FY19-08719_Sole_Source_Justification_IBM_Services_Redacted.pdf

13 October 2017 (Rev 1)

OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION JUSTIFICATION FOR SIMPLIFIED

ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP)(UNDER $250K)

PMD ID Number:

Department:

Type of Justification:

Company Name/Brand Name:

Company Address (if sole source):

Company POC and Phone Number (if sole source):

Description of Product, Supplies or Services required to meet the Agencies needs:

IBM GSA Schedule Contract GS-35F-110DA Statements of Work for Services rendered by IBM for 4 separate

Statements of Work (SOW) actions to provide life cycle support for

1) Statement of Work 5X-96Q89KZ at Wallops Island, VA: hourly relocation services, hourly test and repair on-site

Wallops Island defected components, hourly standby services;

2) Statement of Work IH-I2WV41H at Wallops Island, VA: hourly relocation services, hourly configure Wallops

Island system and install/restore system to original configuration including partition of hard drives, hourly standby services;

3) Statement of Work P2-HRHQ6ML at Wallops Island, VA: hourly relocation services, hourly replace defected components in and return system to normal operational condition, hourly standby services;

4) Statement of Work LS-JIIL420 at PHD, CA: hourly relocation services, hourly replace defected components and return system to normal operational condition, hourly standby services.

Reference Attachment (A) Statement of Work for description of services, Statutory Authority Permitting Other than Full and Open Competition: FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)

FY19-08719

Air Dominance (A-Dept.)

Sole Source

IBM Global Technology Service (GTS)

International Business Machines, Corp

U.S. Federal Resiliency Services

IBM Global Technology Services

✔ Identification of the Justification Rationale: The material or service must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit, and function) with existing systems presently installed.

A patent, copyright, proprietary data, or licensing agreement limits competition.

These are "direct replacements" parts/ components for existing equipment.

Urgency (rare)

Identification of the Justification Rationale Explained:

**If using form, fit, and function, describe the current equipment and how the new item/service must coordinate or interface.

**If using patent, copyright, proprietary data, describe the proprietary data.

**If using direct replacement, describe this below.

**If using urgency, describe when you became aware of the requirement and the impact of not having this complete by this time frame.

The required services described herein this document in support of have previously been performed by

IBM Global Technology Services under Purchase Order N63394-16-F-0035. This procurement was solicited on a

Competitive basis.

Specific Characteristics of the Item or Service Required that Limit the Availability to a Sole Source or

Brand Name:

**This is the most important section. Explain in detail why this company or brand are the only ones that can meet the requirement.

Market Research Conducted:

Equipment Configuration Managers conducted extensive research to determine the appropriate services necessary to maintain ship requirements and determined that the identified services were the only ones capable of meeting ship requirements. The extensive research includes the initial research performed to determine what equipment was appropriate for the ships, including design, compatibility with all ship systems, etc. to ensure that computing equipment fit specific requirements on-board for sailors to use. This research was performed independently from the current scope of this requirement. IBM products are proprietary to IBM, and are thus only to be troubleshot and repaired by specially trained IBM professionals. The current requirement’s sources ought results were that IBM was the sole vendor capable of meeting the requirements for Engineering Services to repair IBM equipment. In order to properly maintain hardware equipment that is installed aboard fleet vessels, proprietary equipment must be maintained by the professionals that designed, built and manage the architecture of the equipment. IBM has already provided services for this equipment in the past, per the existing GSA Contract. IBM is the only vendor capable of providing these services due to the proprietary nature of IBM’s equipment.

Equipment requirements for ship system components have already been agreed upon with IBM by the Navy for the sustainment of the system. The Navy purchased these IBM computers and installed them in the fleet. As IBM products, they are innately proprietary to IBM. The goal of this requirement is to support the fleet with the equipment that the Navy purchased and installed on the ships and at the shore sites for

There are no side agreements with any vendor or contractor for this or any other requirement. Given the specific requirements to maintain ship systems interoperability, engineers must only utilize approved services. The

Statements of Work included with the package have identified that the services identified by IBM are the only authorized vendor services acceptable to meet the Navy's requirements. The sources sought put forth by the

Contract Specialist only elicited one vendor capable of meeting the requirement: IBM. IBM is the proprietary sole source to service their own equipment, which includes proprietary information on repairing the devices themselves.

The sources sought market research the proprietary nature of IBM’s equipment.

The required services required in the Statements of Work must specifically be procured in order to maintain interoperability and uniformity of data management as well as continued optimal operation of ship systems.

Statement of Actions, if any to Remove Barriers to Competition in the Future:

Any Other Facts Supporting Justification:

Technical Requirement Certification:

I certify that the facts and representations under my cognizance, which are included in this justification and which form a basis for this justification, are complete and accurate.

Signature Print Name, Title and Code Phone No. Date

Technical/Requirements Cognizance Signature:

Justification for the award of a contract for these services in support of requirements has been appropriately supported by previously stated answers to the questions of descriptions of action being approved, best value determination, and market research conducted. The services described in the Statements of Work agreed upon with IBM require these specific services to be completed as an integral component of the system to promote and provide continuous operational readiness and mission sustainability.

For the reasons set forth in the justification rationale, NSWC PHD Contract Office has no plans at this time to compete further contracts for the types of supplies/services covered by this document. If another potential source emerges, (contracting activity) will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible.

Contracting Officer:

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

Signature Print Name, Title and Code Phone No. Date

Contracting Officer Signature:

ANDERSON.CHRISTINE.

G.1021435798

Digitally signed by

ANDERSON.CHRISTINE.G.1021435798

Date: 2019.08.17 11:14:18 -04'00'