Open Market RFQ - Fluke Attachment 2 Brand Name.pdf
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- 145 Comm Flight Fluke Equipment
- Solicitation number
- W50S87-24-Q-0006
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This document is a Brand Name Requirement Justification Template for a simplified acquisition contract under $250,000. It justifies the requirement for the Fluke brand of network infrastructure test equipment based on the squadron's existing inventory, personnel familiarity, compatibility, and training requirements. The solicitation is for the 145 Comm Flight to procure Fluke equipment to test and verify their copper and optical fiber plant. The solicitation number is W50S87-24-Q-0006 and the North Carolina Army National Guard is the contracting agency. The requirements, justification, and contracting officer's determination are provided. The evaluation will be a streamlined trade-off between price, technical, and past performance, with technical and past performance being more important than price.
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BRAND NAME REQUIREMENT JUSTIFICATION TEMPLATE
(For Simplified Acquisitions < $250,000)
1. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUPPLIES/SERVICES REQUIRED
Need to replace and update a portion of our network infrastructure testing equipment to test and verify copper and optical fiber plant within TIA/EIA specifications to ensure continued network functionality and quality of service (QoS).
2. JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLICITING A BRAND NAME
The squadron requires the maintenance and lifecycle replacement of a portion of its current Fluke brand test equipment inventory valued at over $100K, as it is the standard for the USAF both within the continental US (CONUS) and outside the continental US (ONCONUS). The squadron's personnel are well-versed in Fluke testing equipment. Transitioning to a different brand would result in hundreds of wasted man-hours for retraining, spanning twenty full-time and drill status personnel, requiring forty to eighty hours of training time, re-accomplishing quality assurance evaluations, and incurring additional equipment cost for equipment conversions.
This would also force the squadron to retrain members on Fluke equipment prior to deployments. Continuing to use Fluke products would ensure continuity and compatibility with our current Fluke test equipment and accessories, and it would allow for seamless collaboration with our sister Communication Squadrons and E&I Squadrons and NGB, due to the standardization of output testing data/metrics.
Therefore, it would be advantageous and cost-effective for the government to purchase Fluke products rather than replacing them with a different brand that would cause compatibility issues, as it would require significant time and resources for retraining and conversion, as well as additional equipment costs.
3. EFFORTS TO OBTAIN COMPETITION
None
4. STEPS TO PRECLUDE FUTURE BRAND NAME AWARDS
None
5. OTHER FACTORS:
The above justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Technical Representative
6. 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 brand name is reasonably available.
Amy B. Daniels Contracting Officer
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