Novetta JA.pdf

Limited Sources Justification and Approval (J&A)

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Contracting Activity: Air Force District of Washington (AFDW), 1500 W Perimeter Rd, Ste 2750D, JBA, MD 20762

Purchase Request / Local ID Number: TBD

Program / Project (and PE, if applicable): Novetta Cyber Analytics & Support

Program Type (PEO or Other Contracting): Other Contracting

Authority: Multiple Award Schedule Program (FAR 8.405-6)

Estimated Contract Cost (including options):

Is this a Bridge Action as defined in the AF Bridge Action Reduction Plan? Yes No

Description of Limitation:

FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(B) Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized.

COORDINATION (AFFARS 5306.304(a) )

APPROVAL (AFFARS 5306.304(a) )

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I. Contracting Activity.

Air Force District of Washington (AFDW) 1500 W. Perimeter Dr, Ste 2750 Joint Base Andrews, MD 20762

Contracting Officer: De-Leashawn Johnson Contracting Officer #: 240-612-6200 Type of Justification: Limited Source PR #: TBD - Pending submission

II. Nature and/or description of the action being processed.

This action is a new order and follow-on to a previous contract FA7146 -18-D-0320, Firm Fixed Price (FFP).

The previous contract information is:

IDIQ Number FA8240-15-D-3150 (Issued by SAF Concepts, Development, and Management Office (CDM))

Order Number - FA7146-18-D-0320 (Managed by: SAF/CDM/PK)

PoP: 09/28/18 - 09/28/19

TCV for AFOSI:

There is currently a break in contract support; however, procured license via GPC in order to continue use of the system. This is important because this is the only system used to support the

The new order will be awarded against the GSA Schedule 70, on the Novetta Contract Number 47QTCA19D005U. The period of performance under this order is estimated to be March 11, 2020 through March 10, 2025 (base year plus four options).

The estimated cost is broken down as follows:

CLIN Contract Type Description SIN Est Cost X001 FFP Information Tech Prof Srvc 132-51 X002 FFP Software License Renewal 132-33 X003 FFP Maintenance of Software 132-34 X004 FFP Travel N/A

This new action will result in the award of a performance-based Firm Fixed Price (FFP) order.

The total cost is estimated at

III. Description of supplies/services required to meet agency needs.

requires a performance-based contract for continued support for a pre-existing customized cyber analytical proprietary software designed and developed by Novetta and procured by CDM/PK. currently uses the Novetta Cyber Analytics (NCA) software which is an analytical tool that collects, compiles, analyzes

. Ongoing support is needed to maintain and sustain this software.

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This support includes software and engineering services required to perform mission for entry resolution of big data and special capabilities development. Essentials to success are highly specialized subject matter experts (SME) across multiple computer science domains with extensive experience operating in a . These SMEs require knowledge in the processing, manipulating, engineering, and fusion of massive amounts of data; they must be capable of developing parallel computing environments with advanced and proprietary algorithms; and provide concurrent support to numerous classified and unclassified programs.

In addition to the professional services, there are software license and maintenance that is required in order to maintain system and data integrity, functionality, and output of the analytical products. These items are:

, Novetta annual maintenance, and material handling. The Cyber Analytical system utilizes as the operating system platform and requires annual subscriptions which allows for continuous use of , software security updates, and support. is also built within the system and allows for artificial intelligence, secure monitoring, and reporting. requires an annual subscription to continue use of these services. Enrichment Data reports are built into the system to produce the transfer of raw data from multiple sources into one consolidated report.

The aforementioned products are key to system and mission operations. They are deeply integrated into the system and cannot function without them.

The cumulative cost of professional services to be performed under this action is estimated at $

The cumulative cost for software license and maintenance is estimated at $

Travel is also included as a requirement in order for SMEs to conduct onsite configurations or training sessions as needed.

The cumulative cost for travel is estimated at

The total cumulative cost for this order is estimated at $

The period of performance is for one base year and four option years.

IV. Identification of the justification/rationale for limiting sources and demonstration of the contractor's unique qualifications to provide the required supply/service.

FAR 8.405-6 requires an ordering activity to justify its actions when restricting consideration of schedule contractors to fewer than required in FAR 8.405-2

FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B), Only one source is capable of responding due to the unique or specialized nature of the work.

Novetta developed and

Over several years, Novetta has worked to design a massive scale transaction analytical tool that continuously evolves to leverage advanced technologies to address the massive data overload associated with and significantly improve the ability of the Department of Defense (DoD) to operate, defend, and protect their networks and those As cyber security advances, rely on Novetta's Subject Matter Expertise and engineers to advance capabilities and to organize, relate, and visualize massive amounts of data in near real time for

For more than seven years, NCA has been the primary data analysis and visualization tool used by to

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Novetta ,Inc. is the sole engineering and software developer of NCA, the only product currently available to provide with the ability to facilitate the

. NCA supports the cyber analytics process and analyzes the significant volume of data involving . Currently, NCA products are not authorized to be resold by any other company and are only available through Novetta. Additionally, any configuration, technical changes, etc. conducted on NCA must be performed by an experienced Novetta SME.

Research showed that there are other tools designed to analyze network flow;

however, none of those tools can meet needs. needs to be able to

With these purposes in mind, uses Novetta's flow analysis tool that provides the most comprehensive analysis of data available on the market. Although a few companies can provide some semblance of data analysis required, NCA is the only solution that fuses

In addition to being able to

V. Determination by the ordering activity Contracting Officer that the order represents the best value consistent with

FAR 8.404(d).

A complete analysis of the contractor's prices will be performed by the Contracting Officer in accordance with applicable FAR provisions. The proposed level of effort and mix of labor will be evaluated as required by FAR 8.404(d).

Commercial price lists, procurement history and other available pricing information will be reviewed. A determination of fair and reasonable pricing as required by statute and regulation will be made by the Contracting Officer.

VI. Description of the market research conducted and the results, or explain why market research was not conducted.

was built as a full solution consisting of multiple operating systems, databases, and software integrated to successfully produce consolidated detailed analytical information

Therefore, when conducting market research, the government looked for a full solution that consisted of all integrated systems/databases that exist within the current system

Broad searches on NETCENTS, GSA, the Internet, as well as exchanges with over 20 Federal Government partner agencies, showed that there are no known software solutions with the same capability. Market research also showed that there are no companies that are cable of configuring or making any technical changes to the existing Novetta system.

VII. Other facts supporting the justification.

If were to decide to use a similar tool with less capability, a significant amount of customization and configuration will be needed. The re-invesment of a new system will lead to not only redevelopment but also retraining of the entire career field for Most importantly, the down time it will take to design, develop, test, train, and deploy a new system will cripple the Similar software customization and development schedules have lasted for more than 18 months and more time may be needed if the system fails in any area during testing.

Additionally, transitioning to a new system will result in a substantial duplication of effort, manpower, and cost.

VIII. Actions the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers that led to the restricted consideration before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services.

There are no plans to move away from the NCA tool. However, will continue to monitor the market and will determine if new technology better meets mission needs. If so, will develop a transition plan from NCA to the

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IX. Certification by the Contracting Officer.

As evidenced by my signature above, I have determined this document to be both accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

X. Certification by the technical/requirements personnel.

As evidenced by my signature(s) above, I certify that any supporting data contained herein, which is my responsibility, is both accurate and complete.