fair_opportunity_exception_justification_REDACT.pdf

Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity

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Is this a brand name product justification? Yes No If yes, please provide the following information.

Brand Name Product Title: Cisco ASR (FY15)

Brand Name Product Description:

Require a Cisco router with the following parts:

Qty:1, Cisco1 ASR1013 Chassis Qty:1, Cisco1 IOS (perpetual suite) Qty:1, Cisco ASR1000 Embedded Services Processor (40gig backplane) Qty:1, Cisco ASR1000 Route processor Qty:2, 1 port OC192 XFP Qty:1, 1 port OC12 STM shared port adapter

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1. Contracting Activity: AFLCMC/HNCKA

2. Purchase Request: F2MTN75142B001 & F2MTN75168AW02

3. Program Name (and Program Element, if applicable): ITAC

4. Estimated Cost/Price of the Order (including options): $0.00

5. Type Program (see AFFARS 5302.101 for definitions): PEO Program Other Contracting

6. Fair Opportunity Exception: FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i), subparagraph (A) (B) (C) (E)(D)

7. Type Determination (Class or Individual): Individual

Date Program Manager

AFLCMC/HNCCI,

Signature

Date Contracting Officer

AFLCMC/HNCKA,

Date Local Legal Reviewer

[ Name ] [ Office Symbol / Phone Number ]

Signature

Date Chief of the Contracting Office (COCO)

[ Name ] [ Office Symbol / Phone Number ]

Signature

Date Competition Advocate

[ Name ] [ Office Symbol / Phone Number ]

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Date SCO or SCCO

[ Name ] [ Office Symbol / Phone Number ]

Signature

Date Approval Authority

[ Name ] [ Office Symbol / Phone Number ]

Signature

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(1) Contracting Activity:

AFLCMC/HNCKA

(2) Nature and/or description of the action being approved:

The ITAC lab has a requirement to procure a Cisco Aggregation Services Router (ASR) with ATM and SONET components to better support the existing customer base utilizing . Several bulk data encryptors will interface with the .

(3) Description of the supplies/services required to meet the agency's needs:

The ITAC conducts performance and functional testing of . ITAC maintains a network of Cisco equipment that enables . Cisco is the only manufacturer of the subject router. Cisco owns the proprietary data to produce these network devices and does not sell the proprietary data to any other other vendors. Cisco relies upon authorized resellers to sell their products. The purchase of the required Cisco brand is in the best interest of the government without incurring additional cost and reconfiguration to the current system. Additionally, there is no other brand that will support which is required to support

(4) Identification of the exception to fair opportunity and the supporting rationale:

FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(C), The order must be issued on a sole-source basis in the interest of economy and efficiency because it is a logical follow-on to an order already issued under the contract, provided all awardees were given a fair opportunity to be considered for the original order. This order will be issued under full and open competition. Purchasing a diffrerent brand ASR router would require reconfiguration of network infrastructure and would incur additional training cost and time which would delay test results and increase incident response time provided to Air Force customers.

(5) Determination by the Contracting Officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable:

The government will obtain the product based on adequate price competition.

(6) Other facts supporting the justification:

N/A

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(7) Actions the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to increasing fair opportunity before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services:

Order will be competed on the NETCENTS II products IDIQ Contract.

(8) Contracting Officer's certification that the justification is accurate and complete:

The Contracting Officer's signature on the signature page provides evidence that he/she certifies that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of his/her knowledge and belief.

(9) Certification of technical/requirements personnel that supporting data is accurate and complete:

As evidenced by his/her signature on the signature page, the Program Manager certifies that any supporting data contained herein, which is his/her responsibility, is both accurate and complete.

(10) Determination by the approving official that one of the circumstances in FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i) applies to the order

As evidenced by my signature on the signature page, I hereby determine that the fair opportunity exception checked in block 6 (Page 1) applies.