2_1_1_Brand Name LSJ Exceeding MPT up to SAT Redacted_20250530_Redacted.pdf

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Rev: 10/13/2023

Brand Name Limited-Sources Justification, Exceeding the Micro-purchase Threshold and up to the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, Rocket Software

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1. Agency and Contracting Activity.

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Office of Contracting, proposes to award a(n) Order, on behalf of Human Capital and Training (HCT), pursuant to FAR 8.405-6, Limiting Sources.

2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved.

USCIS intends to limit the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contractors solicited to a particular brand name product, or a feature of a product, peculiar to one manufacturer. A brand name item, whether available on one or more schedule contracts, is an item peculiar to one manufacturer.

The information and communications technology product (ICT) is defined as a diverse set of technological tools and resources used to communicate, and to create, disseminate, store, and manage information. The software will be used to connect desktop and mobile users to IBM, UNIX, Linux, OpenVMS, and HP systems to a Windows-based terminal emulator. Secure, manageable, and easy to use, Reflection Desktop continually delivers better ways of doing business. ICT as reported is generally not a software application used by the general nontechnical user.

There were two authorized resellers that provided responses. The respondents included BahFed Corp and Sterling. BahFed Corp is located at 1000 SW Broadway Ste 1110 Portland, OR 97205, while

Sterling is located at 303 Centennial Dr, North Sioux City, SD 57049. The brand name Rocket

Software with be ordered through the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA)

Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP). BahFed is listed its offerings on SEWP under

NNG15SD09B, whereas Sterling’s is listed under SEWP V - NNG15SC20B.

3. Description of Supplies/Services.

The software services to be procured include:

Part Number Description

MC-HASM-LP-

Rocket Host Access Management and Security Server - Automated Sign-On for Mainframe (MSS) Add-On Perpetual License

AMC-HASM-

MS-100

Rocket Host Access Management and Security Server - Automated Sign-On for Mainframe (MSS) Add-On Maintenance12 months of Support

AMC-REDP-

LP-100

Rocket Reflection Desktop Perpetual License

Brand Name Limited-Sources Justification, Exceeding the MPT and up to the SAT: Rocket Software

AMC-REDP-

MS-100

Rocket Reflection Desktop Maintenance12 months of Support

AMC-HAAL-

LP-100

Rocket Host Access Management and Security Server (Access License)

Perpetual License

AMC-HAAL-

MS-100

Rocket Host Access Management and Security Server (Access License)

Maintenance12 months of Support

AMC-REWE-

LP-100

Rocket Reflection for the Web Enterprise Edition Perpetual License

AMC-REWE-

MS-100

Rocket Reflection for the Web Enterprise Edition Maintenance12 months of

Support

AMC-RWEB-

LP-100

Rocket Host Access Management and Security Server - Automated Sign-On for Mainframe (RWEB) Perpetual License

AMC-RWEB-

MS-100

Rocket Host Access Management and Security Server - Automated Sign-On for Mainframe (RWEB) Maintenance12 months of Support

The total dollar amount of proposed action is $ during the period of performance of

07/01/2025 through 06/30/2026.

4. Authority and supporting rationale.

The proposed order or BPA will be placed or established under the authority of the Multiple-Award

Schedule Program, 41 U.S.C. 152(3), Competitive Procedures, and 40 U.S.C. 501, Services for

Executive Agencies. Pursuant to FAR 8.405-6(b), this brand name specification must be used because it is the only compatible software that provides licenses that secure, connect, and provide terminal access to desktop systems.

The results of recent market research indicate other companies’ similar products lack the particular/unique feature(s) required and do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the needs of

USCIS.

In January of 2025, the Research Management Division (RMD) contacted vendors within the NASA

SEWP vehicle to ascertain pricing to competing vendors for the Reflection requirements. Sterling, one of the providers for Reflection Desktop, was the only vendor that responded and provided full market research pricing. March 2025, BahFed provided full market research pricing as well. This was weeks after the RFI had closed; the information was accepted and evaluated. Therefore, there are at least two vendors that can meet this requirement.

5. USCIS intends to post this requirement on NASA SEWP pursuant to FAR 8.405-

6(b)(3)(i)(A).

6. Contracting Officer Certification and Approval.

Brand Name Limited-Sources Justification, Exceeding the MPT and up to the SAT: Rocket Software

I hereby determine that the circumstance(s) described herein exist and that the information is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.

Date

Contracting Officer