C14- REDACTED BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION.docx

Subj: BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION TO PROCURE TFT COMPAS ULTRA 2U RACK SERVERS (Purchase Request 1300988970)

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 NSWC-PCD, Code 024, 110 Vernon Ave., Panama City, FL, 32407.

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

This action will award a firm fixed price contract to authorized sellers of the Technologies for Tomorrow Inc. (TFT) equipment specified in Section 3 of this document.

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

TFT Compass Ultra 2U Rack Server w/Xeon Gen3 & Tesla Al 00 80GB CPU-Intel-Xeon Scalable-Gold-63 3 6Y-2.4-> 3. 6GHz/3 6MB/24-Core CAS-SS-Supermicro-2U-Rackmount-SYS-220U-TNR -Supermicro Xl2DPU-6 Motherboard; 28.2" Depth -Dual Socket P+ (LGA-4189) 3rd Gen Intel Xeon; Intel C621A Chipset -32x DIMM Slots; Intel Optane Persistent Memory 200 Supported -22x 2.5" hot-swap hybrid NVMe/SATA/SAS drive bays+ 2x 2.5" hot-swap SAT A/SAS drive bays (8x NVMe/SATA + 16x SATA Only) -4x PCI-E 4.0 x16, Ix PCI-E 4.0 xl6 (internal x8 lanes) -2000W 80Plus Titanium Redundant Power Supplies MEM-PC4-25600-64GB-DDR4-3200-ECC/REG *2TB System RAM* SSD-Intel-P4510 Series- l.0TB-NVMe/U.2--PCI Express x8 3.1 SSD-Intel-P4510 Series- 8.0TB-NVMe/U.2--PCI Express x8 3.1 RAID-Supermicro/lntel-AOC-VROCPREMOD (PREMIUM) NIC-Supermicro/lntel-AOC-STG-i4T - Quad Port X557 I 0G/1 GbE LAN (RJ45)

VDO-Nvidia-Tesla-AI00-80GB-PCI-E xl6 4.0 ACC-Nvidia-Dual Slot-NVLink Bridge (2-GPU) for Tesla AIO0 Testing/Configuration/QA WAR-2 Year Parts/2 Year Labor-Depot Warranty+ Advanced Parts Replacement

This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures with a total estimated value greater than $25,000. 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 of $250,000.00. The contract action will be funded through Navy Working Capital funds.

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.

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Application for brand name description FAR 6.302-1(c).

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) Mine Countermeasures Mission Package (MCM MP) MCM MPAS project. The hardware specified in Section 3 of this document are required for integration, testing, and evaluation in the Mission Package Integration Laboratory (MPIL) for verification of Knifefish PMA integration with MPCE and MCM MPA prior to shipboard installation and operations. The equipment listed is the baseline configuration of the MPCE that is operational aboard the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). If another brand were to be substituted, significant testing and analysis would have to be performed, resulting in significant project cost increases as well as unacceptable delays.

As such, the Government does not expect significant savings through competition and does expect significant and unacceptable delays that will negatively impact this requirement.

Therefore, it is in the Governments’ best interest to acquire the TFT brand.

5. A determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that the order represents the best value consistent with FAR 13.106-1(b).

The Contracting Officer has determined that the order represents the best value and results in the lowest overall cost alternative (such as considering price, special features, administrative costs) 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.

For the reasons specified in paragraph 4 above, TFT is the only brand that can meet the Government’s needs. This requirement will be synopsized in the government point of entry sam.gov because it is estimated greater than $25,000.00.

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, TFT is the only brand that can meet this requirement.