Brand Name Spec_Memkor__Redacted.pdf

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BRAND NAME SPECIFICATION

Memkor Solid State Drives

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT:

Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport, has a requirement to procure 30

Memkor drives (P/N: MKD25ST128CO-850C). These drives will be used in the for requisitions and installation needs. The anticipated dollar amount is and the hardware to be procured is detailed as follows:

Manufacturer Manufacturer

Part Number

Description/Specifications Quantity

(each)

Memkor, Inc. MKD25ST064CO-

850C

2.5” SATA ORANGE Series SSD, SLC NAND, Static/dynamic wear leveling, SMART 0-70 degrees C

Operating Temp. w/HW Write

Protect, 450/450 MB/S sustained

R/W, w/0 Secure Erase, Mil 801F, 9.5mm height, Locked BOM, Custom

LMCO Firmware & Packaging, FW

03.N1694

128GB Model MKD25ST128CO-

850C

BRAND NAME SPECIFICATION

The HDD/SSD Combinations and Ship Set Media are assembled to baseline specifications and source control drawings, which were approved under Naval Undersea Warfare

Center, Keyport (NUWCKPT) One component of each type of

Combination is an approved commercial Solid State Drive (SSD).

NAVSEA approved the specifications for the Combinations during research into a Form Fit Function alternative. Only the Memkor SSD met the program’s requirements, which also includes vendor specific controller firmware that conforms to the Information Assurance (IA) disk inventory software requirements mass storage devices. does not have latitude to deviate from these specific models without incurring a lengthy and expensive requalification effort that would adversely impact the extensive supporting documentation/products, Furthermore, the current Government requirement can only be met by approved Memkor SSDs in order to maintain compatibility with existing Combination configurations.

Failure to procure the Memkor SSD would severely impact ability to support

. Any change from the original SSD would require and introduce v1.5_JANUARY2020 extensive costs for qualification testing, baseline product changes, In addition, revisions to source control drawings would be required to incorporate new, compatible drives into the existing drawings. Configuring, re-testing, and approving a new SSD to be installed in the existing Combination configuration could take nine (9) to twelve (12) months , which would ultimately impact the mission

RESELLERS:

Memkor, Inc., a small business, retains proprietary rights to the firmware installed in their SSDs and authorizes the resale of their products to authorized resellers only. There are multiple small business resellers under NAICS Code 334112 who are able to meet the Government’s requirement.

Requiring Department:

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