C10 Redacted BNJ.pdf

Subj: BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION FOR XI WORKSTATIONS

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

This is a brand name justification. Contracting activity is

Naval Sea Systems Command Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) 110 Vernon Avenue, Panama City, FL 32407-7001

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

This action will award a firm fixed price order on a brand name specific basis to the lowest price offeror that is an authorized reseller of Xi brand products.

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

The contract effort is to acquire:

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Part Number Qty

1 Xi® MTower™ 64 Workstation (Base Configuration)

00026Rl 2 EA

2 Next-Gen AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Processor (w/Radeon Graphics) 4.4GHz/5.6GHz Max Boost-w/Hi- Perf. Sealed Liquid Cooling CR/IW Dual Fan Radiator-76MB Cache 12- Core/24Thread 120W TDP AMS Socket 4nm w/TG Thermal Paste Compound (Req. AMO AMS MBD) (Incl w/ Base)

01022 2 EA

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Part Number Qty

3 128GB (2x64GB) DDRS-6000 SDRAM @ 6000MHz w/High Performance Aluminum Heat Spreader (No CPU/RAM O.C/XMP and only for Ultra Gen Z890/AM5 AMO B850/X870 MBD) (Included w/base)

02129 2 EA

4 NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell (SFF, Small Form Factor, Dual-Slot) 16GB GDDR7-4352 CUDA Cores-Blackwell Arch. PCie 5.0 x16(uses 8x)-4x mini- DP2.lb Outputs (No mDP-DP Adapters included)-70W-Low Profile w/Tall Bracket-DX12-0GL.4.6-Shad.M 6.7- Supports four monitors (Complete systems only) (Included w/base)

04111 2 EA

5 No Monitor 05015 2 EA 6 No Primary Storage Drive 03002 2 EA 7 4TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s WD BLACK

Performance 3.5 HDD 256MB Cache buffer (No RAID) (Included w/base)

32240 2 EA

8 No Internal Optical Drive, if selected one of the options a Case with an ODD Bay is required (Included w/base)

06011 2 EA

9 No 2nd Optical Drive, If select one of the options a Case with 2+ ODD Bays is required (Included w/base)

41031 2 EA

10 On-Board Audio or None accordingly to Motherboard specifications

09007 2 EA

11 No external speakers option 10001 2 EA 12 On-Board Ethernet LAN accordingly to

System/Motherboard selected specifications –Please check your selections

12024 2 EA

13 No Keyboard 13017 2 EA 14 No Mouse 14001 2 EA 15 No Operating System with testing included and Client OS preference as noted (Customer has an expert IT department that will install his own OS) Windows 11 fully supported and Drivers Disc is included

16066 2 EA

No. Item

Part Number Qty

16 MSI B840 GAMING PLUS WIFI AMO

B840 Chipset for Ryzen 9000/8000/7000 CPUs-lxPCie 4.0 x 16 or x8, lxPCie 3.0 x16 (x4), 3xPCie 3.0 x16 (xl) (vary by CP{U types) – DDRS to 192GB RAM-lx2.5 GbE Realtek LAN-qualcomm WiFi 7+BT vS.4 (for Winll 24H2 supp. Only)- 2xM.2 PCie 4.0/3.0, 4xSATA 6Gb/s w/SATA RAID supp. (vary by CPU types)- HD Audio-8xUSB-lxSPI TPM 14-1 pin port-lxHDMI-ATX AMS M/B

22073 2 EA

17 650W Cybenetics Platinum-Certified Corsair RM650d (2025) Fully-Modular 120mm Rifle bearing w/Zero RPM mode, ATX 3.1, lx16—pin CEMS PCie 5.2 + lxPCie 8-Pin (6+2) max, lxPCie 12V-2x6 w/2 6+2 Pin, lxEPS 8-Pin w/4+4, lxSATA w/4xSATA, lxSATA/PATA w/2xSATA+2xPATA, 85-90% efficiency Active PFC PSU, 5.9 in length (or otherwise superseded by embedded Case/PS)

44015 2 EA

18 Xi® MTower™ PH-XT PRO Mid-Tower (No ODD) Tempered Glass Side Panel-lx120mm Rear Fan only (optional to 3x120/140mm Front and 2x120mm Fans support)I-Front Fine-Mesh FP-lxUSB 3.0 Type-A, lxUSB 3.0 Type-C, Audio out-(No PLED or HLED)-2x2.5" + lx3.5" Drive Bay-ATX MBD, Fits 6" max length PSU (Supports Dual Fan Radiator)-Dim.

(DxWxH): 17.7" x 9.05" x l9.68"

27077 2 EA

19 Standard Xi warranty w/Express Advance Parts Replacement (when available, otherwise return to depot for repair), Lifetime Tech Support, Three (3) Year Labor FOB Xi, One (1) Year on System Parts.

Manufacturer warranty on Software, Monitors and external accessories. (Freight both ways paid for parts only inside US and CA, Included)

18001 2 EA

No. Item

Part Number Qty

20 NEMA 5-lSP to C13 or NEMA 5-lSP to C19 AC Power Cord, Optional C14 to C13 or C14 to C19 Cables, (PSU specs dependent) Standard Computer AC USA Power Cord or other major countries plug type Adapter/Extension upon request

(AU/CH/DE/FR/IT/NZ/UK/BRA)

47002 2 EA

21 Resource Media DVD - Includes Warranty/User's Guide info and Device Drivers for the preinstalled Windows OS or as noted, if applicable

47004 2 EA

22 No Bloatware, Operating System of choice is clean install on your new PC, except for your free picks, if applicable

47005 2 EA

23 Rea Me first Leaflet – Helps you getting started & answers FAQ about your new system

47006 2 EA

24 All devices required Windows Drivers for the selected System’s internal Hardware/Configuration are preinstalled accordingly to the purchased Microsoft O/S, if applicable. @Xi DVD media included only by special request.

47007 2 EA

25 COA Licensing Product Key(s) for the preinstalled Microsoft Windows when purchased with your new PCs, The Product key sticker is affixed to the Right panel or Rear/Left side of the tower or at the bottom of the laptop. (Requires end user activation.)

47022 2 EA

26 Shipping Box & Packaging Material – Keeping the original box & packaging for your system at least up to the warranty period is highly recommended

47028 2 EA

27 48 to 72 Hour Extensive System Hardware and Software Burn-in Test Procedure for your new HPC Workstation

47029 2 EA

28 Integrated AMD Firmware based TPM (BIOS/Software-level) to provide functionality for extra security, for Windows UEFI mode (feature found on newer AMD CPU/Motherboards only)

40736 2 EA

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Part Number Qty

29 This system is of domestic manufacturing origin, customized, built, QC tested and supported from our HQ in OC, California and is TAA Compliant. External accessories may or may not be TAA compliant depending on the manufacturer.

47040 2 EA

30 UEFI BIOS Boot Mode MBD Default Settings with GPT Partition for Advanced Operating System Configuration

47042 2 EA

31 Xi® MTower™ PCie Workstation (Base Configuration)

00013 3 EA

32 Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus (Video on Chip) 24-Core 8P+16E, 24-Threads, 36MB Cache, up to 5.5GHz Max Turbo Freq.

w/AIO Liquid Cooler CR/IW Dual Fan Radiator non-O.C & Artie Silver 5 Thermal Compound, 125-250W TDP (Req.

B860/Z890 MBD) BIOS/FW!

01131 3 EA

33 64GB (2x32GB) DDRS-6000 SDRAM @ 6000MHz w/High Performance Aluminum Heat Spreader (for Ultra Gen

B860/Z890/AMD AMS B840/B850/X870

MBD)

02026 3 EA

34 NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell (SFF, Small Form Factor, Dual-Slot) 16GB GDDR7-4352 CUDA Cores-Blackwell Arch. PCie 5.0 x16(uses 8x)-4x mini- DP2.lb Outputs (No mDP-DP Adapters included)-70W-Low Profile w/Tall Bracket-DX12-OGL.4.6-Shad.M 6.7- Supports four monitors (Complete systems only)

04111 3 EA

35 No Monitor 05015 3 EA 36 No Primary Storage Drive 03002 3 EA 37 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s Seagate

Barracuda Desktop 3.5 HDD 256MB Cache buffer (No RAID)

32130 3 EA

38 No Internal Optical Drive, If selected one of the options a Case with an ODD Bay is required

06011 3 EA

39 No 2nd Optical Drive, I select one of the options a Case with 2+ ODD Bays is required

41031 3 EA

No. Item

Part Number Qty

40 On-Board Audio or None accordingly to system/Motherboard selected specifications

– Please check your selections

12024 3 EA

41 No Keyboard 13017 3 EA 42 No Mouse 14001 3 EA 43 No Operating System with testing included and Client OS preference as noted (Customer has an expert IT department that will install his own OS) Windows 11 fully supported and Drivers Disc is included

16066 3 EA

44 ASUS PRIME B860M-A WIFI (CSM)

mATX Intel B860M Chipset for Core Ultra Gen CPUs-lxPCie 5.0 x16-lxPCie 4.0 x16(at x4)-lxPCie 4.0 xl-DDRS to 192GB RAM-lx2.5G LAN-lxMediaTek WiFi 6E + BT vS.3-lxM.2 PCie 5.0 x4, lxM.2 PCie

4.0 x4, 4xSATA 6Gb/s w/RAID 0/1/5/10.- HD Audio-SxUSB 3.x/2.0-lxSPI-TPM 14-pin headerlxHDMI/2xDP-Micro ATX MBD (for Ultra 5 & Ultra 7 CPU only.)

22042 3 EA

45 650W Cybenetics Platinum-Certified Corsair RM650e (2025) Fully-Modular 120mm Rifle bearing w/Zero RPM mode, ATX 3.1, lx16-pin CEMS PCie 5.2 + lxPCie 8-Pin (6+2) max, lxPCie 12V-2x6 w/2 6+2 Pin, lxEPS 8-Pin w/4+4, lxSATA w/4xSATA, lxSATA/PATA w/2xSATA+2xPATA, 85-90% efficiency Active PFC PSU, 5.9in length (or otherwise superseded by embedded Case/PS)

44015 3 EA

46 Xi® MTower™ mATX CM-Elite 301 Lite (No ODD) Tempered Glass Side Panel-lx12cm Rear Fans only, (optional to 3x120mm Front and 2xTop Fans support)- Front Grid lxFront USB3-Type A, lxUSB3 Type-C, Audio-2x2.5" or lx3.5" Drive Bay/Plate-Micro ATX MBD (Supports duall Fan Radiator for 0.C)-=Dim. (D x W x H): 15.35” x 8.01” x 16.92” (No RTX 5090/5080/5070/RTX 6000/5000 Ada etc.

Due to its size.)

27105 3 EA

No. Item

Part Number Qty

47 Standard Xi Warranty w/Express Advance Parts Replacement (when available, otherwise return to depot for repair), Lifetime Tech Support, Three (3) Year Labor FOB Xi, One (1) Year on System Parts. Manufacturer warranty on Software, Monitors and external accessories. (Frieght both ways paid for parts only inside US and CA, included)

18001 3 EA

48 NEMA 5-15P to C13 or NEMA 5-15P to C19 AC Power Cord, Optional C14 to C13 or C14 to C19 Cables, (PSU specs dependent) Standard Computer AC USA Power Cord or other major countries plug type Adapter/Extension upon request

(AU/CH/DE/FR/IT/NZ/UK/BRA)

47002 3 EA

49 No Bloatware, Operating system of choice is clean install on your new PC, except for your free picks, if applicable.

47005 3 EA

50 Read Me first Laflet – Helps you getting started & answers FAQ about your new system

47006 3 EA

51 All devices required Windows Drivers for the selected System's internal Hardware/Configuration are preinstalled accordingly to the purchased Microsoft O/S, if applicable. @Xi DVD media included only by special request.

47007 3 EA

52 Intel Inside Brand Processor Label affixed to the new PC

47020 3 EA

53 COA Licensing Product Key(s) for the preinstalled Microsoft Windows when purchased with your new PCs, The Product key sticker is affixed to the Right panel or Rear/Left side of the tower or at the bottom of the laptop. (Requires end user activation.)

47022 3 EA

54 Shipping Box & Packaging Material - Keeping the original box & packaging for your system at least up to the warranty period is highly recommended

47028 3 EA

55 48 to 72 Hour Extensive System Hardware and Software Burn-in Test Procedure for your new HPC Workstation

47029 3 EA

No. Item

Part Number Qty

56 Integrated Intel Platform Trust Technology (PTT) Firmware based TPM (BIOS/Software-level) to provide functionality for extra security, for Windows UEFI mode (feature found on newer Intel CPU/Motherboards only) or a TPM 2.0 hardware module option.

47035 3 EA

57 This system is of domestic manufacturing origin, customized, built, QC tested and supported from our HQ in OC, California and is TAA Compliant. External accessories may or may not be TAA compliant depending on the manufacturer.

47040 3 EA

58 UEFI BIOS Boot Mode MBD Default Settings with GPT Partition for Advanced Operating System Configuration

47042 3 EA

The Government’s minimum needs have been verified by the certifying technical and requirements personnel. This memo does not authorize acquisition for other requirements. This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures with a total dollar value above micro-purchase levels but not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold.

4. Identification of the justification rationale and, if applicable, a demonstration of the proposed contractor's unique qualifications to provide the required supply or service. Authority: FAR 6.103-1(d), Application for brand-name descriptions.

Pursuant to FAR 6.103-1(d), Xi is the only brand of equipment that will meet the Government’s needs for the following reasons. The program at NSWC PCD currently uses Xi brand workstations to build and test new and existing capabilities for the Program. Continuing with the latest Xi brand hardware greatly simplifies complexities in managing the systems and reduces potential incompatibilities with existing hardware and other software. The extra time and manpower spent tracking different parts and software compatibilities of different computer systems would not justify any potential cost savings gained by opening this acquisition to multiple brands; therefore, it is in the Government’s best interest to acquire Xi equipment for this procurement.

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5. A determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that the order represents the best value, consistent with the commercial evaluation procedures in

FAR 12.203.

Prior to award, the Contracting Officer will determine that the resulting order represents the best value and results in the lowest overall cost alternative (considering technical, price, and past performance) to meet the Government’s needs.

6. A description of the market research conducted among schedule holders and the results, or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

No additional market research was conducted for the reasons discussed in paragraph 4 above, for any brand other than Xi to provide the products.

7. Any other facts supporting the justification. None.

8. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers that led to the restricted consideration before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services is made.

As stated in paragraph 4 above, Xi is the only brand that can meet this requirement.