CTG Federal JA.pdf

Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition – FAR Part 13 Acquisitions under the SAT

V 1.2 (22 March 2018)

MEMORANDUM TO THE FILE J&A No. MCLC 15077

Subj: JUSTIFICATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION

FOR A FAR PART 13 ACQUISITION UNDER THE SIMPLIFIED

ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

I. BACKGROUND:

1. FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) states for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, Contracting Officers may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization).

2. As required by FAR 13.106-3(b)(i), this memorandum explains the absence of competition for this acquisition, as only one source will be solicited for this requirement (or for a portion of the requirement) and the requirement (or portion of the requirement to be sole-sourced) is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

II. DESCRIPTION OF ITEM OR SERVICE:

Cohesity Hardware and Software Solution for the backup and recovery of LOGCOM Applications hosted in the MCWS environment. This software provides cross-platform functionality for backup and recovery of LOGCOM systems. Cohesity provides backup, archive, and restore capabilities for files, directories, databases, and raw partitions contained on client systems in a client-server network. Cohesity provides a complete, flexible data protection solution for a variety of platforms. This purchase provides for the initial installation of the solution, training, and 24/7 hardware and software support for 1 year.

Source: CTG Federal, LLC of Reston, VA (CAGE 7ZHE9) Estimated Period of Performance: 20 Sep 2021 to 19 Sep 2022.

III. THE DETERMINATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING (select all that apply):

A. ___ ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE (select all that apply):

1. ___ RESTRICTIVE RIGHTS. The source has established proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights or secret processes in the item or service required.

2. ___ EXCLUSIVE LICENSING AGREEMENTS. The item or service is only available from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), or there is only one authorized distributor or technical representative for the OEM.

3. _X_ OTHER REASONS.

The Cohesity solution was originally researched by the HQMC C4 MCWS team who owns the specific IT infrastructure which this solution must conform to and

Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition – FAR Part 13 Acquisitions under the SAT

V 1.2 (22 March 2018) work in conjunction with. Once purchased the hardware/software will be shipped to the Kansas City Datacenter in coordination with MCWS personnel for access and installation within an existing environment. CTG Federal, LLC has delivered the Cohesity products for the Marine Corps on the MCEITS/HCS, SONIC VDI, and MCCOG projects. Their previous experience installing the Cohesity products prepped for the Kansas City Datacenter’s installation makes them uniquely qualified for this additional Marine Corps requirement.

B. ___ BRAND NAME

Item required must be a brand name, product, or feature of a product, particular to one manufacturer.

C. ___URGENT AND COMPELLING. The supplies or services are of such unusual and compelling urgency that the Government would be seriously injured unless the agency is permitted to limit the number of sources from which it solicits bids or proposals. Urgent requirements are supplies or services that will result in a work stoppage, or are mission critical and the routine processing time would result in injury to the Government. The determination that the procurement for the above item/service is an urgent and compelling requirement is based on the following:

1. Date on which the requirement was first identified:

2. Required delivery date/period of performance:

3. Explanation of why delivery/commencement of services by the date mentioned above is required:

IV. CERTIFICATIONS:

A. Technical / Requirements Certification: I certify that the facts and representation under my cognizance which are included in this justification are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

9/9/2021

X Cynthia Wilbanks Cynthia Wilbanks 229-639-7417

G6 EMD ITAB

Signed by: WILBANKS.CYNTHIA.L.1062561161 Cynthia Wilbanks (229)639-7417 9 Sep 21

Name (Printed) / Phone # Date

B. Contracting Officer Certification: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

____________________ Daniel Beaulieu (229)639-6754 _________ Signature Name (Printed) / Phone # Date

10 Sep 2021