I. 16. Sole Source Justification_Memkor_Redacted.pdf

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SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

Memkor Solid State Drives

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT:

Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport, has a requirement to procure 30 Memkor drives (P/N: MKD25ST128CO-850C). These drives will be used in the fleet through as spares for requisitions and installation needs. The anticipated dollar amount dollars, and the hardware to be procured is detailed as follows:

Manufacturer Manufacturer Part Number

Description/Specifications Quantity (each)

Memkor, Inc. MKD25ST064CO- 850C SLC NAND, Static/dynamic wear leveling, SMART 0-70 degrees C Operating Temp. w/HW Write Protect, 450/450 MB/S sustained R/W, w/0 Secure Erase, Mil 801F, 9.5mm height, Locked BOM, Custom LMCO Firmware & Packaging, FW 03.N1694

128GB Model MKD25ST128CO- 850C

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

The Combinations and Ship Set Media are assembled to baseline specifications and source control drawings, which were approved under Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Keyport (NUWCKPT) contract N00253-11-D-0003. One component of each type of rier Combination is an approved commercial SSD.

NAVSEA approved the specifications for the Combinations during research into a Form Fit Function alternative. Only the Memkor SSD met the requirements, which also includes vendor specific controller firmware that conforms to the Information Assurance (IA) disk inventory software requirements for mass storage devices. Code does not have latitude to deviate from these specific models without incurring a lengthy and expensive requalification effort that would adversely impact the extensive supporting documentation/products, the Fleet installation schedule and more importantly, Fleet readiness.

Furthermore, the current Government requirement can only be met by approved Memkor SSDs in order to maintain compatibility with existing Combination configurations.

Failure to procure the Memkor SSD would severely impact platforms. Any change from the original SSD extensive costs for qualification testing, baseline product changes, and is not authorized or v1.5_JANUARY2020 funded. In addition, revisions to source control drawings would be required to incorporate new, compatible drives into the existing drawings. Configuring, re-testing, and approving a new SSD to be installed in the existing Combination configuration could take nine (9) to twelve (12) months and cost up to which would ultimately impact the mission to deliver and maintain boats.

RESELLERS:

There were no additional vendors found who can meet the requirement. Memkor, Inc., a small business, retains proprietary rights to the firmware installed in their SSDs and does not authorize the resale of their products.