Dell_Instro_Validator_JEFO-Redacted.pdf

Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity or to Use Brand-Name Restriction

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

November 2018 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Page 1 of 2

Is this a brand-name justification? Yes No Please provide the product title and description. [ FAR16.505(a)(4)(i) ]

Brand-Name Product Title: Dell PowerEdge R740XD Servers, Wyse 5070 Thin Clients CTOG, PowerEdge R240 Servers

Brand-Name Product Description: Dell PowerEdge R740XD, R240 Servers, Wyse 5070 Thin Clients

Is this a Bridge Action as defined in the AF Bridge Action Reduction Plan? Yes No

Contracting Activity: AFTC/PZIEA

Purchase Request / Local ID Number: F1S0BA9128B101/F1S0BA9177B101

Program Name (and Program Element, if applicable): Stingray Instrumentation TM Validation System

Estimated Cost/Price of the Order (including options):

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

Type of D etermination: Individual Class Expires: [ click and select ]

Click here for instructions to complete the boxes below.

(1) Contracting Activity:

The contracting organization that is responsible for the proposed contract action is the Air Force Test Center (AFTC), Directorate of Contracting, Installation Contracting Division, AFTC/PZIEA, 5 South Wolfe Avenue, Edwards AFB, CA 93524-1185. This is an "Exception to Fair Opportunity - Brand Name Application" justification.

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

The proposed contract action is a new delivery order under NETCENTS-2, to result in a single one time order. The Line Items will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP).The estimated total value of this action is . The anticipated delivery is 30 DARO. The proposed original equipment manufacturer will be the lowest priced, technically acceptable vendor via NETCENTS-2.

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

8 Ea. PowerEdge R740XD Servers , 24 Ea. Wyse 5070 Thin Clients CTOG, 7 Ea. PowerEdge R240 Servers.

The cost of the equipment is estimated to be: 9 Ea. PowerEdge R740XD Servers - , 24 Ea. Wyse 5070 Thin Clients CTOG - , 7 Ea. PowerEdge R240 Servers - , for a total of .

(4) Justification for restricting consideration to a brand-name item:

Brand Name: Dell FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B): "Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized."

The equipment being procured will result in the instrumentation system utilizing the same software as currently being deployed in the MCRs. As such, the instrumentation engineer can certify the loads as part of the load generation reducing the time required to validate the load in the MCR to less than 1 day. Dell brand TAA-Compliant hardware must be used in order to maintain interoperability with equipment currently in use within Range MCRs and TAA compliance is mandated by the Cybersecurity and Information Assurance office. Using a different brand would result in significant duplication cost estimated to be (Dell High Performance Workstations: ; Other Workstations:

that is not in the best interest of the Government.

Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity or to Use Brand-Name Restriction

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

November 2018 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Page 2 of 2

(5) Contracting Officer's determination that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable:

Ordering is IAW FAR 16.505. Price is anticipated to be found fair and reasonable based on adequate price competition per 15.402(a)(2)(i). This requirement will be advertised on the NETCENTS-2 contract vehicle in order to gain the widest level of competition available on the multiple award schedule. The lowest price technically acceptable quote will be utilized to represent the best value to the government. The overall NETCENTS-2 Products PWS was written to support fair and equal opportunity for 25 small and large businesses.

(6) Other facts supporting the justification:

All facts supporting justification have been covered in Section 4.

(7) Actions the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to decreasing the use of brand-name items before any subsequent acquisition of the supplies or services:

NETCENTS-II is the Air Force's mandated source for IT acquisitions IAW AFMAN 33-153; it is not feasible to remove or overcome any barriers with the current restriction in place.

In order to preclude future brand-name acquisitions, the Program Manager and Acquisition Specialist will continue to perform market research in seeking other suppliers that can provide future requirements to promote the competition in Contracting Act of 1984.

(8) Program Manager's certification that supporting data is accurate and complete:

As evidenced by my signature below, I certify that any supporting data contained herein, which is my responsibility, is both accurate and complete.

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

As evidenced by my signature below, I certify that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

(10) Approving Official's determination that FAR16.505(a)(4)(i) applies to the order:

As evidenced by my signature below, I hereby determine that the use of brand-name restriction applies.

Date

25 Jun 2019

Program Manager William Rauch

412 RANS/ENRE / 661-277-5434

Signature

Date

10 Jul 2019

Contracting Officer Matthew D. Chartier

AFTC/PZIEA / 661-277-4970

Signature