A04-Memo_for_Record-Brand_Name_Justification_DTIC_Net_App_Requirement_-Final_Version.pdf

ACQUISITION

DIRECTORATE

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON

HEADQUARTERS SERVICES

1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON

WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1155

Brand Name Justification

Date: 24 September 2015

SUBJECT: Brand Name Justification <SAT, per FAR 13.106-1(b)

1. Contracting Agency: WHS Acquisition Directorate

2. Requiring Agency: The Defense Technical Information Center is the premier repository for research and engineering information for the United States Department of Defense. DTIC’s Suite of Services is available to DoD personnel, defense contractors, federal government personnel and contractors and selected academic institutions. The general public can access unclassified, unlimited information, including many full-text downloadable documents, through the public Web site, DTIC online.

3. Description of the Action: This document shall provide the basis for restricting consideration to an item peculiar to one manufacturer, per 13.106-1(b) for the procurement of the renewal of DTIC’s Annual Maintenance for its Network Appliance HW/SW. It is necessary that the Annual Maintenance and Software Support for this requirement be continued for 2015. DTIC’s mission requirement depends heavily upon continued maintenance of this equipment on a timely and on-going basis. Please see the list of the following items and specifications for this requirement:

CLIN Description Serial Numbers Quantity 0001 Non-Returnable Disk

Plus Renewal

(2) FAS3240 HA System with Controller & IOXM (2) 24x600GB, 15K, - C Disk Shelves

700001223863 700001223899

0002 Extended Warranty Hardware Support, Post Warranty

700001223863 700001223899

0003 NetApp SW Subscription Plan (2) SW, Complete Bundle, 3240A,-C (2) SW, PAMII, 3240A, -C

(2) SW, Data ONTAP Essentials, 3240A, -C Includes Software Description Support and NBD Hardware Support

700001223863 700001223899

0004 Non-Returnable Disk Plus Renewal

(2) FAS3240 HA System Controller &

IOXM

(2) 24x600GB, 15K, - C Disk Shelves

700001221762 940001058149

0005 Extended Warranty, Hardware Support, Post Warranty

700001221762 940001058149

0006 NetApp SW Subscription Plan (2) SW, Complete Bundle, 3240A, -C (2) SW, PAMII, 3240A, -C

(2) WS, Data ONTAP Essentials, 3240A, -C Includes Software Description Support and NBD Hardware Support

700001221762 940001058149

0007 Non-Returnable Disk Plus Renewal

(2) FAS3240 HA System with Controller & IOXM (2) 24x600GB, 15K, - C Disk Shelves

700001221774 700001221786

4. Brand Name Justification:

The proposed source is Net App or one of their resellers with a GSA Schedule. Net App product support is the only maintenance support that can satisfy the Government’s requirements. No other product support can meet the requirement without potentially impacting the need for the diagnostic tools required for the System Administrators to provide timely equipment repair and access to phone software support through NetApp authorized resellers. The proper maintenance and support of this equipment is extremely important to DTIC’s continuing mission requirements and to protect Agency’s vast number of systems from failure. No other service support can meet the requirement without potentially impacting continuous operation of the services this solution provides. Net App is the only company that manufactures this software.

The Network Administration Division at DTIC views the end benefit of this software as an essential tool to manage the numerous log files used to report on network activity and to head off potential violations of system access. The Network Appliance software is expected to save DTIC Administrators many hours of troubleshooting network problems each week. No other product support can meet the requirement. Not having a reliable log event and correlation management tool increases the probability of vulnerabilities in DTIC applications. Exploitation of vulnerabilities could lead to denial of service, data loss, proliferation of data, unauthorized access, or other attacks which could result in loss of accreditation and DTIC’s reputation.

5. Estimated Total: $356,859.16

6. Conclusion: Other products may be able to support the current environment but have not been tested for vulnerabilities. Exploitations of vulnerabilities could lead to denial of service, loss of data, proliferation of data, unauthorized access, or other attacks which would result in a loss of accreditation and DTIC’s reputation.

Anthony Hawkins II (Contract Specialist) Michael Gruden (Contracting Officer