I'm confused on when a brand name like justification would have to be posted to FBO. The below FAR information tells me that I would have to post the justification with the solicitation when I post to FBO but what about things under $25k that I do not have to post to FBO? What about the justification and any posting requirements for that?
FAR 5.102(a)(6):
(6) When an acquisition contains brand name specifications, the contracting officer shall include with the solicitation the justification or documentation required by 6.302-1(c), 13.106-1(b), or 13.501, redacted as necessary (see 6.305).
FAR 13.106(b):
(b) Soliciting from a single source.
(1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold.
(2) For purchases exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. The requirements at 13.501(a) apply to sole-source (including brand-name) acquisitions of commercial items conducted pursuant to Subpart 13.5.
(3) See 5.102(a)(6) for the requirement to post the brand-name justification or documentation.
(i) Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization).
(ii) Where a single source is identified to provide a portion of a purchase because that portion of the purchase specifies a particular brand-name item, the documentation in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section only applies to the portion of the purchase requiring the brand-name item. The documentation should state it is covering only the portion of the acquisition which is brand-name.