N00178_20-0151.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER

DAHLGREN DIVISION

6149 WELSH ROAD SUITE 203

DAHLGREN VIRGINIA 22448-5130

N REPLY REFER TO

J&A DN-20-0151

EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY

JUSTIFICATION

1. Contracting Activity

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Contracts Department, Code 02.

2. Description of the Action Being Approved

This is an exception to fair opportunity acquisition to procure an item particular to one manufacturer. This procurement is for various Cisco switching hardware and associated licenses. These items are required to support the (IAMD) and

(CIAT) programs.

This Brand Name procurement will be conducted using the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement (SEWP) contract as a limited exception to the fair opportunity procedures contained in FAR 16.505.

3. Description of Supplies/Services

The proposed contract action is to procure the following Cisco items to meet current Initial Operational Capability (IOC) and Ready for Training (RFT) dates set forth by the CIAT program sponsor, NAVSEA Surface Training Systems (STS) Program Office (PMS-339).

Item Description Part No. QTY Nexus 9300 Series, Upto 32p 40/50G OR 18p 100G N9K-C93180LC-EX 23 Nexus 9500, 9300, 3000 Base NX-OS Software Rel

9.3.2 NXOS-9.3.2 23

Nexus 3K/9K Fixed Accessory Kit N3K-C3064-ACC-KIT 23 Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America CAB-9K12A-NA 46 Nexus 2K/3K Single Fan, std airflow (port side intake) NXA-FAN-30CFM-B 92 Nexus NEBs AC 500W PSU - Port Side Intake NXA-PAC-500W-PI 46 Nexus 9300 with 48p 10G BASE-T and 6p 100G QSFP28 N9K-C93108TC-EX 7 Nexus 9500, 9300, 3000 Base NX-OS Software Rel

9.3.2 NXOS-9.3.2 7

Nexus 3K/9K Fixed Accessory Kit N3K-C3064-ACC-KIT 7 Nexus 2K/3K Single Fan, std airflow (port side intake) NXA-FAN-30CFM-B 28 Nexus NEBs AC 650W PSU - Port Side Intake NXA-PAC-650W-PI 14 Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America CAB-9K12A-NA 14

100G and 40GBASE SR-BiDi QSFP Transceiver, LC, 100m

OM4 MMF QSFP-40/100-SRBD= 83

QSFP40G BiDi Short-reach Transceiver QSFP-40G-SR-BD= 546

N2K-C2348TQ TAA PID N2K-C2348TQ++ 10

Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America CAB-9K12A-NA 20 Reverse airflow pack: N2K-C2348TQ, 2AC PS, 3 Fan N2348TQ-BA-BUN 10 Cisco 40GBASE-LR4 QSFP Module for SMF - For Optical Network, Data Networking - 1 QSFP-40G-LR4-S= 6 ASA 5516-X with FirePOWER services, 8GE, AC, 3DES/AES ASA5516-FPWR-K9 6

AC Power Cord (North America), C13, NEMA 5-15P, 2.1m CAB-AC 6 Cisco ASA 9.8.2 Software image for ASA 5506/5508/5516 series SF-ASA-K-9.8.2-K8 6 Cisco FirePOWER Software v6.2.2 for ASA 5500-X SF-ASA-FP6.2.2-K9 6 Cisco ASA5516 Control License ASA5516-CTRL-LIC 6

ASA 5516-X SSD ASA5516-SSD 6

ASA 5500 Strong Encryption License (3DES/AES) ASA5500-ENCR-K9 6 Cisco ASA5516 FirePOWER IPS License L-ASA5516-TA= 6 Cisco ASA5516 FirePOWER IPS 1YR Subscription Service Duration: 12 Months L-ASA5516-TA-1Y 6

The Government’s minimum needs have been verified by the certifying technical and requirements personnel. The estimated dollar value for this effort is 1,025,000.00. Fiscal Year 2019 Other Procurement, Navy, funding will be utilized for this procurement.

4. Identification of the Exception to Fair Opportunity

In order to maximize fair opportunity, this limited sources justification has been prepared in accordance with FAR 16.505(a)(4) and 16.505(b)(2)(ii)(B), modified to reflect a brand name Cisco procurement justification. Although this is a brand name procurement, there are numerous Cisco authorized resellers available on the NASA SEWP contract thereby providing sufficient competition.

These Cisco N2K-C2348TQ Fabric Extenders, Catalyst 3850 network switches, Catalyst 4500 network switches and associated configuration line items are required to fill the CIAT in the in the configuration developed and tested in the CIAT Engineering Design Module (EDM) lab. Utilizing the same components for different applications within CIAT allows for a reduction in the overall number of parts deployed in CIAT reducing risk of the introduction of unknown components. In order to maintain compatibility with the existing system, the requested parts must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit and function) with existing equipment currently installed. Utilizing another manufacturer’s products would result in the Lowest Replaceable Units (LRUs) being incompatible with each other.

5. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Price

The NASA SEWP Contracts are commercial contracts awarded on the basis of price competition. Price analysis was conducted in accordance with FAR 15.305(a)(1), to ensure that a fair and reasonable price is paid by the Government. Reasonableness of proposed prices was established with FAR 15.403-1(c)(1)(i)(B), which provides that a price is based on adequate price competition if two or more responsible Offerors, competing independently submit priced offers that satisfy the Government’s expressed requirement and there is not any finding that the price of an otherwise successful offer is unreasonable.

Additionally, this action will be competed among NASA SEWP contract holders, and source selection will be conducted using the Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable criteria. The Government will ensure that quoted prices are consistent with, or lower than, prices already listed on existing SEWP contracts. Quoted prices provided by authorized resellers will be compared to other priced quotes received in response to the Request for Quote. Furthermore, the Contracting Officer may seek additional discounts where possible.

Orders placed against NASA SEWP, using procedures under FAR Part 16, are considered to be issued using full and open competition because the listed prices have been competed. Pursuant to FAR 5.202 and 16.505, a synopsis is not required; however this justification will be posted in accordance with FAR 16.505(a)(4)(iii).

The Contracting Officer has determined that the anticipated cost to the Government of the services covered by this J&A is fair and reasonable.

6. Description of Market Research Conducted

NSWCDD Technical Representatives worked with the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) to get Government Service Administration (GSA) pricing and also received several quotes from vendors to gain an understanding of fair market pricing for the procurement. Market research conducted through the NASA SEWP contract vehicle demonstrated that there are multiple authorized resellers.

7. Other Facts Supporting the Justification

Failure to procure Cisco Systems equipment will result in the inability to field and meet Office of the Chief of Naval Operations directed requirements to build a high fidelity IAMD and ASW shore based trainers.

This failure will result in crews of both and being improperly trained thus increasing the risk to both the warfighter and the fleet.

In addition, the Government will incur greater cost for training separately, duplicated equipment/software, increased life cycle operations and increased maintenance cost. Utilizing another manufacturer’s products would require a complete redesign of the existing system that would result in an unbudgeted and unanticipated substantial duplication of costs, estimated at , to the Government in testing, training, development and cause unacceptable delays, estimated at months, to program schedules and fielding.

8. Actions to Remove Barriers to Future Competition

The Program Office will continue to conduct market research throughout the lifecycle of the IAMD and CIAT programs to examine the suitability of emerging hardware and associated technologies. The Cisco switching hardware will be reviewed when it is time for a technology refresh to determine if new options are available on the market that meet the Government’s needs, allowing for additional future competition.

TECHNICAL/REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION [FAR 16.505(b)(2)(ii)(B)(9)]

I certify that the facts and representations under my cognizance, which are included in this justification and its supporting acquisition planning data, except as noted herein, are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

TECHNICAL COGNIZANCE

REQUIREMENTS COGNIZANCE

LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW

I have determined that this justification is legally sufficient.

CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION [FAR 16.505(b)(2)(ii)(B)(8)]

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

APPROVAL BLOCK [FAR 16.505(b)(2)(ii)(C)(2)] for Approving Official]

Upon the basis of the above justification, I hereby approve, as Competition Advocate for the Procuring Activity, the solicitation of the proposed procurement described herein using other than full and open competition, pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C. 251, et. Seq and Title 40 U.S.C. 501.

Chief of Contracting, NSWCDD 02:

MICHAEL D. BUSANSKY DATE

BUSANSKY.MICHAEL.D.1038742112

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BUSANSKY.MICHAEL.D.1038742112

Date: 2020.06.29 06:37:07 -04'00'