5ESS Switch JA Redacted.pdf

Limited Sources/Sole Source Rationale For all Requirements under $250K

1. REQUIRING AGENCY AND CONTRACTING OFFICE:

Requesting Agency:

Enhanced Mobile Satellite Service (EMSS) Capabilities Office (ECCO) Building 108 Saipan Drive JBPHH Wahiawa Annex Wahiawa, HI 96786

Contracting Activity:

Defense Information System Agency (DISA)/ Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization Pacific (DITCO PAC)/PL7 477 Essex Street, Building 77, Suite 129 Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-5815

2. Procurement Title: FY22 Lucent 5ESS Switch IAVA Updates

Funding Document Number: HC108922EMSS521 Purchase Request Number: TBD Contract Number: TBD Task/Delivery Order Number: N/A Estimated Value: $

3. Statutory Authority:

13.106-1(b)(1). (Open Market Purchase Order) Soliciting from a single source (including brand name)

4. Description of Action: A firm fixed price purchase order is anticipated for this requirement. This requirement is for the purchase of Nokia 55ESS solution software installation, updates, and maintenance for use at the Enhanced Mobile Satellite Service (EMSS) Capabilities Office (ECCO). The certified 5ESS switch system is designed and certified to operate with Sun hardware running the Solaris operating system, a UNIX based software solution on the Alcatel Lucent 5ESS configuration. The installation of required patches will ensure the retention of necessary accreditation for connection to Department of Defense (DoD) networks.

Due to the proprietary nature of the telecom switch, Secure Support Solutions is currently the only vendor authorized by Alcatel Lucent to apply Sun System patches to and perform work on the 5ESS switch equipment.

Another brand of patches will not meet the compatibility requirements of the 5ESS switch

These updates are required to maintain system accreditation. Without these updates, EMSS’ service to the warfighter would be degraded.

5. Proposed Sole Source Contractor:

Secure Support Solutions, LLC 1688 Cherry Ridge Drive Heathrow, FL 32746

6. Market Research: Market research was conducted by John Shishido in December 2021.

The research was done through internet searches and coordination with Secure Support Solutions, Nokia, LGS and a review of prior related contracts. Local files were also reviewed and the following acquisition history was obtained:

Description Contract # Awarded Vendor Level of

Competition Annual Solaris

SSP RTU

HC1019-20-P-0002 6/25/2020 Secure Support Solutions, LLC

SS

Solaris Software

SSP

HC1019-19-P-2010 9/18/2019 Nokia of America Corp. SS

IA and Security Software updates

HC1019-17-P-2009 7/19/2017 LGS Innovations, LLC SS

IA and Security Software updates

HC1019-16-P-2011 4/26/2016 LGS Innovations, LLC SS

IA and Security Software updates

HC1019-15-P-2024 6/15/2015 LGS Innovations, LLC SS

SSP Service and on-site upgrade

HC1019-14-P- 2022 6/24/2014 LGS Innovations, LLC SS

Based on current market research, it has been determined that the aforementioned system upgrades provided by Security Support Solutions, LLC, a small business, can fully support the Governments need. This requirement is for proprietary product support and no competitor functional replacement products or services exist in the market at this time to meet the Government's need. The Government will continue to conduct market research to determine if there are changes in the marketplace that would enable future competitive actions, i.e. there are similar products and/or product support in the marketplace that provides the same functionality, the original equipment manufacturer releases ownership rights of product, or it is economically feasible to procure a new system.