21Q0011 SSource redacted.pdf

NUWC Keyport 4200_09 (10-2019)

JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE (Simplified Acquisitions $2,500 TO $250K)

JUSTIFICATION FOR LIMITED SOURCE/BRAND NAME ($2,500 TO $250K)

The service or material listed on Procurement Requisition (PR) number TBD is sole/limited source and competition/fair opportunity is precluded for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available for this material/service.

Restricted to the following source. Provide original manufacturer's name. (If a sole source manufacturer distributes via dealers, ALSO provide dealer information.)

Manufacturer: HPE

Manufacturer POC & Phone #:

Mfr. Address: 6406 Ivy Lane Greenbelt, MD 20770

Description of the item or service required, the estimated cost, and required delivery date.

Manufacturer SAID ID# Description Qty. Cost Ext. Cost

HPE 1049 8897 0680 Hardware Maintenance Onsite Support Renewal 1 HPE 1049 9276 0843 Hardware Maintenance Onsite Support Renewal 1

Specific characteristics of the material or service that limit the availability to a sole/limited source (unique features, function of the item, etc.). Describe in detail why only this suggested source can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources.

Storage Area Network (SAN) hardware supports all data storage for Keyport's corporate IT infrastructure. Loss or degradation of equipment will directly affect the operational capability of Keyport's corporate IT systems. Maintenance and support is required to ensure all HP SAN equipment is updated to latest firmware/software to keep in line with IA Security requirements. Also provides replacement equipment for faulty or damaged equipment. Without maintenance and support, any HP SAN equipment not meeting IA

Security requirements or any faulty equipment would not be usable. This would severely limit the ability for Keyport to maintain services for its customers and the DoD at large.

HP SAN equipment supports all data storage for the Keyport corporate infrastructure. Any other SAN product would not be compatible with the remainder of the Keyport’s corporate SAN infrastructure. Should any of Keyport’s SAN equipment be replaced with different hardware, a larger investment would likely be required to make the new hardware compatible if possible at all. Training costs would also need to be considered for IT technicians to learn and properly operate any other SAN vendor product. Additionally, current SAN operations would be greatly impacted or unavailable during a transition from one vendor product to another, which could result in additional costs due to loss of work productivity/efficiency.

SELECT AND FILL IN ALL APPLICABLE BLANKS BELOW

The requested material or service represents the minimum requirements of the government.

The material/service must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit and function) with existing systems presently installed.

Describe the equipment you have now and how the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system

Existing equipment: HPE SAN equipment is used for all Keyport’s corporate SAN infrastructure. This is for existing HPE equipment that requires support and maintenance by the manufacturer (HPE) or any authorized/certified HPE vendor.

A patent, copyright, or proprietary data limits competition/fair opportunity. The proprietary data is:

These are “direct replacements” parts/components for existing equipment.

Identify and briefly describe the existing equipment below:

Other information to support a sole/limited-source buy:

NUWC Keyport 4200_09 (10-2019)

I CERTIFY THAT STATEMENTS CHECKED, AND INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE, ARE COMPLETE AND CORRECT TO

THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROCESSING OF THIS SOLE/LIMITED-SOURCE

JUSTIFICATION PRECLUDES THE USE OF FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION/FAIR OPPORTUNITY.

Contracting Officer Signature

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