Brand Name Justification - QNAP and HW (KO SIGNED)_Redacted.pdf

15 March 2022

BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

($10,000 to SAT/$250K)

1. The supply identified below is brand name and full and open competition is precluded for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available for this material or service.

2. Restricted to the following source. Provide original manufacturers (OEM) name.

Manufacturer: QNAP Systems, Inc Mfr. POC / Phone # / Email: Usasales@qnap.com (909) 595-2782 Mfr. Address: 168 University Parkway, Pomona, CA 91768

Mfr./Resellers/Dealers: Various Resellers

3. Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C.3304(a)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1(c) Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

4. Identification of the justification rationale. The acquisition is being conducted under the procedures of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) – Soliciting from a single source. The justification rationale for restricting competition is no other source offers products that will be compatible with the existing equipment; and thus, satisfy the Government’s minimum requirement. Transitioning to an alternative manufacturer/product would result in substantial disruption in NCIS’ operation and significant cost for supplemental training and support.

5. Description of the item or service required, statement that the requested material or service represents the minimum requirements of the government, the estimated cost, and required delivery date or performance period.

NCIS Digital Forensic Examiners (DFE) for Code 20 has a requirement to add additional storage to our current system and the requirement is to purchase additional QNAP products to integrate seamlessly with the current QNAP system.

Qty Description Part Number 1 QNAP 24-Bay all-flash NAS, NVMe Gen3 x4, AMD EPYC

7302P 3.0GHz, 256GB RDIMM ECCC DDR4 RAM TSh2490FU7302P256

GUS

1 QNAP Rack Slide Rail Kit for ES2486dc - RAIL-A03-57 26 Micron 9400 PRO 30720GB NVMe U.3 (15mm) Enterprise SSD MTFDKCC30T7TGH-

1BC1ZABYYR

8 QNAP 32 GB RAM Modules RAM-32GDR4ECT0-

RD-3200

4 *SFP28 25GbE twin axial direct attach cable, 3.0M CAB-DAC30M-

SFP28

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6. Specific characteristics of the material or service that limit the availability to this/these source(s) (unique features, function of the item, etc.). Describe in detail why only this/these suggested source(s) can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources. Provide a description of the market research conducted among schedule holders.

The proposed acquisition is driven by the necessity to increase the storage associated with NCIS ‘Intella Connect System. As such, the items listed above will be integrated with the current equipment

– and thus, expanding the existing NCIS system infrastructure. In addition to being compatible with the existing equipment, the items listed above will allow for usage of interchangeable parts and standardized technician training. Procuring the items listed above will allow the Government to maintain one equipment baseline which ultimately ensures compatibility and uniformity.

Market research indicates there are at 2 or more small businesses capable to compete as authorized resellers.

7. Other information to support a brand name buy: N/A

8. TECHNICAL OR REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION:

I Certify That the Facts and Representations Under My Cognizance Which Are Included in This Justification, Which Form a Basis for This Justification, Are Complete and Accurate.

9. TECHNICAL COGNIZANCE

Name: Title: Code:

Signature: Date: