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Identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition 41 USC 1901(e)(2) and FAR Part 13.106-1(b): Brand Name Only

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases' (NIAID) Office of Cyber Infrastructure and Computational Biology (OCICB) manages and develops the technology infrastructure that supports Intramural research, Extramural investments and Administrative management. OEB services 4000+ end users in more than 20 locations throughout the United States. Infrastructure services provided by OEB are maintained and used 24 hours a day, 7 days a week application hosting, audio/visual management, database administration, data storage and protection, high performance computing, networking and security, platform administration, server development and, workstation development.

The critical nature of these licenses makes the acquisition of alternative/changed equipment or software an unacceptable risk. The OCICB Chief and Contracting Officer have determined that only one brand-name source and no other brands or services.