Brand_Redacted.pdf

This document is a Sole Source (Including Brand Name) Justification for a commercial item procurement using simplified procedures. The document details a requirement by 505 CTG/CAOC-X to reinstate 30 licenses for Ubuntu Pro, an operating system that provides critical infrastructure support for the organization's research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E) events. The procurement will use AFFARS 5313.501 authority, specifically 10 U.S.C. 2302b, to justify a non-competitive acquisition.

The justification highlights that Ubuntu Pro incorporates National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-certified Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) cryptographic modules and implements security recommendations from the Ubuntu Security Guide, Center for Internet Security (CIS), and Defense Information Systems Agency Security Technical Implementation Guides. The funding level is between >SAT and ≤$750K, with the contracting activity being ACC AMIC/PKBC. The document indicates the agency will post the solicitation on 2GIT and SAM.gov to ensure potential source awareness, with a planned period of performance beginning 4/26/2025 through 4/25/2026.