IB08 Justification NETAPP W9124D-21-Q-0020 Clean V1 signed_Redacted.pdf

FDO/ MICC Control No. KNOX-SAT-2021-0001 Storage NETAPP Maintenance Renewal

BRAND NAME ONLY JUSTIFICATION

Memorandum for Record - Limiting Competition at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold

1. Contracting Activity: Mission Installation Contracting Command- Fort Knox (MICC-KX)

a. Description of Action: This procurement is to purchase NETAPP Storage

Maintenance Renewal.

Nature: Follow-On Requirement to W9124D-20-F-0105

Pricing: Firm-Fixed Price

Funds: FY 21 OMA

2. Description of Supplies/Services:

S/W Maintenance NETAPP Maintenance Servers HW

NETAPP

a. The total estimated dollar value of the proposed action is

b. Contracted maintenance renewal for NetApp Storage hardware

3. Authority: FAR 13.106-1(b) (1): For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g. urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization.

4. Reason for Authority Cited:

a. This procurement provides support, upgrades, and bug fixes which are required by several cyber security mandates.

b. The NetApp support will provide maintenance to recently acquired systems in order to maintain their integrity, working functionality, and manufacturer warranty. The support program must be administered by an authorized NetApp reseller /vendor.

c. If the NetApp maintenance is not renewed, Human Resources Command (HRC) runs the risk of losing equipment functionality that will also impact other NetApp dependent systems and applications.

d. There is no alternative to provide the maintenance, other than an authorize NetApp partner. If a vendor other than NetApp is utilized the functionality of the equipment would be jeopardized; thereby, resulting in the human resources mission of HRC being compromised- which is deemed unacceptable.

5. Actions to Increase Competition: The items requested fall within scope of the Computer

Hardware Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS) ITES-3H contract. Per Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS) 5139, all in scope items must be procured through the CHESS contract vehicle unless a statement of non-availability and Information Technology Approval System (ITAS) waiver exist for the product or services. A review of CHESS ITES-3H indicates that more than one authorized CHESS vendor should be capable of satisfying this brand name support requirement.

6. Market Research: The items requested fall within scope of the CHESS ITES-3H contract. Per

AFARS 5139, all in scope items must be procured through the CHESS contract vehicle unless a statement of non- availability and ITAS waiver exist for the product or services. Due to the estimated value of the contract, an effort to promote competition, and to meet the requirements of AFARS

5139.10 l (S-90)(a), this requirement will be solicited as unrestricted utilizing a CHESS reverse auction.