Brand_Name_Justification.pdf

BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR PURCHASES NOT

EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THESHOLD

FAR 13.106-l(b)(l)

1. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1(b)(1), I hereby determine that the Thycotic Secret Server Software and supporting components to include maintenance/support is available from only one brand name, Thycotic Software LLC., and competition is precluded for the reasons indicated below.

2. This acquisition is restricted to authorized Thycotic Channel Partner Premier Resellers.

3. The cost of the Thycotic Secret Server Software and components is estimated at $42,148.44 and the items are required to be delivered on or before June 30th, 2016. This requirement is for the purchase of (1) Secret Server Installed - Software - Enterprise, (25) Secret Server Installed -

Support - 1 Year, and (25) Secret Server Installed - User Licenses - 11-49 Users. The U.S.

Federal Production Support/Subscription shall include support for all software based on a

24x7x365 support agreement for a period of 1 year.

4. The Thycotic Secret Server Enterprise Software is a comprehensive privileged account management solution. This product is designed to address the risk Privileged Credential Risk across the enterprise.

Thycotic provides an end-to-end Privileged Account Management solution that:

• Combines industry-leading Privileged Account Security and Password protection with proven end-point security and application control for Windows and UNIX.

• Dramatically lowers risk by stopping the progress of malware-based attacks at the endpoint and servers, limiting an attacker’s ability to move beyond their initial point of entry, as well as preventing installation of Remote Access Tools (RATs).

• Ensures secure Privileged Account credential protection while preventing privilege escalation by removing and/or limiting privileges for business users and IT admins without impacting productivity.

Thycotic Secret Server delivers a comprehensive Privileged Account Management solution set to protect your most valuable information assets from cyberattacks and insider threats. Thycotic

Secret Server, Application Control, Local Security and Security Analytics solutions protect privileged accounts and enables organizations to enforce least privilege policies for business and administrative users, as well as control applications to reduce the attack surface without halting productivity. Creates a fundamental security layer – managed from a single console – to protect against cyber-attacks that use these privileged accounts to strike at the core of the enterprise.

Enables Secret Server administrators to build a Unix command whitelist so that when users run any SSH launcher, they are limited to a subset of commands. Helps increase security with granular control of root credentials to limit privileges, while meeting compliance regulations and policies for Unix Superuser Privilege Management (SUPM).

James E. Washington