Brand_Name_Justification___Taxiway_BHJ__R.pdf

Brand Name Justification

Justification and Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition.

Solicitation #: W912JB‐19‐B‐5000 – Taxiway Bravo, Hotel, and Juliet Paving / Lights

1. Contracting Activity:

127th MSC 43200 Maple Street Bldg. 105, Rm 16 Selfridge ANG Base MI 48045

2. Description of Action: Brand Name Justification for the use of ADB LED Taxiway Lights (ADB ‐

L‐861 Series) within requirement described below.

3. Requirement: Construction Project ‐ Profile Mill and replace existing Asphalt Pavement along

Taxiway B,H, and J at Selfridge ANGB, MI. It will also require the replacement of 120+ Taxiway

LED Lights. (ADB ‐ L‐861 Series). Provide / Replace ADB taxiway lights system to match existing airfield lighting system and currently installed ADB Regulator Controls.

a. Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price

b. Contractor: TBD

e. Description of Supplies/Services: The Contractor shall remove existing taxiway edge airfield lighting and replace with new, approved ADB LED elevated taxiway edge lights as manufactured by ADB‐ light ( L‐861 Series) with column, base cover plate (L‐867), frangible coupling and disconnect plug. The contractor shall replace identified current airfield lighting fixtures circuits on taxiway as indicated in project documents.

4. Authority Cited: The applicable FAR reference is 6.302‐1(a) (2(ii)):

Supplies may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of a follow‐on contract for the continued development or production of a major system or highly specialized equipment, including major components thereof, when it is likely that award to any other source would result in –

(A) Substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition, or

(B) Unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency’s requirements. (See 10 U.S.C. 2304 (d)

(1) (B) or 41 U.S.C. 3304 (b) (2).)

5. Reason for Authority Cited:

The Airfield Lighting SGRS Electrical Power Source Regulators have been recently contracted, and are currently being upgraded with an ADB Safegate CCR Airfield lighting power distribution system. The ADB Safegate CCR Airfield lighting power distribution system was previously chosen as it’s the only known system that is backwards compatible to currently installed ADB

Air Field Lighting Electrical Vault System at Selfridge ANGB.

The existing Airfield Lighting fixtures are at their end of their service life, with spare components difficult to obtain. The lack of spare components and their dwindling availability, gravely jeopardizes the safe and effective flight line operations of Selfridge Air National Guard

Base. The existing lighting fixtures need to be replaced with ADB fixtures to maintain system compatibility with the current ADB Safegate Constant Current Regulator Airfield lighting power distribution system. Compatibility will be an issue for a NON ADB product attached to our current lighting system.

It is the 127th’s Engineers understanding that a newly installed regulators in the lighting system

Electrical Vault would have to be replaced in order to facilitate the installation of a Non ADB products. Additionally, existing series circuits would need to be replaced or modified along with the isolation transformer. The replacement cost for a new Electrical Vault system for the

Flight line lights to include these aforementioned components would be at least $3,720,436.50.

This estimate is based on the 1998 $3,382,215.00 flight line electrical vault project construction cost when inflationary measures are accounted for. In addition, the Government Estimates that the replacement cost for a new Electrical Lighting system for the Flight line lights would be at least $700,000.00 and this estimate is based on the 2002 flight line electrical vault project construction cost when inflationary measures are accounted for.

It is in the best interest of the Government to install the ADB lighting fixtures and to maintain continuity to save millions in redesign, materials, and ultimately the construction an entirely new Flight line Electrical Vault system / lighting system.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: N/A

7. Actions to Increase Competition: The ADB Safegate Airfield Lighting System was installed as part of a major Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airfield Renovation project that transpired over 20 years ago. Future major airfield renovation projects that require a comprehensive lighting system replacement should not specify a specific brand of Airfield Lighting system from a specific manufacturer.

8. Market Research: The Government’s Engineers have performed market research and have been unable to find a other lighting fixtures that are fully compatible with the existing air field lighting system, specifically the Regulator Vault, and interoperability with other Taxiway /

Runway Lights.

9. Interested Sources: N/A

10. Other Facts: N/A

11. Technical Certification:

I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in the justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

ANDERSON.MIC Digitally signed by

HAEL.DWAIN.12

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ANDERSON.MICHAEL.DWAIN.12

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MICHAEL D. ANDERSON, USAF

Project Manager, 127th CE

12. Requirements Certification:

I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in the justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Digitally signed by

KRAJNIK.JAMES.STEVEN.11477

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JAMES S. KRAJNIK, USAF

Chief of Engineering, 127th CE

13. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination:

I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable.

Fair and Reasonable Price will be determined through an Invitation For Bid, and given the

Market Research, an 8(a) –Competitive Set‐Aside, it is expected that Selfridge ANGB will receive 3 or more competitive bids IAW FAR Part 14.

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