Brand_Name_Only_Justification.pdf

Control No: 89-17

Version – February 2017

Memorandum for Record – Limiting Competition at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold

1. Contracting Activity: 410th Contracting Support Brigade Regional Contracting Office

Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATFS) Key West, Florida 33040

2. Description of Action: Replacement of SPIRACONE Antenna at the Puerto Rico Air National Guard Surveillance Base, Punta Salinas, Puerto Rico

Nature: New Requirement

Contract Vehicle: Purchase Order Number To Be Determined

Pricing/Contract Type: Fixed

Funds: Operations & Maintenance, Army (OMA)

FY: 2017

Name of Proposed Contractor(s) and Address: Authorized SPIRACONE Dealers

Brand Name Buy: Yes

3. Description of Services or Supplies: The supplies for this acquisition is SPIRACONE High Frequency antenna Model 3002A-36HE-31 two and three input HF antenna systems. This is a replacement antenna. Current antenna is deteriorating and unsafe for climbing during maintenance.

Period of Performance: to 31 Mar 2018

4. Authority:

FAR 13.106-1(b)(1): For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), only one source reasonably available, urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization.

5. Reasons for Authority Cited:

This brand name is required because the tri-mode broadband isolating coupler is . This type of antenna has the capability to accept multiple HF transmitter inputs and gives JIATFS the capability to install multiple transmitters within a restricted amount of real estate area.

Control No: 89-17

This acquisition is for a direct replacement of the current antenna of which complete replacement with a different antenna system includes replacing the concrete pads footprint on which the antenna system is installed. Any other antenna system will entail acquisition and installation of new concrete pads which can double the cost of this acquisition. This is the only antenna found that meets the attached specifications of long distance, over 1500 mile coverage, with three simultaneous transmitter output. Current area of JIATFS HF operational coverage is engineered for all HF sites to work over 1500 mile radius in order for these to be individually employed in the case that other HF sites are impaired. This will also improve our configuration management, since this antenna is also installed on all JIATFS HF sites.

6. Publicizing Contract Actions:

Action is a brand name restriction, over $25K. It will be redacted and posted with the solicitation.

7. Market Research:

During JIATFS communications upgrade between 2011 and 2013, , J64 Electronics Engineer, researched different HF antenna manufacturers for similar technology with no results. HF antenna technology has not changed for the last 20 years. MILSTRIP and FEDSTRIP does not show this particular antenna in the stock system.

Industry request for information and initial procurement resulting in the There are authorized contractors that sell and install this antenna, but it is only manufactured by .

Efforts have been made to utilize contract vehicles via Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC) Headquarters Counterdrug Program Manager with no results.

8. Other Facts: This antenna follows the current system configuration with ACC installed HF systems as well as JIATF-S GTMO and Puerto Rico HF systems. The tri-mode unit is for replacement of the aging antenna at Puerto Rico.

9. Technical/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.

J64 Electronics Engineer

Signature:

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10. Contracting Officer Certification/Approval: I hereby determine that the anticipated cost or price to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable based upon price analysis of competitive bids. If only one bid is received a comparison with the independent Government estimate will be used.

I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that completing this purchase is in the best interest of the Government. Additionally, I approve this justification to limit competition subject to the availability of funds and provided that the services or supplies herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

Contracting Officer

Signature:

Control No. 89-17