A04_Justification_Redacted.pdf

Control No. 2018-WHS-0027

BRAND NAME

JUSTIFICATION FOR

EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY (JEFO)

1. AGENCY AND CONTRACTING ACTIVITY:

Contracting Activity Washington Headquarters Services/Acquisition & Directorate (WHS/AD) 1155 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1155

Requiring Activity:

Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Services-Acquisition Directorate 1225 S. Clark Street Arlington, VA 22202

2. DESCRIPTION OF ACTION: The proposed action is for a new, Firm Fixed Price (FFP) NASA SEWP, FAR 16.5 FFP Delivery Order, using FY 18/21 DAWDF funding.

3. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES: The purpose of this procurement is to acquire Riverbed Steelhead CXA 5070 appliance WAN accelerator hardware and Gold Level annual support.

Description Qty Each Total Riverbed Steelhead CXA 770 B020 with RiOS 2 License Riverbed SteelHead CXA 050070-M, 200Mbps, 16000 conn 2 SteelHead CX 755v, 150GB Data Store 10 Riverbed SteelHead Disk/Memory Support, xx70 1-year 10

Total

4. CIRCUMSTANCES JUSTIFYING LIMITED SOURCES:

FAR 16.505(a)(4), items peculiar to one manufacturer, brand name.

Based on extensive market research, as described in paragraph 6 below, it was determined that limited competition is viable among authorized resellers for this brand name item. The aforementioned Riverbed equipment is the only equipment that can meet the requirements to upgrade and expand the current DAU enterprise network capabilities. The DAU main data center and fail over data center currently have equipment that runs Riverbed's proprietary Internetwork Operating System. The Riverbed Steelhead Virtual appliances being procured is to improve overall performance within existing Riverbed regional campus infrastructures within DAU network enterprise. Although other virtual application products exist, the proprietary software is not interchangeable with the current Riverbed manufactured equipment. The current WAN acceleration equipment is interdependent between DAU main data center located at Fort Belvoir, VA and DAU failover DAU–West data center in San Diego, CA. If another brand name was used, new WAN acceleration equipment would have to be procured for Fort Belvoir and San Diego data centers. In order to replace the WAN acceleration gear at these sites the total cost to DAU would be greater than .

This current infrastructure will not support other brand name equipment other than Riverbed Steelhead and to procure such equipment would result in the failure to support the existing network without additional procurements to replace the existing infrastructure. The protocols and software designs needed to operate this equipment, and the equipment being procured under this proposed action, are proprietary to Riverbed. Without this proprietary information, the equipment cannot perform its intended functions.

5. BEST VALUE DETERMINATION: I hereby determine that the anticipated price for this order will be fair and reasonable. The techniques identified at FAR 15.404-1 will be used to ensure award will be at fair and reasonable prices. Certified Cost and Pricing Data will not be obtained.

6. MARKET RESEARCH: Market research indicated that there is no other brand capable of integrating with the existing infrastructure. Licenses and support can be obtained through any of Riverbed’s authorized distributors and resellers. Several are available through existing Government-Wide Access Contracts (GWAC’s) channels, including GSA IT-70 schedules and NASA SEWP-V.

Procurement History: Contract Administered by WHS/AD HQ0034-14-F-0093 2 Apr 2014 (GSA-35F-0511T) HQ0034-17-F-0152 1 Apr 2017 (GSA-35F-0511T) HQ003417F0445 15 Sep 2017 (GS-35F-0443W)

7. OTHER SUPPORTING FACTS: The proposed Riverbed Steelhead Virtual Appliance solution is packaged to provide seamless integration and support for the entire DAU Riverbed Steelhead WAN network accelerator environment and each component has been fully tested and qualified to work in conjunction with one another. The solution covers WAN accelerator connectivity capabilities for the entire DAU enterprise.

8. ACTIONS TO REMOVE OR OVERCOME ANY BARRIERS THAT LEAD TO THE

RESTRICTED CONSIDERATION BEFORE ANY SUBSEQUENT ACQUISITION

FOR THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES IS MADE: DAU will continue to monitor the market to determine the existence of other potential sources/supplies that can meet their requirements for future like requirements.

9. If this acquisition is for new work as a logical follow-on to an order already issued under the contract, was the original order was placed in accordance with the fair opportunity process?

Yes, all awardees were given a fair opportunity to be considered for the original order.

No, the original order was issued under a sole-source basis.

N/A, this is not a logical follow-on.

CERTIFICATION

I hereby certify that the supporting data under my cognizance included in this justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Contracting Officer Representative/Program Office

Contracting Officer