4.04a - BNJ_GreyNoise_Redacted.pdf

This document is a Justification for Brand Name for Simplified Acquisitions, specifically for GreyNoise Intelligence software licenses for the Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command (NCDOC) located in Suffolk, VA. The procurement is for FY25 GreyNoise license renewal, including a GreyNoise Standard Platform License and a GreyNoise Triage Intelligence Module, with a required delivery date of 11 August 2025 and a one-year coverage period from 12 August 2025 to 11 August 2026.

The acquisition represents a follow-on to previous licenses and is restricted to authorized resellers of GreyNoise Intelligence, Inc. The document emphasizes that these licenses provide critical cyber threat intelligence capabilities, enabling analysts to differentiate between known non-malicious and potentially malicious internet scanning activity. The justification argues that GreyNoise offers a unique capability not available through other commercially available threat intelligence solutions, specifically reducing alert volumes and improving network analysts' ability to focus on actual malicious actors and emerging threats.