A16_JOFOC_Brand_Name.pdf

United States Department of the Interior Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs

Washington, DC 20240

Brand Name Justification Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items

Authority: FAR 13.501(a), 41 U.S.C. 1901 Control #: 22-0013

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a “Brand Name Justification.”

Contracting Activity: This document is a brand name justification for other than full and open competition for the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Information Management Technology (OIMT)

2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved.

Requirement: Purchase HPE Nimble storage for the software supported by Indian Affairs.

Pricing: Firm-Fixed price

3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value).

IA currently uses HPE nimble for storage arrays. To introduce a different storage architecture will limit capabilities of IA current environment and possibly cause a loss of data. IA will have to develop a new storage integration portfolio which includes training, configuration, integration of existing and new storage will require engineering with multiple vendors, this is costly. Training for all staff that maintain IA environment in new storage platform.

IA uses HPE Log Insight to manage 50+ Nimble arrays and would require a new monitoring tool which will not integrate into the environment and increase administrator workloads. The estimated value is $80,478.01.

4. An identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition.

FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(ii)

5. A demonstration that the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited.

IA currently uses HPE nimble for storage arrays. To introduce a different storage architecture will limit capabilities of IA current environment and possibly cause a loss of data. IA will have to develop a new storage integration portfolio which includes training, configuration, integration of existing and new storage will require engineering with multiple vendors, this is costly. Training for all staff that maintain IA environment in new storage platform.

IA uses HPE Log Insight to manage 50+ Nimble arrays and would require a new monitoring tool which will not integrate into the environment and increase administrator workloads.

6. A description of efforts made to ensure that offerors are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable, including whether a notice was or will be publicized as required by Subpart 5.2 and, if not, which exception under 5.202 applies.

The requirement will be posted for solicitation as an Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE) set-aside.

7. A determination by the contracting officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable. The contracting officer determines that the anticipated price(s) will be fair and reasonable based on adequate price competition expected to result from the solicitation.

8. A description of the market research conducted (see Part 10) and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

Market Research indicates that several IEE resellers are available to submit a competitive quote for this brand name software.

9. Any other facts supporting the use of justification for other than full and open competition.

N/A

10. A listing of the sources, if any, that expressed, in writing, an interest in the acquisition.

11. A statement of any actions the agency may take to removed or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services required.

12. Requirements personnel certification.

I certify the technical data, which forms a basis for this justification, is complete, accurate, and meets the Government’s minimum needs.

DELANA BENTLEY

Contracting Officer’s Representative Bureau of Indian Affairs

13. Contracting officer certification that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of the contracting officer’s knowledge and belief.

I certify this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

NANCY SHAH

Contracting Officer Bureau of Indian Affairs