CB_Brand_Name_Justification.pdf

R17PS00647

ABB Circuit Breaker Rebuild Kits

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.: Rl 7PS00647

Project Name: ABB Circuit Breaker Rebuild Kits

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 particulal'.

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-l(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. US Bureau of Reclamation, Pacific Northwest Regional

Office

2. Natureillescription of Action. This acquisition will result in a firm fixed price commercial supply contract utilizing fiscal year 2017 O&M funding.

3. Description of Supplies/Services. The ABB (ITE) Circuit Breakers, located at the 230kV switchyard are in need of overhaul/rebuild. These circuit breakers were originally installed in

1968 and there has been multiple operating mechanism failures over the past year. For this reason, the purchase of eight (8) ABB circuit breaker rebuild kits is requested. The rebuild kits are needed to maintain and repair the circuit breakers. These rebuild kits are specifically created for the proprietary ABB circuit breakers that provide critical protection of the 230kV switchyard. The estimated cost of this requirement is

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

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