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v1.0_APRIL2016 Brand Name Justification Title: Dell Compellent Maintenance Renewal

PR: 1300677610

BACKGROUND:

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) Code 1041 provides the Information Technology (IT) infrastructure for many of the Division’s Business Applications. These applications operate within NUWCDIVNPT’s Research, Development, Test, Evaluation (RDTE) Classified and Unclassified environments and the Secret Defense Research and Engineering Network (SDREN) environment. These environments are hosted on Storage Area Networks (SANs) equipment manufactured by Dell Computers.

Dell manufactures SANs known as Compellents. Compellents have hardware and software that provide a platform from which Code 1041 host servers and applications are used by a number of personnel within the command. All of these applications require 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week access (24/7). The equipment used to support the applications must therefore meet the same operating system requirement. Similar to any hardware/software system, problems are likely to occur and will require troubleshooting, support, and maintenance. Therefore Code 1041 seeks to renew its technical maintenance support for the four (4) Compellents so that NUWCDIVNPT can continue to sustain continuous operation of this equipment.

Maintaining a support contract with a vendor qualified to support Dell Compellent hardware ensures that Code 1041 personnel has the ability to identify problems quickly , isolate the problems and resolve each in an expedient fashion.

Independent Government Cost Estimate: $86,000

Period of Performance: 08/01/2018 - 09/30/2019

Last contract: N6660417P0299

REQUIREMENT:

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Sole Source Justification/Brand Name Specification:

Code 1041 requires a single hardware maintenance support contract through Dell to cover the following Compellents Storage Area Networks, used to support applications on NUWCDIVNPT’s RDTE Classified and Unclassified environments and SDREN Networks. The Compellent maintenance agreement gives NUWCDIVNPT phone support and onsite support if necessary.

· 4 Dell Compellent SANs Serial Number 21577 / 21578 Unclassified RDTE environment Serial Number 21666 / 21667 Classified RDTE environment Serial Number 22009 / 22010 SDREN environment Serial Number 27580 / 27581 Unclassified RDTE (SanBox) environment

Market research was conducted and Dell Compellent was compared to other manufacturer’s products as follows:

· Product Comparison Matrix:

BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION:

If NUWC were o switch to a different SANs, the cost would be prohibited since the current SANs have many years of life and support left in them. It would cost well over $1,000.000.00 to replace the 4 Compellent SANs.

Also code 1041 has Compellent trained personnel. New equipment would require all personnel to be retrained.

Further, Code 1014 also seeks to maintain a uniform hardware standard for its core infrastructure thereby ensuring interoperability between all components currently in operation. This provides flexibility where assets can be transferred from one network to another while maintaining interoperability and leveraging a core unified support set.

RESELLERS:

Code 1041 seeks to renew the maintenance agreements on the four (4) currently owned Compellent storage area networks (SANs)

The required items can be procured directly from the manufacturer or from one of its certified value-added resellers.

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Functional Requirement Dell EMC HP

Provide support for Dell products Yes No No

Provide warranty support for Dell products Yes No No

Provide phone suport for Dell products Yes No No