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

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

Contracting Officer

14. Reviews and Approvals

Supervisory Contracting Officer

Bureau Competition Advocate

ERICA

NEMMERS

Digitally signed by

ERICA NEMMERS

Date: 2022.02.28 15:50:39 -05'00'

DELANA

BENTLEY

DELANA BENTLEY

Date: 2022.03.02 11:00:21 -05'00'

NANCY SHAH

Digitally signed by NANCY

SHAH

Date: 2022.03.02 11:10:47 -05'00'

BRIAN

SCHOELLKOPF

BRIAN SCHOELLKOPF

Date: 2022.03.02 13:11:52 -05'00'

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

PR/SOL/CONTRACT # 40567768

Control # 22-0061

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, Central Office, Office of Information Management Technology (OIMT).

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

Requirement:

New

Pricing:

Firm-Fixed Price

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

This requirement is to acquire Cisco SMARTnet coverage as a brand name only for OIMT.

The estimated value of the proposed action is (Base +4 Option Years).

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.

Cisco Smartnet equipment are required in order to maintain compatibility with the existing information technology (IT) infrastructure currently installed and operating within the BIA’s environment. Cisco Software Application Support includes 24x7x365 coverage plus holidays. Currently, Cisco hardware is already installed in Network equipment. The requested network hardware/software will be installed and work in conjunction with currently installed Cisco equipment. However, Internet market research was conducted which indicates that there is a minimum of three vendors who are resellers for Cisco Smartnet equipment.

6. A description of efforts made to ensure that offers 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 Cisco-certified gold partner with a Cisco Federal authorization, and a direct purchasing relationship with Cisco are available to submit a competitive quote for this brand name requirement.

9. Any other facts supporting the use of justification of other than full and open competition, such as:

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, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services required.

12. Requirements personnel certification.

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