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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES

1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON

WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1155

ACQUISITION

DIRECTORATE

ATTACHMENT C

WHS-2025-1750-JA

JUSTIFICATION FOR LIMITED SOURCE JUSTIFICATION (LSJ)

UNDER FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SUBPART 8.4

1. AGENCY AND CONTRACTING ACTIVITY: The Department of Defense, Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate is the contracting activity.

2. DESCRIPTION OF ACTION: Request approval for a Brand Name Firm-Fixed Price procurement for Juniper Care manufacturer support.

3. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES: This is a follow-on acquisition to renew

Juniper Care manufacturer support for the Juniper components currently in production on 114th Signal Battalion network to include NIPRNet (NIPR) / SIPRNet (SIPR) / Top Secret (TS) Juniper Networking equipment. This contract will provide 24x7 (24hrs a day/5dys a week) - access to the extensive Juniper.com knowledgebase and tools, 8x5 (8hrs a day, 5days a week) - access to the Juniper Resident Engineer troubleshooting and operational assistance center, and Next-business-day (NBD) advance replacement hardware replacement option. Also, ongoing operating system software updates which includes both minor and major releases within the licensed feature set and Juniper JUNOS OS software support to extend the life of Juniper devices with improved security, increased performance, bandwidth management, new protocol support, and greater interoperability. This is a Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guideline (STIG) requirement and part of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) requirement from DODD 5400.44 to the Dept of the Army.

Support will be required for the following items:

Item # Description MFGR P/N QTY

SVC-ND-EX23-C12P

EX2300-C-12P-TAA 39

SVC-ND-EX46-40FT

EX4600-40F-AFI-T 5

SVC-ND-EX460040F

EX4600-40F-AFO 17

SVC-ND-EX465048T

EX4650-48Y-AFO-T 22

SVC-ND-MX240

MX240BASE-AC-HIGH 1

SVC-COR-EX92083A-T

EX9208-RED3A-AC-T 7

SVC-ADVCARE-P-GOV

SVC-HSEC-UPLIFT-NR

Support includes, updates related to the Software; assistance by telephone or internet with respect to the use of the Software and Hardware including without limitation, clarification of functions and features of the Software and Hardware, clarification of the documentation, and/or guidance in the operation of the Software and Hardware; and Error verification, analysis, and correction.

Performance Periods Performance Period Dates Amount Base Period 10/01/2025 – 09/30/2026 $218,964.31 Option Period I N/A $0.00 Option Period II N/A $0.00 Option Period III N/A $0.00 Option Period IV N/A $0.00 6-month ext IAW FAR 52.217-8

N/A $0.00

Base + All Options $218,964.31

4. CIRCUMSTANCES JUSTIFYING LIMITED SOURCES: IAW FAR 8.405-6(b) item peculiar to one manufacturer” for this requirement. The114th Signal Battalion Information Systems and Services at RRMC is operating Juniper Networking components that provides network access for various users. Therefore, the only manufacturer who can warrant and support the product is Juniper Care. Hardware components covered under Juniper Care manufacturer warranty are due to expire September 2025. Purchasing another brand/manufacturer would require the Government to purchase new equipment, new training, and redesign of the existing network.

Purchasing the same brand manufacturer will help reduce substantial duplication of cost to the Government, which is not expected to be recovered through competition.

5. BEST VALUE DETERMINATION: The Contracting Officer hereby determines this action represents the best value to the Government in that the item will be purchased on GSA Schedule. The Contracting Officer will ensure that the final award price will be fair and reasonable.

6. MARKET RESEARCH: Market research was conducted in accordance with FAR Part

10 Market research consisted of looking into WHS-AD in-house strategic sources vehicles. The Government also conducted internet searches, and searches on Government-wide contracts to include GSA contracts and found potential sources on

Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Information Technology - IT Hardware; Category 811212 - Maintenance of Equipment, Repair Services and/or Repair/Spare Parts.

7. OTHER SUPPORTING FACTS: N/A

8. ACTIONS TO REMOVE OR OVERCOME ANY BARRIERS THAT LEAD TO

THE RESTRICTED CONSIDERATION BEFORE ANY SUBSEQUENT

ACQUISITION FOR THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES IS MADE:

(a) Efforts to obtain competition: RRMC will continue to monitor the market to determine the existence of other potential sources that can meet their requirements for future like requirements.

(b) Actions to increase competition: Juniper, is the only one manufacturer for the Juniper Networking appliances. Creating competition will be a challenge until the requirement changes and other distributors are available.

9. If this acquisition is for new work as a logical follow-on to on original Federal Supply

Schedule (FSS), was the original order was placed under the applicable FSS ordering procedures?

☒ Yes, the original order was issued using the competitive procedures.

☐No, a copy of the previous justification is attached. The actions to remove any barriers to competition cited on the previous justification ☐ were ☐ were not completed [Must include explanation of why the answer is “no”].

☐Not Applicable. This is a new requirement.

CERTIFICATION

I, certify that the supporting data under my cognizance in this justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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