JA Palo Alto Redacted.pdf

(Revised April 2018)

JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE / BRAND NAME SOLE

SOURCE (Simplified Acquisitions < $250K)

AUTHORITY: 41 U.S.C. 1901 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures FAR 13.106(b): Soliciting From A Single Source

PLEASE CHECK ALL APPLICABLE BOXES AND FILL IN ALL APPLICABLE BLOCKS BELOW. A

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Funding Document Number:

The material and/or service listed on this form is (please mark one):

Sole Source Brand Name Limited Sources

Restricted to the following source or manufacturer:

Manufacturer:

Manufacturer POC and Phone Number:

Manufacturer Address:

Dealer POC and Phone Number (if applicable):

Dealer Address (if applicable):

Description of the item(s) or service(s) required and the estimated cost(s):

Item# MFG Name MFG Part# Description Qty U/I Unit Price Ext Price

*** If additional items are required, please provide on a separate spreadsheet

Required Delivery Date (RDD) or Period of Performance (POP):

Specific characteristics of the material or service that limit the availability to a sole source/brand product (unique features, function of the item, etc.). Describe in detail why only this source/brand can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources/brands.

The requested material or service represents the minimum requirements of the Government.

The material or service must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit and function) with existing systems presently

(Revised April 2018) installed/performing. Describe the equipment/function you have now and how the new item/service must coordinate, connect or interface with the existing system.

A patent, copyright or proprietary data limits competition:

The items are “direct replacement” parts/components for existing equipment. Provide the information about the Next

Higher Assembly (NHA)/equipment which the replacement parts are going into (e.g. description, model, part number, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), etc.).

Other information to support sole source/brand name sole source procurement. The rationale must then justify

"either" substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not recovered through competition or unacceptable delays in fulfilling the mission of the agency.

The currently-installed Palo Alto software and associated subscriptions were initially procured through SWRMC Code 410B in FY 2019. Palo Alto networks, Inc. is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the software.

Market Research revealed, Palo Alto Networks has six (6) authorized distributors that can provide the required Palo Alto subscription renewal. The Following six (6) Potential Vendors are as follows:

Guide Point Security LLC, Sterling Computers Corporation, World Wide Technology,CTG Federal Insight and Norseman Defense Technologies.

The Contract Specialist researched the DON Enterprise Licensing Agreements (DoD ESI BPA) mandatory source and the Palo Alto software was not identified within the mandatory listings.

Adequate competition ix expected among the six authorized vendors. Therefore, a Brand Name Limited Source is recommended, with one base year and two option years totaling three years as the OEM (Palo Alto) has six (6) authorized distributors.

While there are other manufacturers of anti-malware hardware and software, and other distributors of that software and the required associated services, such hardware, software, and its attendant services are strictly proprietary; the subscription renewal to be procured here is the only licensed software that is compatible the hardware that has already been installed in SWRMC's information technology system.

As this would then simply be a renewal of the existing software, the renewal cost will be much less than the costs associated with re-competing this requirement. Additionally, installing different hardware and introducing another suite of system software could pose a risk to the command's information technology system.

Lastly, to go with another brand name could result in a breach of security, not to mention the significant risk factor to the fleet, the potential impact it would cause, and the enormous amount of hours expended correcting the problem. To go with the recommended software would result in minimal costs for the software renewal to the existing hardware, and would prevent any potential issues that may arise with a new software.

The following annual subscription renewals will consist of a base and two (2) option years to be exercised yearly, with the appropriate FY funding.

PAN-SVC-PREMUSG-3050-R: PA-3050 - Premium annual year support for up to 3 years; with a base and two (2) option years for annual renewals.

PAN-PA-3050-WF-R: WildFire annual subscription renewal for up to 3 years; with a base and two (2) option years.

PAN-PA-3050-TP-R: Threat prevention annual subscription renewal for up to 3 years; with a base and two (2) option years.

PAN-PA-3050-URL4-R: PANDB URL Filtering annual subscription renewal for up to 3 years; with a base and two (2) option years.

Guidance and policy of commercially available software is provided through policy memorandum No. 12-8430-July 26,2000. Upon review of the DON Enterprise Licensing Agreements mandatory DOD ESI BPA Software listings, it did not produce a DOD ESI BPA contract for the required software which is a required source of supply per DFARS PGI 208.7403.

As such, sources sought through GSA resulted in zero responses closed on 9-13-2020. Further Market research revealed six (6) authorized distributors, five (5) of the six (6) are large business concerns; therefore, recommend procuring as a Brand Name Limited Sources due to the proprietary nature of the required software, by Palo Alto Networks. The six (6) authorized vendors are as follows: Guide Point, Insight, World Wide Technology, CTG Federal, Sterling and Norseman Defense Technologies.

Lastly, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), soliciting from a single source, Contracting officer may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available exclusive licensing agreements, brand name. As such, as this software is proprietary, only the OEM and their authorized vendors can provide the required licenses/software.

Thus, procurement of this product from any other source or through solicitation, would result in duplication of research, development costs and adversely impact Code 1170's ability to complete SWRMC’s Strategic Initiative #15 for CyberSecurity Risk Management Framework conversion.