GSS SCMCD BNJ Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition

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​U.S. General Services Administration​
​ ederal Acquisition Service (FAS)​
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​General Supplies and Services (GSS)​
​Supply Chain Management (SCM) Contracting Division (QSCC)​

​Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition​ ​ ivision-Wide for Brand Name National Stock Numbers (NSNs)​ D
​Prepared in accordance with FAR 6.104-1(a) (GSA CD RFO-2025-06)​ ​Approved at the levels prescribed in FAR 6.104-2(a) (GSA CD RFO-2025-06)​ ​ his acquisition is made pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) or 41 U.S.C.​ T
​3304(a)(1) as detailed in FAR 6.103-1(a) and FAR 6.103-1(d) (GSA CD RFO-2025-06).​

(​ 1) Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific​ ​identification of the document as a “Justification for other than full and open​ ​competition.”​
​ ontracting Activity: General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service​ C
​(FAS), Supply Chain Management (SCM) Contracting Division, Office of Contract Operations,​

​GSS (QSCC)​

​ his Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) applies Division-Wide​ T
​to all Brand Name National Stock Numbers (NSNs) established and managed by GSA FAS​ ​SCM in support of Department of War (DoW)​​1​ ​and other​​Federal Agency customers. The​ ​NSNs included under this justification represent items of supply cataloged by the requiring​ ​activities, validated as Brand Name based on operational, technical, or interoperability​ ​requirements. GSA executes procurements for these NSNs on behalf of those requiring​ ​activities to ensure continued supply availability and mission support.​

​(2) Nature and/or description of the action being approved.​ ​ his justification supports the procurement of Brand Name National Stock Numbers (NSNs)​ T
​across commercial contracting vehicles administered by the GSA FAS Supply Chain​ ​Management Contracting Division (SCMCD). SCMCD fulfills recurring customer requisitions​ ​for supplies that are established in the Federal Supply System as Brand Name Only based on​ ​1​

​The term “Department of War (DoW)” is used in this​​document as a parallel/secondary designation for​ t​ he United States Department of Defense (DoD) consistent with Executive Order 14347 (Sept. 5, 2025).​ ​The Department’s statutory name remains the Department of Defense under 10 U.S.C. § 111, and Federal​ ​statutes (including National Defense Authorization Acts) continue to reference DoD. For purposes of this​