01230 Dealer/Rep:

Dealer/Rep Address Phone No. 122 Castle Street

Great Barrington MA 01230 413 528 0206

Email: info@berkshirepublishing.com

Description of the supplies or services required, the estimated price/cost, and required delivery date.

The Nimitz Library at the U.S. Naval Academy has a requirement for scholarly journals and periodicals to be delivered via electronically. The list is located below:

919-228-4218 198 Madison Ave New York, NY 10016New York, NY 10016New York, NY 10016 Patty SandbergPatty Sandberg 198 Madison Ave New York, NY 10016New York, NY 10016New York, NY 10016New York, NY 10016 919-228-4218 Patty.sandberg@oup.com

Berkshire Publishing Group LLC

413 528 0206 122 Castle Street Great Barrington MA 01230

122 Castle Street Great Barrington MA 01230Great Barrington MA 01230 413 528 0206 info@berkshirepublishing.com

Oxford University PressOxford University Press Patty SandbergPatty Sandberg

QTY Item Description Publisher

1 Oxford Bibliography of African Studies Oxford University Press 1 Oxford Bibliography of Atlantic History Oxford University Press 1 Oxford Bibliography of Medieval Studies Oxford University Press 1 Oxford Bibliography of Military History Oxford University Press 1 Oxford Bibliography of the Renaissance Oxford University Press 1 Oxford Bibliography of Victorian Literature Oxford University Press 1 Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History Oxford University Press 1 Oxford Research Encyclopedia of American History Oxford University Press 1 Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies Oxford University Press 1 Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Political Science Oxford University Press 1 Oxford Encyclopedia of the History of American Foreign Relations Oxford University Press 1 The Oxford Companion to American Military History Oxford University Press 1 The Oxford Companion to Military History Oxford University Press

The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Military and Diplomatic History:

2-Volume Set

Oxford University Press

The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History:

2-Volume Set

Oxford University Press

1 The Oxford Companion to World War II Oxford University Press 1 The Oxford Companion of Maritime History: A Four-Volume Set Oxford University Press

Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895: From the Colonial Period to the Age of Frederick Douglass: Three-volume set

Oxford University Press

Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-first Century

Oxford University Press

1 Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History Berkshire Pub Group

The total estimated procurement is $72,255.00; the required delivery date is 01 June 2023.

Describe in detail why only this source can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources.

(what specific characteristics of the supplies or services limit the availability to a sole source (e.g., unique features, function of the item, etc.)?)

The supplies or services 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.

The scholarly journals and periodicals must be compatible with USNA’s Primo Discovery tool. The works themselves must contain the original information as compiled by Oxford University Press and Berkshire Publish Group. There are no substitutes.

A patent, copyright or proprietary data limits competition.

The total estimated procurement is $72,255.00;

These are "direct replacement" parts/components for existing equipment.

Document number:

I CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF

MY KNOWLEDGE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROCESSING OF THIS SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

PRECLUDES THE USE OF FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION.

Signature Date

Activity Title

I HEREBY DETERMINE THAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CONTRACT ACTION DEEM ONLY ONE

SOURCE REASONABLY AVAILABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i).

Contracting Officer Signature Date

NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center, Norfolk Contracting Department

Technical Information Specialist

4/11/23

United States Naval Academy