Brand_Name_Justification-_for_Solicitation.pdf

WBR 1411.105 Template 1 (January 2015)

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ITEMS PECULIAR TO ONE MANUFACTURER (Brand Name Justification)

TECHNICAL FACTS SUPPORTING A REQUEST TO ENTER INTO AN ACQUISITION WHICH

PRECLUDES CONSIDERATION OF A PRODUCT MANUFACTURED BY ANOTHER COMPANY

(FAR 11.105)

Solicitation No.: R16PS00876

Project Name: Transformer High Voltage Bushing Replacement

Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 11.105 and 6.302, for purchases of 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, unless 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 authority to contract without providing for full and open competition is supported by the required justifications and approvals in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, or the basis for not providing for maximum practicable competition is documented in the file (see 13.106-1(b)) or justified

(see 13.501) when the acquisition is awarded using simplified acquisition procedures; and the documentation or justification is posted for acquisitions over $25,000 (see 5.102(a)(6))

1. Agency and Contracting Activity. Lower Colorado Dams Office Hoover Dam

Engineering. Acquisitions and Assistance Management Office.

2. Nature/Description of Action. Purchase of 4 high voltage bushing for the existing

Westinghouse power transformers. Hoover has four identical transformers that uses the same HV bushing type O plus C - 345.0 kV bushing part number: 45Z2000AD. Each transformer has three bushings for a total of 12. The purpose of this purchase order is to have spares on had to replace one or more bushing as they fail without having to replace the rest of the bushing that are still in good working conditions and without having to modify the transformer to accommodate a different model of bushing. Westinghouse sold its bushing manufacturing branch to ABB and the right to manufacture this particular model.

3. Description of Supplies/Services. Purchase the same model HV bushing type O plus C - 345.0 kV bushing part number: 45Z2000AD already in service on the Westinghouse power transformer.

4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other than Full and Open Competition.

41 U.S.C. 3304(a) (1)/FAR 6.302-1(c)/FAR 11.105

5. Demonstration of Contractor’s Unique Qualifications. Purchasing the same bushing as the one installed will prevent modifications to the existing transformer to adapt other brand bushing.

Also, using other brand bushing will prevent the use of historical testing data for Doble testing. The use of the same bushing model will allow the government to maintain and operate the transformer as designed and provide accurate condition assessment (Doble testing).

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/13.htm#P119_17042 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/13.htm#P436_63779 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/05.htm#P30_4477

WBR 1411.105 Template 1 (January 2015)

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6. Description of efforts made to maximize competition. Other manufacturers were contacted during the internet market research and other manufacturers bushing model do not have the same electrical or physical characteristics as the original part from the manufacturer.

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost. The price is determined fair and reasonable based on the technical evaluation by LDCO engineering and a comparison of a previous purchase of a similar high voltage bushings purchased for Davis Dam.

8. Description of Market Research. Internet search was conducted for HV bushing type O plus C -

345.0 kV bushing or similar and the result for other suppliers show different dimension or electrical properties. It is possible that a third party may be able to manufacture a similar bushing but none of the contact firms made a solid commitment.

9. Any Other Supporting Facts.

The model to forecast transformer reliability depend on having the transformer specification unchanged so you can evaluate the decay of other parameters; this can’t be done if you change parts with different specifications.