FAR-Part6-JA-Template 0011533392 GO FO Secure Home Solutions_Redacted.pdf

Control No: 20-219 Program/Equipment: USFK GO/FO Secure Home Solutions

Version – September 2018 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Fiscal Year of Funds: 2020 Name of Proposed Contractor:

Trusted Systems Inc.

2920 Dede Road, Suite A Finksburg, MD 21048 CAGE Code: 0VRM0 Phone: (443) 789-2009 POC: Craig Toye Email: craig@trustedsys.com

Period of Performance: August 21, 2021 Total Value:

4. Authority Cited: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2) and 6.302-1(c), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, and brand name descriptions.

5. Reason for Authority Cited: Designated USFK General Officers have a requirement to maintain connected to Command, Control, Communications, Compute, and Intelligence (C4I) networks in order to provide the USFK Commander with live updates and recommendations. These Secure Home Solution Furniture/Equipment provide the necessary security requirements for authorized personnel to connect to classified networks within their Quarters. Trusted Systems, Inc. is the only known source capable of providing hardware and software to meet this requirement based on market research.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: The Contracting Officer shall publish the notices required by FAR 5.201 and any bids or proposals received shall be considered.

a. Effective Competition: Because this is a sole source action, effective competition is not applicable.

b. Subcontracting Competition: In single source situations, address efforts to be taken by the Government to assure that the prime Contractor obtains as much competition as possible in its subcontracting.

7. Actions to Increase Competition: USFK-J6 will continue to monitor the market for availability of equipment of equal items.

8. Market Research: Based on market research through the web search, J6 has found only one vendor capable of producing the proper compliant furniture set. A search of betasam.gov resulted in one similar requirement that was posted as a combined synopsis/solicitation (brand-name or equal) requirement that was awarded to Trusted Systems, Inc. under contract number W911S8-20-P-0048. Betasam.gov also included an active post under Notice ID W50S7Y20R0001 for the purchase of GSA Class 5 IPS containers and associated hardware which includes a Sole Source Justification documenting that Trusted Systems, Inc. is the only source known to

Control No: 20-219 Program/Equipment: USFK GO/FO Secure Home Solutions

Version – September 2018 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY provide the required GSA Class 5 IPS. Notice ID N0002420R5272 posted on betasam.gov is a pre-solicitation notice to notify industry that the Naval Sea Systems Command intends to utilize simplified acquisition procedures to award a sole source, firm-fixed-price contract to Trusted Systems, Inc. for the procurement of 32 GSA Class 5 IPS containers, and associated hardware. A search of EDA resulted in the following similar requirements awarded to Trusted Systems, Inc. in

FY2020: W912LQ20P0008, W9124P20P0072, W911S820P0048, N0018920P0171,

W912J219P5017.

9. Interested Sources: None.

10. Other Facts:

a. Procurement History: The 411th does not have history of procuring the FO/GO Secure Home Solutions; however, a search of betasam.gov revealed one similar purchase and several sole source requirements to Trusted Systems, Inc. for GSA Class 5 IPS containers.