LIMITING OR EXCLUDING SOURCES
Normally you will enter into an agreement with the cheapest authorized cellular service carrier, however
the government does want you to buy something that doesn’t work. In the incidence where one or more
carrier does not work in your area, you will need to exclude the one(s) that don’t provide reliable coverage
for your area and include a signed statement in your GCPC file attesting to the fact.
Limiting competition is the act of removing one of the authorized cellular service carriers for failing to meet
technical requirements which the primary reason for this would be lack of cellular coverage.
Excluding competition is the act of removing all but one of the authorized cellular service carriers for
failing to meet technical requirements which the primary reason for this would be lack of cellular
coverage.
Justification Write Up Example:
The justification for limiting/excluding sources is that this requirement supports (insert command name)
and it is imperative that the service provider provides reliable coverage (insert NROTC site’s physical
location). In conducting market research of the three companies that have been awarded contracts under
NAVSUP’s MAC wireless service contracts, (insert vendor(s) name is/are the only ones that provide
reliable (insert voice/text or voice/text/data) to this required service area.
Research indicates that awarding to the other wireless contract holder(s), would acquire an less reliable
wireless service that would result in this acquisition failing to meet the requirements in provide wireless
service for this command.
Explain your research of how you determined one or two of the vendors don’t meet your need. Some
examples of justifying your decision are internet research and list web sites, company coverage maps,
the vendor telling your they don’t service your area, vendor was non-responsive (i.e. you called a week
ago and never received a call back or a price), recent statements from people that recently had one of the
carriers that didn’t work, no dealer stores within 50 miles is a strong indication that the carrier doesn’t
provide service to your area, past acquisitions, etc.