Trimble_TSC5_BrandNameJustification.pdf

BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION

For purchases made under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures (Under

$250,000)

Name and Location of the organization making the purchase:

Federal Highway Administration 22001 Loudoun County Parkway

Ashburn, VA 20147

Describe supplies and/or services being procured:

Specific Brand of Trimble Equipment for field surveying (data acquisition).

Name and Contact Information of Required Source:

AUTHORIZED TRIMBLE DEALER

Rationale supporting specific brand name acquisition under the simplified acquisition threshold (Authority under FAR 11.105(a)(1) and FAR 13.501(a)(1))

FAR 11.105 “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, thereby precluding consideration of a product manufactured by another company, unless -

(a)(1) 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 Trimble TSC5 data collector unit is a Trimble product. The division utilizes Trimble survey equipment and software for field data collection, processing and mapping compilation. By purchasing Trimble product data collectors, there will be no issue with compatibilty with equipment (Total station & GNSS) and software (TBC & RealWork) that the division currently have.

The new Trimble TSC5 units will replace old wornout and damaged Trimble TSC3 units. The old

Trimble TSC3 data collector will be replaced with a newer model that is more precise, reliable, faster, easier and increases data collection productivity.