PECO_Tractor_Justification_for_Name_Brand_Products.pdf

Date:

Project:

May 21, 2024 Replace

Utility Tractor

United States Department of the Interior

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

INTERMOUNTAIN REGION

CONTRACTING PROGRAM

Justification for Brand Name Products

1. Identifications

a. Agency:

b. Contracting Office:

National Park Service

SF Major Acquisition Buying Office

2. Description of the action being approved:

The National Park Service (NPS) shall be soliciting for 60 HP Utility Tractor. The documents included with the solicitation call for specific brand name products that are peculiar to one manufacturer. This written justification provides approval for limiting competition to the listed brand name products as authorized by the Federal Acquisition

Regulations (FAR).

3. Description of supplies and services:

Pecos National Historical Park seeks to replace a 1992 John Deere 2155, Property Number PNP7000020184, Serial No.

L02155F749818 tractor with 1578 hours. The machine is 32 years old and scheduled for replacement. The park seeks to replace John Deere 2155 with a John Deere 5060E with a cab.

4. Authority:

a. 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1): Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

b. FAR Part 11.105: The Brand Name products are essential to the Government’s requirements, and market research indicates other companies’ similar products do not meet and cannot be modified to meet the agency’s needs.

c. FAR 6.302-1: The use of the name brand products are essential to the Government’s requirements, thereby precluding consideration of a product manufactured by another company.

5. The description of the product’s unique qualifications or the unique nature of the acquisition:

John Deere 5060E is the only 60 HP tractor available with a premium factory installed cab and an activated carbon filter that removes odors, pollutants and contaminants form the air providing a cleaner and more comfortable environment for the operator. The 12F/12R PowerReverser Transmission is more user friendly to operators that do not routinely operate equipments making this transmission safer. The telescoping Category 2 rear hitch reduce the exposure to the operator when attaching equipment.

6. Efforts to obtain competition: (if using an established source such as NASA SEWP, GSA, etc, revise this section to remove references to sam.gov)

a. Efforts to ensure offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable:

For acquisitions over $25,000 the solicitation will be issued on the Government’s Point of Entry, sam.gov.

b. Presolicitation notice per FAR 5.2:

For acquisitions over $25,000 a presolicitation notice shall be posted on the Government’s Point of Entry, sam.gov unless the exception noted at FAR Part 5.202(a)(13) applies.

JAMES HUCK

Digitally signed by JAMES HUCK

Date: 2024.05.21 16:36:27

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7. Determination that costs will be fair & reasonable:

. Quote provided by Desert Green Equipment Inc. of Albuquerque, New Mexico is GSA scheduled price of $

This price is $12,000 less than Internet quote for same tractor and options to private buyer.

8. Description of the market research conducted:

Market research showed this to be the only tractor to be the only 60 HP tractor available with factory installed cab, 12F/12R Transmission and telescoping Category 2 rear hitch and reliable dealer located within 100 miles of Pecos, NM.

Similar sized tractors without these options include - Kubota estimate is $ . Similar Case estimate $ .

9. Other facts supporting other than full & open competition:

a. Reason why documents suitable for full & open competition have not been developed:

b. Data, estimated costs or other rationale as to the extent or harm to the Government:

10. Interested Sources:

Desert Greens Equipment, Albuquerque, NM

11. Actions to remove barriers to competition in the future for similar acquisitions:

The safety options on the John Deere 5060E with factory installed cab provide the best protection to the staff of

Pecos National Historical Park including reducing crushing hazards with telescoping Category 2 rear hitch, conditioning the environment with active carbon filtration and PowrReverser Transmission that doesn't require multiple controls to be operated simultaneously for forward and reversing. Other equipment owned and operated by

Pecos National Historical Park do not have this amount of identifiable safety features and will be acquired without barriers.

12. Certifications:

Technical / Requirements Certification:

I certify that any supporting data that is the responsibility of technical or requirements personnel (i.e. verifying the

Government’s minimum needs or schedule requirements or other rationale for other than full and open competition) and which form a basis for the justification have been certified as complete and accurate:

(Signature) (Date) 5/21/2024

(Type or Print Name): James Huck

(Title): Pecos National Historical Park Facilities Manager

Up to $50,000

I certify that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief:

(Signature) (Date)

(Type or Print Name):

Ana Zapata

6/6/2024