Brand Name Justification Redacted ver.doc

Brand Name Justification under $250K

PMD Number: FY20-10904

Department: “A” Dept.

Company Name/Brand: CISCO

Description of Product, Supplies or Services required to meet the agency’s needs:

Procurement is for a CISCO Catalyst 9300 hardware in support of the AEGIS Weapon System (AWS).

C9300-24T-E

Catalyst 9300 24-port data only, Network Essentials 2 ea.

C9300-NW-E-24 C9300 Network Essentials, 24-port license 2 ea.

S9300UK9-169 UNIVERSAL 2 ea.

PWR-C1-350WAC-P 350W AC 80+ platinum Config 1 Power Supply 2 ea.

PWR-C1-350WAC/2 350W AC Config 1 Secondary Power Supply 2ea.

CAB-TA-NA North America AC Type A Power Cable 4 ea.

SSD-120G Cisco pluggable USB3.0 SSD storage 2 ea.

C9300-DNA-E-24 C9300 DNA Essentials, 24-Port Term Licenses 2ea.

C9300-DNA-E-24-3Y C9300 DNA Essentials, 24-Port, 3 Year Term License 2ea.

C9300-NM-8X Catalyst 9300 8 x 10GE Network Module 2 ea.

NETWORK-PNP-LIC Network Plug-n-Play Connect for zero-touch device deployment 2 ea.

C7-10-BL 10Ft Cat.7 Patch Cable Snagless Blue- Rated for 600Mhz! 10 ea.

C7-20-BL 20Ft Cat.7 Patch Cable Snagless Blue- Rated for 600Mhz 4 ea.

Identification of Justification Rational:

☒ The Material or service must be compatible will aspects (Form, Fit, and Function) with existing systems presently installed.

☐ A patent, copyright, proprietary data, or licensing agreement limits competition.

☐ These are “direct replacement(s)” parts/components for existing equipment.

☐ Urgency.

Identification of the Justification Rationale Explained: **If using form, fit, and function, describe the current equipment and how the new item/service must coordinate or interface. **If using patent, copyright, proprietary data, describe the proprietary data. **If using direct replacement, describe this below.

Cisco Catalyst 9300 [P/N: C9300-24T-E] is a specially configured component that is currently in use aboard ship in the fleet. This component meets existing shipboard configuration to interface with the ship consoles and servers in order to maintain proper communicative capability and interface designed for the AWS. There can be no deviation from this approved configuration; all newly procured materials must match the requirements in the approved configuration. If another brand of equipment is used it will require additional testing and re-configuration that would require years of testing and cost is excessive of the $13K estimated for this procurement.

Specific Characteristics of the Item or Service required that Limit the Availability to a Sole Source or Brand Name: **This is the most important section. Explain in detail why this company or brand are the only ones that can meet the requirement.

Equipment requirements for ship system components are designed and agreed upon with Lockheed Martin as the Combat System Engineering Agent (CSEA) to meet the requirements for the TI-16 Aegis Weapon System. As the engineering agent, Lockheed Martin is responsible for integrating the AWS in the fleet along with designing cabinets that house these specific components. The configured Cisco Catalyst 9300 [P/N: C9300-24T-E] must specifically be procured in order to maintain interoperability and uniformity of data management. Given these specific system requirements, Navy engineer developers must utilize the same equipment that is aboard ship in the fleet in order to deliver a properly functional product to fleet cruisers and destroyers. The laboratory environment at NSWC PHD must be able to have an exact replica of what is aboard ship so that the proper procedures are applied for the development, testing, and evaluation of computer software programs to promote shipboard capability.

Cisco Systems equipment is the only equipment that can meet this requirement. Only authorized resellers of Cisco Systems are capable of meeting this requirement.

Market Research Conducted:

GSA Advantage vendor search identified Westcon Comstor Americas (a division of Synnex Corporation), and M2 Technology, Inc. is a previously identified vendor. Pricing information was requested from both vendors to gain additional comparison. No other vendors are known to be able to provide this specific configuration.

Statement of Actions, if any to Remove Barriers to Competition in the Future:

NSWC PHD Contracts Office will continue to conduct market research as warranted to provide a broader vendor base as applicable for the types of supplies/services covered by this document. If another potential source emerges, NSWC PHD will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible.

Contracting Officer:

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