IB08 Cisco ASA5515 FirePower IPS and AMP Limiting-Competition-Signed _Redacted.pdf

Control No: KNOX-SAT-2020-0133 CISCO Intrusion Protection System (IPS) and Advance Malware Protection (AMP)

License and Subscription

Version – February 2017

A Request for Information (RFI) was posted on CHESS IT E-mart on 11 June 2020 and closed on 15 June 2020 with vendors responding with capability to provide the requested product. of the responding vendors are small business contractors.

NAICS 334111 is not on the list of NAICS codes eligible for WOSB or EDWOSB set-aside. Therefore this requirement will not be set-aside for WOSB/EDWOSB. RFI results support this action is not suitable for a socio-economic set-aside. Market research supports that this requirement shall be satisfied by soliciting as 100% Small Business set-aside via CHESS IT E-MART Reverse Auction within the CHESS ITES-3H contract suite.

8. Other Facts: None

9. Technical/Requirements Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in the justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

USMEPCOM J6/MEIT/Enterprise Network Branch Chief

10. Contracting Officer Certification/Approval:

I hereby determine that the anticipated cost or price to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable based upon techniques identified in FAR 15.404-1(b)(2)(ii) and (v).

I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that completing this purchase as a brand name is in the best interest of the Government. Additionally, I approve this justification to limit competition subject to the availability of funds and provided that the services or supplies herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

Nathalie W. Riley Contracting Officer