C14 - Redacted Brand Name Justification.pdf

MEMORANDUM

Subj: BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION TO PROCURE MERCURY SYSTEMS RESX07

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a “Brand Name Justification.”

This is a brand name justification. Contracting activity is NSWC-PCD, Code 024, 110 Vernon Ave., Panama City, FL, 32407.

2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved.

This action will award a firm fixed price contract to authorized sellers of the Mercury Systems, Inc. item(s) listed in Paragraph 3.

3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs.

Item Description Qty.

RESX07-2U22RA1032-02 RESX07 System

(1) RESX07-2U22RAK02

(1) [CHASSIS] 2U 22" DEPTH RIO, MAX 1200W

SUPPORTED, (8x U.2 SATA + GPU) must include at least 4x memory and 2x CPUs

(1) [COMPLIANCE] STANDARD BASE PRODUCT

RUGGED LEVEL 1 COMPLIANCE,

CONFIGURATION SPECIFIC TESTING IS A

CUSTOM REQUEST

(2) [POWER] 1200W 120VAC PSU

(2) [POWER] US POWER CORD, 6 FT

(1) [MOTHERBOARD] X12DPT-B6

(2) [PROCESSOR] XEON SILVER 4314, 16C,

2.4GHZ BASE, 135W TDP, 2667 Memory Speed

(12) [MEMORY] 16GB ECC DIMM DDR4-3200

(1) [RAID] VROC Premium Key, Intel Virtual RAID on CPU, NVMe

(2) [STORAGE] Micron MTFDDAK960TGA- 1BC1ZABYY 5400 Pro 960GB SATA 6Gb/s SSD

(1) NVMe Support

(8) Intel Intel® SSD D5 P5316 Series (15.3TB, EDSFF E1.L 9.5mm PCIe 4.0 x4, 3D4, QLC) Generic No OPAL Single Pack (MPN: SSDPFWNV153TZN1)

(1) [OS] No OS

(1) [TPM] HORIZONTALTRUSTED PLATFORM

MODULE, 2.0

(1) [CARD] RJ45 Quad 10Gig network adapter PCIe

(1) [CARD] QSFP28 Dual 100Gig network adapter PCIe 4.0

(1) CABLE CUSTOM, POWER, 4IN, BATTERY,

RECEPTACLE (FRONT PANEL)

(1) [C_ROHS5] HDWR RES 2U XR7 RIO, HANDLE,

MODIFIED CALLOUTS TO 0.38IN

(1) Rail Hole Pattern Update

(1) [WARRANTY] Limited Lifetime Warranty

922-CHA-FREIGHT FREIGHT CHARGES 1

This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures with a total estimated value greater than $25,000. The Government’s minimum needs have been verified by the certifying technical and requirements personnel. This memo does not authorize acquisition for other requirements. This acquisition will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures with a total dollar value above micro-purchase levels, but not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000.00.

4. Identification of the justification rationale and, if applicable, a demonstration of the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications to provide the required supply or service.

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Application for brand name description FAR 6.302-1(c).

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) currently has a need for the Network Attached Storage (NAS) listed in Paragraph 3 of this document. The Mercury NAS is the only authorized NAS for the MPCE 2.0 configuration and is part of a much larger configuration controlled system. If another brand were to be selected, extensive testing would be required, resulting in significant project delays and additional costs to the Government.

As such, the Government does not expect significant savings through competition and does expect significant and unacceptable delays that will negatively impact this requirement.

Therefore, it is in the Governments’ best interest to acquire the Mercury Systems, Inc. brand.

5. A determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that the order represents the best value consistent with FAR 13.106-1(b).

The Contracting Officer has determined that the order represents the best value and results in the lowest overall cost alternative (such as considering price, special features, administrative costs) to meet the Government’s needs.

6. A description of the market research conducted among schedule holders and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

For the reasons specified in paragraph 4 above, Mercury Systems, Inc. is the only brand that can meet the Government’s needs. This requirement will be synopsized in the government point of entry sam.gov because it is estimated greater than $25,000.00.

7. Any other facts supporting the justification.

None.

8. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers that led to the restricted consideration before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services is made.

As stated in paragraph 4 above, Mercury Systems, Inc. is the only brand that can meet this requirement.

Point of Contact at Mercury Systems Jonathan.Malaney@mrcy.com