ID03 Redacted JEFO 25FA023 Veritas.pdf

This is a Justification Review Document for an Exception to Fair Opportunity under FAR 16, detailing a sole-source procurement for Veritas NetBackup software for the U.S. Army Human Resources Command (HRC) at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The procurement involves 120 Veritas NetBackup Enterprise + Verified Support licenses for a one-year front-end subscription, with a contract period from 04/26/2025 to 04/25/2026.

The justification emphasizes that the existing iPERMS backup systems infrastructure is already comprised of Veritas branded products, and switching to another vendor would incur additional costs and compatibility challenges. Market research was conducted through the Army's CHESS platform, which received responses from 3 vendors confirming they could provide the product. The contract will be awarded to WWT, with a total value of $116,905.20, under the authority of FAR 16.505(a)(4) for restricting consideration to a single manufacturer's product. Previous contracts for similar Veritas NetBackup software have been consistently awarded since 2019, with comparable procurement approaches.