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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER PACIFIC

53560 HULL STREET

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92152-5001

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Activity.

J&ANo.

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Department of the Navy, Space and Naval Warfare System Center Pacific (SSC Pacific).

2. Description of the Action Being Approved.

The PSC Code for this action is 7025. This Action is to Award a contract for Brand Name commercially available hardware and software for the creation of a Deep Leaming I Machine Leaming Supercomputer, Storage Server, and GPU workstations for the Command and Control Technology and Experimentation Division (Code 536).

3. Description of Supplies/Services.

This is for the purchase of high performance computing resources for the establishment of the Deep Learning I Machine Learning Supercomputer Environment.

Procurement is for a Deep Learning Environment to include the following brand name items:

Item Model Description QTY Item Ext

Price Price

NVIDA DGX-1 NVIDA DGX-1 Deep Learning System 2 with Volta VlOO GPUs (Fully integrated)

The Deep Learning Environment consists ofa cluster of two NVIDIA DGX-1 Deep Learning Systems. This hardware is essential to the requirements of the Deep Learning Environment and no other products manufactured meet the specifications, configuration, and perfo1mance of the NVIDIA DGXl with NVIDIA Volta GPUs. The DGX-1 solution was architected to streamline deep learning workflows to experiment faster, train larger data models, and get insights on large data sets and will serve as a high performance supercomputer for SSC Pacific scientists and engineers to develop, design, and implement Machine Learning capabilities. This Deep Learning Environment will provide a center wide resource for the exploration and exploitation of machine learning research for multiple projects and naval applications.

Additionally, this Deep Learning Environment will be connected to the center's High Performance Computing (HPC) resources through the RDTE network allowing researchers to share data and processing loads between HPC resources and the Machine Leaming I Deep Learning Environment. The Machine Leaming Community ofinterest currently supports scientists and engineers for Depaiiments 53, 56, 58, and 71.

Estimated Dollar Value

This justification is covering only the po1iion of the acquisition which is Brand Name or specific to one manufacturer. The estimated dollar value of the contract is

FY18 G&A funding of which is expected for the brand nained items that are specifically configured to integrate together to provide a Deep Learning I Machine Learning High Performance Computing environment. All hardware and software items included in this procurement are commercially available but no particular vendor can provide the items as a preconfigured system.

4. Statutory Authority Pe1mitting Other Than Full and Open Competition.

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(l) and FAR Subpart 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source.

5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority.

The NVIDIA DGX-1 Deep Learning platform is the only proven platform that can provide a commercially available out of the box solution that is fully integrated and centrally managed. NVIDIA DGX-1 will allow the implementation of artificial intelligence research to provide a path for Deep Learning and Machine Learning. Other solutions require additional software and customization that would be cost prohibitive for the governn1ent to pursue and maintain. Due to the nature of the Deep Learning I Machine Learning environment it is essential to ensure that all the key components of the system work together to ensure full compatibility and can be centrally managed and maintained to ensure compliance with cybersecurity. The System will be installed on the Unclassified Research

Development Testing and Evaluation Network.

6. Description of Efforts Made to Solicit Offers from as Many Offerors as Practicable.

SSC PAC technical experts conduct market research on a continual basis and seek out technologies that allow seainless integration of products or offer greater value to securely and efficiently meet requirements. Division 536 Subject Matter Experts maintain intimate knowledge of Deep Leaming Capabilities in the Machine Learning Lab and Code 53624 visited industry facilities, attended conferences and technology demostrations to determine products functionality, supportabilty, cybersecurity compliance and scalability.

Division 536 will periodically conduct market research to assess the availability of alternate sources. Market research will be conducted via internet research, tradeshows, publication reviews and during technical reviews with government and industry partners. This requirement is for a single manufacturer and a competitive procurements will be used between multiple authorized re-sellers to promote competition and keep costs low.

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost.

The Contracting Officer has determined the anticipated cost to the Government of the supplies/services covered by this J&A will be fair and reasonable.

8. Actions to Remove BalTiers to Future Competition.

The Tech Code will continue to monitor the market for another possible source for this equipment. If another potential source emerges, SSC Pacific will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible.

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CERTIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL

TECHNICAL/REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION

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

Technical Cognizance:

Requirements Cognizance

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LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW

I have determined this Justification is legally sufficient.

Legal Counsel

CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION

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

Signature . 'O Phone No. Date

Upon the basis of the above justification, I hereby approve, as Qli.i@f 0f tfte Centraetiflg OftiGe., e> /"

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAW AR) Systems Center Pacific, the solicitation of the proposed procurement( s) described herein using other than full and open competition, pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304( c )(x)(provide appropriate citation).