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title: Brand Name
description: When the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source, full and open competition need not be provided for. There must be a reasonable basis to conclude that the agency’s minimum needs can only…
url: "https://www.gsascheduleservices.com/kb/sam/brand-name/"
updated: "2022-04-13"
category: After Award / Compliance / SAM Record
tags:
  - sam
---

# Brand Name

When the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source, full and open competition need not be provided for. There must be a reasonable basis to conclude that the agency’s minimum needs can only be satisfied by acquisition or portion of an acquisition that uses a brand-name source.

Regulatory reference: [FAR subpart 6.302-1](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/6.302)

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