C10 Redacted Brand Name or Equal.pdf

Subj: BRAND NAME OR EQUAL JUSTIFICATION TO ACQUIRE

WORKSTATIONS

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

This is a brand name or Equal Justification. Contracting activity is

Naval Sea Systems Command Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) 110 Vernon Avenue, Panama City, FL 32407-7001

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

This action will award a firm fixed price order to an authorized reseller of Workstations meeting the salient characteristics below.

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

Line No. Description

Part Number Quantity

1 Xi® MTower™ 64 Workstation (Base Configuration) - or Government approved equivalent

00026RI 2 EA

2 Xi® MTower™ PCie Workstation (Base Configuration) – or Government approved equivalent

00013 3 EA

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.

4. Salient Characteristics

Xi® MTower™ 64 Workstation (Base Configuration) Processor Next-Gen AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Processor (w/Radeon

Graphics) 4.4GHz/5.6GHz Max Boost-w/Hi-

Perf. Sealed Liquid Cooling CR/IW Dual Fan Radiator- 76MB Cache 12-Core/24Thread 120W TDP AMS Socket 4nm w/TG Thermal Paste Compound (Req.

AMO AMS MBD)

SDRAM 128GB (2x64GB) DDRS-6000 SDRAM @ 6000MHz w/High Performance Aluminum Heat Spreader (No CPU/RAM O.C/XMP and only for Ultra Gen

Z890/AM5 AMO B850/X870 MBD)

Graphics Card NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell (SFF, Small Form Factor, Dual-Slot) 16GB GDDR7-4352 CUDA Cores- Blackwell Arch. PCie 5.0 x16(uses 8x)-4x mini-DP2.lb Outputs (No mDP-DP Adapters included)-70W-Low Profile w/Tall Bracket-DX12-0GL.4.6-Shad.M 6.7-Supports four monitors

Monitor None Primary Storage Drive None Hard Drive 4TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s WD BLACK Performance 3.5

HDD 256MB Cache buffer (No RAID) Internal Optical Drive None 2nd Optical Drive None Audio On-Board Audio or None according to Motherboard specifications External Speakers None Ethernet LAN On-Board Ethernet LAN according to System/Motherboard selected specifications.

Keyboard None Mouse None Operating System No Operating System with testing included and Client OS preference as noted. (Customer has an expert IT department that will install their own OS) Windows 11 fully supported and Drivers Disc included.

WiFi MSI B840 GAMING PLUS WIFI AMO B840 Chipset for Ryzen 9000/8000/7000 CPUs-lxPCie 4.0 x16 or x 8, lxPCie

3.0 x16 (x4), 3xPCie 3.0 x16 (xl) (vary by CPU types)- DDRS to 192 GB RAM-lx2.5GbE Realtek LAN - Qualcomm WiFi 7+BT vS.4 (for Winll 24H2 supp. only) – 2 x M.2 PCie 4.0/3.0, 4 x SATA 6 Gb/s w/SATA RAID supp. (vary by CPU types)-HD Audio-8x USB-lxSPI TPM 14-1 pin port-1 x

HDMI-ATX AMS M/B

Power Supply 650W Cybenetics Platinum-Certified Corsair RM650e (2025) Fully-Modular 120mm Rifle bearing w/Zero RPM mode, ATX 3.1, l x 16-pin CEMS PCie 5.2 + l x PCie 8-Pin (6+2) max, l x PCie 12V – 2 x 6 w/2 6+2 Pin, l x EPS 8-Pin w/4+4, l x SATA w/4 x SATA, 1 x SATA/PATA w/2 x SATA + 2 x PATA, 85-90% efficiency Active PFC PSU, 5.9in length (or otherwise superseded by embedded Case/PS)

Chassis Xi® MTower™ PH-XT PRO Mid-Tower or equivalent. (No ODD) Tempered Glass Side Panel - l x 120mm Rear Fan only (optional to 3 x 120/140mm Front and 2 x 120mm Fans support) I-Front Fine-Mesh FP - l x USB 3.0 Type-A, l x USB 3.0 Type-C, Audio out - (No PLED or HLED)-2 x 2.5" + l x 3.5" Drive Bay - ATX MBD, Fits 6" max length PSU (Supports Dual Fan Radiator)

Warranty One (1) Year on System Parts. Manufacturer warranty on Software, Monitors and external accessories. (Freight both ways paid for parts only inside US and CA, Included).

Express Advance Parts Replacement (when available, otherwise return to depot for repair), Lifetime Tech Support, Three (3) Year Labor FOB.

Power Cord NEMA 5-15P to C13 or NEMA 5-15P to C19 AC Power Cord, Optional C14 to C13 or C14 to C19 Cables, (PSU specs dependent) Standard Computer AC USA Power Cord or other major countries plug type Adapter/Extension upon request.

DVD Resource Media DVD - Includes Warranty/User's Guide info and Device Drivers for the preinstalled Windows OS or as noted, if applicable.

Additional No Bloatware, Operating System of choice is clean install on new PC, except for free picks, if applicable.

Windows Drivers All devices requiring Windows Drivers for the selected System's internal Hardware/Configuration are preinstalled according to the purchased Microsoft O/S, if applicable.

Burn-In Test Procedure 48 to 72 Hour Extensive System Hardware and Software Burn-in Test Procedure.

Trusted Platform Module

(TPM)

Integrated AMD Firmware based TPM (BIOS/Software-level) to provide functionality for extra security, for Windows UEFI mode (feature found on newer AMD CPU/Motherboards only)

TAA TAA compliant.

UEFI UEFI BIOS Boot Mode MBD Default Settings with GPT

Partition for Advanced Operating System Configuration.

Xi® MTower™ PCie Workstation (Base Configuration)

Processor Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus (Video on Chip) 24-Core 8P+16E, 24-Threads, 36MB Cache, up to 5.5GHz Max Turbo Freq. w/AIO Liquid Cooler CR/IW Dual Fan Radiator non-O.C & Artie Silver 5 Thermal Compound, 125-250W TDP (Req. B860/Z890 MBD) BIOS/FW!

SDRAM 64GB (2x32GB) DDRS-6000 SDRAM @ 6000MHz w/High Performance Aluminum Heat Spreader (for Ultra Gen

B860/Z890/AMD AMS B840/B850/X870 MBD)

Graphics Card NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell (SFF, Small Form Factor, Dual-Slot) 16GB GDDR7-4352 CUDA Cores- Blackwell Arch. PCie 5.0 x 16 (uses 8 x)-4 x mini-DP2.lb Outputs (No mDP-DP Adapters included)-70W-Low Profile w/Tall Bracket-DX12-0GL.4.6-Shad.M 6.7-Supports four monitors

Monitor None Primary Storage Drive None Hard Drive 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s Seagate Barracuda Desktop 3.5

HDD 256MB Cache buffer Internal Optical Drive None 2nd Optical Drive None Audio On-Board Audio or None according to Motherboard specifications External Speakers None Ethernet LAN On-Board Ethernet LAN according to System/Motherboard selected specifications.

Keyboard None Mouse None Operating System No Operating System with testing included and Client OS preference as noted. (Customer has an expert IT department that will install their own OS) Windows 11 fully supported and Drivers Disc included.

WiFi ASUS PRIME B860M-A WIFI (CSM) mATX Intel B860M Chipset for Core Ultra Gen CPUs-l x PCie 5.0 x 16-l x PCie

4.0 x 16 (at x 4)-l x PCie 4.0 x l-DDRS to 192GB RAM-l x 2.5G LAN- l x MediaTek WiFi 6E + BT vS.3- l x M.2 PCie

5.0 x 4, l x M.2 PCie 4.0 x 4, 4 x SATA 6Gb/s w/RAID 0/1/5/10.-HD Audio-S x USB 3.x/2.0- l x SPI-TPM 14-pin header l x HDMI/2 x DP-Micro ATX MBD (for Ultra 5 & Ultra 7 CPU only.)

Power Supply 650W Cybenetics Platinum-Certified Corsair RM650e (2025) Fully-Modular 120mm Rifle bearing w/Zero RPM mode, ATX 3.1, l x 16-pin CEMS PCie 5.2 + l x PCie 8-Pin (6+2) max, l x PCie 12V - 2 x 6 w/2 6+2 Pin, l x EPS 8-Pin w/4+4, l x SATA w/4 x SATA, 1 x SATA/PATA w/2 x SATA+ 2 x PATA, 85-90% efficiency Active PFC PSU, 5.9in length (or otherwise superseded by embedded Case/PS)

Chassis Xi® MTower™ mATX CM-Elite 301 Lite (No ODD) Tempered Glass Side Panel – l x 12cm Rear Fans only, (optional to 3x120mm Front and 2xTop Fans support) - Front Grid l x Front USB3-TypeA, l x USB3 Type-C, Audio-2 x 2.5" or l x 3.5" Drive Bay/Plate - Micro ATX MBD (Supports Dual Fan Radiator for O.C) (No RTX 5090/5080/5070/RTX 6000/5000 Ada etc. due to its size.)

Warranty One (1) Year on System Parts. Manufacturer warranty on Software, Monitors and external accessories. (Freight both ways paid for parts only inside US and CA, Included).

Express Advance Parts Replacement (when available, otherwise return to depot for repair), Lifetime Tech Support, Three (3) Year Labor FOB.

Power Cord NEMA 5-15P to C13 or NEMA 5-15P to C19 AC Power Cord, Optional C14 to C13 or C14 to C19 Cables, (PSU specs dependent) Standard Computer AC USA Power Cord or other major countries plug type Adapter/Extension upon request.

Additional No Bloatware, Operating System of choice is clean install on new PC, except for free picks, if applicable.

Windows Drivers All devices requiring Windows Drivers for the selected System's internal Hardware/Configuration are preinstalled according to the purchased Microsoft O/S, if applicable.

Label Intel Inside Brand Processor Label affixed to PC.

Burn-In Test Procedure 48 to 72 Hour Extensive System Hardware and Software

Burn-in Test Procedure.

Trusted Platform Module

(TPM)

Integrated Intel Platform Trust Technology (PTT) Firmware based TPM (BIOS/Software-level) to provide functionality for extra security, for Windows UEFI mode (feature found on newer Intel CPU/Motherboards only) or a TPM 2.0 hardware module option.

TAA TAA compliant.

UEFI UEFI BIOS Boot Mode MBD Default Settings with GPT

Partition for Advanced Operating System Configuration.

5. A determination by the ordering activity contracting officer that the order represents the best value, consistent with the commercial evaluation procedures in

FAR 12.203.

Prior to award, the Contracting Officer will determine that the resulting order represents the best value and results in the lowest overall cost alternative (considering technical, price, and past performance) to meet the Government’s needs.

6. Process for determining “brand name” or “equal”.

(a) To be considered for award, offers of “equal” products, including “equal” products of the brand name manufacturer, must:

(1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation;

(2) Clearly identify the item by:

(i) Brand name, if any; and

(ii) Make or model number;

(3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and

(4) Clearly describe any modifications the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications.

(b) The Contracting Officer will evaluate “equal” products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer.

(c) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an “equal” product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation.

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.

The Contracting Officer will evaluate “equal” products based on information furnished by the Offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer.