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BRAND NAME SPECIFICATION

Dell Compellent Hardware Maintenance Renewal

BACKGROUND:

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) Code provides the Information Technology (IT) infrastructure for many of the Division’s Business Applications. These applications operate within NUWCDIVNPT’s Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDTE) Classified and Unclassified Networks and the Secret Defense Research and Engineering Network (SDREN). These networks are hosted on Storage Area Networks (SAN) which is an integrated standards-based hardware and software data storage and a management system. Code current SAN is a Dell Compellent Storage Area Network. Therefore, Code seeks to renew its technical maintenance support for the four (4) Compellents so that NUWCDIVNPT can continue to sustain continuous operation of this equipment.

The previous contract for this requirement was The Period of Performance for Servers:

21577/21578, 21666/21667, and 27580/27581 is 01 August 2019 to 31 July 2020. The Period of Performance for Servers 22009/22010 is 01 October 2019 to 31 July 2020.

REQUIREMENT:

Code requires a single hardware maintenance support contract through a Dell authorized reseller to cover the following four (4) Dell Component SANs:

1. Serial Number 21577 / 21578 Unclassified RDTE network

2. Serial Number 21666 / 21667 Classified RDTE network

3. Serial Number 22009 / 22010 SDREN

4. Serial Number 27580 / 27581 Unclassified RDTE (SanBox) network

Parts List:

Serial #s: 21577 / 21578 Service Tag Description Qty 6K4HW52 ProSupport, 24x7, Dell/Compellent Model CT-SC8000-MTCH 1 6K4GW52 ProSupport, 24x7, Dell/Compellent Model CT-SC8000-MTCH 1 6JJHW52 ProSupport, 24x7, Enclosure, SC200, 3.5" 12-bay Model EN-SC200-1235-MTCH 1 6JK6W52 ProSupport, 24x7, Enclosure, SC200, 3.5" 12-bay Model EN-SC200-1235-MTCH 1 C09NZ12 ProSupport, 24x7, Enclosure, SC200, 3.5" 12-bay Model EN-SC200-1235-MTCH 1 C08QZ12 ProSupport, 24x7, Enclosure, SC200, 3.5" 12-bay Model EN-SC200-1235-MTCH 1 8LYJN22 ProSupport, 24x7, Enclosure, SC200, 3.5" 12-bay Model EN-SC200-1235-MTCH 1 8LYHN22 ProSupport, 24x7, Enclosure, SC200, 3.5" 12-bay Model EN-SC200-1235-MTCH 1 8LXKN22 ProSupport, 24x7, Enclosure, SC200, 3.5" 12-bay Model EN-SC200-1235-MTCH 1 8LYKN22 ProSupport, 24x7, Enclosure, SC200, 3.5" 12-bay Model EN-SC200-1235-MTCH 1 8LZHN22 ProSupport, 24x7, Enclosure, SC200, 3.5" 12-bay Model EN-SC200-1235-MTCH 1 50JNBY1 ProSupport, 24x7, Enclosure, SC200, 3.5" 12-bay Model EN-SC200-1235-MTCH 1 50KLBY1 ProSupport, 24x7, Enclosure, SC200, 3.5" 12-bay Model EN-SC200-1235-MTCH 1 50KMBY1 ProSupport, 24x7, Enclosure, SC200, 3.5" 12-bay Model EN-SC200-1235-MTCH 1 Support, 24x7, SW, Core Bundle Base License Model SW-CORE-BASE-MTCS 1 Support, 24x7, SW, Core Bundle Expansion License Model SW-CORE-EXP-

MTCS

Support, 24x7, Data Progression Base License Model SW-DAPR-BASE-MTCS 1 Support, 24x7, Data Progression Exp License Model SW-DAPR-EXP-MTCS 10 Support, 24x7, FastTrack Base License Model SW-FAST-BASE-MTCS 1 Support, 24x7, FastTrack Exp License Model SW-FAST-EXP-MTCS 10 Keep Your Hard Drive Model PS-KYHD-D 2 Keep Your Hard Drive Model PS-KYHD-D 10

Serial #s: 22009 / 22010 Service Tag Description Qty HC05RD2 ProSupport, 24x7, Dell/Compellent Model CT-SC8000-MTCH 1 HC12RD2 ProSupport, 24x7, Dell/Compellent Model CT-SC8000-MTCH 1 H8V1RD2 ProSupport, 24x7, Enclosure, SC200, 3.5" 12-bay Model EN-SC200-1235-MTCH 1 Support, 24x7, SW, Core Bundle Base License Model SW-CORE-BASE-MTCS 1 Keep Your Hard Drive Model PS-KYHD-D 1

Serial #s: 21666 / 21667 Service Tag Description Qty 6NMWX12 ProSupport, 24x7, Dell/Compellent Model CT-SC8000-MTCH 1 6NMXX12 ProSupport, 24x7, Dell/Compellent Model CT-SC8000-MTCH 1 6NXWX12 ProSupport, 24x7, Enclosure, SC200, 3.5" 12-bay Model EN-SC200-1235-MTCH 1 6NWXX12 ProSupport, 24x7, Enclosure, SC200, 3.5" 12-bay Model EN-SC200-1235-MTCH 1 6NXVX12 ProSupport, 24x7, Enclosure, SC200, 3.5" 12-bay Model EN-SC200-1235-MTCH 1 6NWWX12 ProSupport, 24x7, Enclosure, SC200, 3.5" 12-bay Model EN-SC200-1235-MTCH 1 Support, 24x7, SW, Core Bundle Base License Model SW-CORE-BASE-MTCS 1 Support, 24x7, SW, Core Bundle Expansion License Model SW-CORE-EXP-

MTCS

Support, 24x7, Data Progression Base License Model SW-DAPR-BASE-MTCS 1 Support, 24x7, Data Progression Exp License Model SW-DAPR-EXP-MTCS 6 Support, 24x7, FastTrack Base License Model SW-FAST-BASE-MTCS 1 Support, 24x7, FastTrack Exp License Model SW-FAST-EXP-MTCS 6 Keep Your Hard Drive Model PS-KYHD-D 4

Serial #s: 27580 / 27581 Service Tag Description Qty FJKW9Y1 ProSupport, 24x7, Dell/Compellent Model CT-SC8000-MTCH 1 FJKV9Y1 ProSupport, 24x7, Dell/Compellent Model CT-SC8000-MTCH 1 FJXX9Y1 ProSupport, 24x7, Enclosure, SC220, 2.5" 24-bay Model EN-SC220-2425-MTCH 1 Support, 24x7, SW, Core Bundle Base License Model SW-CORE-BASE-MTCS 1 Support, 24x7, Data Progression Base License Model SW-DAPR-BASE-MTCS 1 Support, 24x7, Enterprise Mgr Chargeback License Model SW-EMGR-CB-MTCS 1 Support, 24x7, FastTrack Base License Model SW-FAST-BASE-MTCS 1 Keep Your Hard Drive Model PS-KYHD-D 1

Market research was conducted to compare Dell Compellent to other manufacturer’s Storage Area Networks (SANs) and support products. Please see table below.

Functional Requirement Dell EMC HP Provide support for Dell Products Yes No No Provide warranty support for Dell Products Yes No No Provide phone support for Dell Products Yes No No

BRAND NAME SPECIFICATION:

Dell manufactures Storage Area Networks (SANs) known as Compellents. The Compellents have hardware and software that provide a platform for Code host servers and applications, to be used by a number of personnel within the command. These servers and applications require 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week access (24/7). Similar to any hardware/software system, problems are likely to occur and will require troubleshooting, support, and maintenance. It is imperative that the Dell Compellent hardware and software be maintained in order to maintain access to the servers and applications, protect the information stored on the SANs, manage the network information, and mitigate system vulnerabilities. Both hardware and software that make up the Dell Compellent SANs are the only solution that will ensure 100% compatibility with the existing integrated Dell brand data storage and management, along with a seamless integration into the existing network. The equipment used to support the applications must therefore meet the same operating system requirement. Code 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.

Maintaining a support contract with a vendor qualified to support Dell Compellent hardware ensures that Code personnel have the ability to identify problems quickly, isolate the problems and resolve each in an expedient fashion. The Compellent maintenance agreement gives NUWCDIVNPT phone support. Code servers and applications have used the Dell Compellent SANs since 2014.

Purchase of any other hardware and software maintenance agreement would require purchasing of new hardware and software, re-architecting laboratory network design, system recertification, and re-training system administrator personnel. Additionally, use of any other brand would require that the existing infrastructure be re-produced, thereby resulting in extensive and unnecessary costs and implications. Such unnecessary costs and implications would include the labor required for installation and migration of data, the temporary shutdown of associated networks resulting in halted work, and the risk of losing data during migration to the new system. It would cost well over to replace the 4 Compellent SANs, retrain personnel, migrate data, and install new systems, plus the additional cost of losing data, and halted work.

RESELLERS:

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

Resellers for the Dell Compellent hardware maintenance are: Communication Professionals Inc., MVation World Wide Inc., Aprisa Technology LLC, Paragon Micro, CentricsIT, and Total Asset Managers, LLC.

Requiring Department:

Based on the above, I recommend this acquisition be conducted on a Sole Source/Brand Name Specification basis. I certify the technical data which form the basis of this justification are complete and accurate.

APPROVAL:

Branch Head:

Based on the above, I have determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.