RCO-NO-19007_JA_UCS_Blade_Refresh_(DeMille-Snodgrass)_2_Redacted.pdf

Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition – FAR Part 13 Acquisitions under the SAT

V 1.3 (28 June 2018)

MEMORANDUM TO THE FILE RCO-NO-19007

Subj: JUSTIFICATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION FOR A FAR PART 13 ACQUISITION UNDER THE

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

I. BACKGROUND:

1. FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) states for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, 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).

2. As required by FAR 13.106-3(b)(3)(i), this memorandum explains the absence of competition for this acquisition, as only one source will be solicited for this requirement (or for a portion of the requirement) and the requirement (or portion of the requirement to be sole-sourced) is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

II. DESCRIPTION OF ITEM OR SERVICE:

CLIN Item

Description

MFR part # Quantity Price

Estimate

Item

Specifications

Brand

Name

B200 M5 Blade UCSB-

B200-M5-

U

4 $5,201.52 24 DDR4

DIMM slots, 2 mezzanine adapters, location for 2 internal SD cards

Cisco

CPU USC-CPU-

8 $16,928.48 3.4 GHz

6128/115W

6C/19.25 MB

Cache/DDR4

2666 MHz

Cisco

RAM UCS-MR-

X64G4RS-

H

96 $174,319.68 64GB DDR4

2666 MHz

Cisco

Modular LOM UCSB-

MLOM-

40G-03

4 $2,168.88 16 PCIe Gen3

Interfaces, 2

40 Gbps

Unified I/O ports

Cisco

SD Card UCS-SD-

64G-S

8 $1,053.36 64 GB Cisco

III. THE DETERMINATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING (select all that apply):

A. ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE (select all that apply):

1. RESTRICTIVE RIGHTS. The source has established proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights or secret processes in the item or service required.

2. EXCLUSIVE LICENSING AGREEMENTS. The item or service is only available from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), or there is only one authorized distributor or technical representative for the OEM.

3. OTHER REASONS.

B. _X_ BRAND NAME

Item required must be a brand name, product, or feature of a product, particular to one manufacturer.

The MAGTF IT Support Center (MITSC) Reserves currently uses the CISCO UCS 5108 chassis as part of its infrastructure. The B200 M5 blades, CPU, RAM, Modular LOM, SD cards, fabric interconnects and Power supplies requested under this brand name J&A, must be compatible with the current CISCO Unified Computing System infrastructure, which will only interact and function with other CISCO products. Products that are not

CISCO brand name put the current system at a high risk of non-compatibility issues (now and in the future) and compromises the integrity of the entire system.

C. URGENT AND COMPELLING. The supplies or services are of such unusual and compelling urgency that the Government would be seriously injured unless the agency is permitted to limit the number of sources from which it solicits bids or proposals. Urgent requirements are supplies or services that will result in a work stoppage, or are mission critical and the routine processing time would result in injury to the Government. The determination that the procurement for the above item/service is an urgent and compelling requirement is based on the following:

1. Date on which the requirement was first identified:

2. Required delivery date/period of performance:

3. Explanation of why delivery/commencement of services by the date mentioned above is required:

V. CERTIFICATIONS:

A. Technical / Requirements Certification: I certify that the facts and representation under my cognizance which are included in this justification are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Signature Name (Printed) / Phone # Date

B. Counsel Certification: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

C. Contracting Officer Certification: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

D. Chief Contracting Officer Certification Approval ≤ $13.5M: I approve and certify that this Justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.