C14 - Redacted Brand Name Justification.pdf

MEMORANDUM

Subj: BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION TO PROCURE TECHNOLOGIES FOR

TOMORROW, INC. SERVERS

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 items listed in Paragraph 3 of this document.

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

Qty: 10

Item: TFT3U-1P1S1G0D-10780

Server Configuration Specification:

TFT Compass CSB Xeon 6 3U Rackmount System - No Media / 6x SATA Bays (10780) Intel Xeon 6745P - 3.1->4.3GHz - 336MB Cache - 32-Core/64-Threads - LGA4710 -

300W

- 2U+ Active Socket 4710 Heatsink/Fan up to 550W

CCT 3U Short Depth Rackmount Chassis - 15.7" Depth - 1x 5.25"/1x 3.5" Bays

- 1200W 2U 80Plus Platinum Non-redundant Power Supply

- PC Speaker for audio alerts/BIOS code beeps

- 2x 80mm High CFM Front Intake Fans

- 2x 60mm High CFM Rear Exhaust Fans

- 2x Front USB 3.0 Ports (Type A)

GigaComputing MS04-CE0 Xeon 6 Motherboard

- Single Socket LGA4710

- 8x DDR5-6400 ECC/REG DIMM Slots

- 4x PCIe 5.0 x16; 1x PCIe 5.0 x16 (x8 Lane)

- 2x PCIe 5.0 x2 M.2 2280/22110 Slots

- Intel I210-AT Dual-Port Gigabit LAN

- 6x USB 3.2 Gen1 (4 rear, 2 via header)

- 12x SATA3 (via 3x SlimSAS 4i)

GigaComputing TPM 2.0 32GB DDR5-6400/PC5-51200 - 2Rx4 LP (16Gb) - ECC RDIMM

- 256GB Total System RAM IcyDock MB522SP-B - Dual 2.5" SATA Hot Swap Trayless Enclosure IcyDock MB014SP-B R1 - Quad 2.5" SATA Hot Swap Trayless Enclosure Broadcom HBA 9600-24i Tri-Mode Storage Adapter - 12Gb/s SAS/SATA/NVMe - PCI

Express 4.0 x8 - 3x SFF-8654 SFF-8654 8i to Dual x4 SFF-8612 OCuLink NVMe/Tri-Mode Cable SFF-8654 4i to 4x 7-Pin SATA Cable SIIG LB-US0114-S1 - Renesas uPD720201 Chipset - 4-Port USB 3.0 Controller - PCI

Express Startech PEX20000SFPI/Intel 82599 - Dual Port 10G SFP Intel X710-T4L - 4x 10GBase-T Ports - PCI-E 3.0 x8

- Customer provided Fan Duct and 40mm Cooling Fan PNY NVIDIA Quadro RTX4000 Ada SFF - 20GB GDDR6 - Low Profile - Dual

Slot/Active - 4x Mini-DisplayPort - PCI-E 4.0 x16 - 70W Vibration/Shock-Remediation Testing / Configuration / QA 3 Year Parts/3 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 $350,000.00.

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) currently has a requirement for the items listed in Paragraph 3 of this document. These items are part of a configuration controlled system. If another brand were to be selected, the servers would be required to go through testing to ensure compatibility with the existing system, shock testing, and sparing, all of which would add significant unplanned cost and project delay.

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 Technologies for Tomorrow 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, Technologies for Tomorrow is the only brand that can meet the Government’s needs.

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, Technologies for Tomorrow is the only brand that can meet this requirement.