REDACTED_007093GOR230060967 JA V1.pdf

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Memorandum for Record: Limiting Competition at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold

1. Contracting Activity: U.S. Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground

(ACC-APG), Huachuca Division ATTN: CCAP- CCH2133 Cushing Street, Building 61801 Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613-7070

2. Description of Action: This Brand Name Justification has been prepared to procure Forcepoint Data Diode (FDD) Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) Continuous Monitoring (CM) Implementation and Accreditation for Fort Gordon, GA. The anticipated types of funds are Fiscal Year (FY) 23 Operations and Maintenance, Army (OMA) funds. This resultant contract will be a Firm-Fixed Price.

3. Description of Services or Supplies: Implementation and accreditation of Forcepoint Data Diode (FDD) Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) Continuous Monitoring (CM) implementation for Army 7th Signal CSfC and upgrading and accreditation of the latest version of the Forcepoint Trusted Guard System supporting the Fort Gordon (FG) CSfC/Multiple Independent Levels of Security (MILS) capability.

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Period of Performance: 24 Sep 23 – 28 Sep 24

4. Authority: This acquisition is conducted under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1) For Purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) only one source reasonably available, urgency, exclusive licensing agreement, brand name or industrial mobilization.

5. Reasons for Authority Cited: The service/software solution request is in support of the Fort Gordon Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) project that utilizes Forcepoint for the Trusted Thin Client – Remote solution.

National Cross Domain Strategy and Management Office (NCDSMO) regulations state that only Forcepoint may complete the work specified in this action as this constitutes a major upgrade mandating a third-party validation which must be completed by Forcepoint. In NCDSMO-R- 00003-004, Security Assessment of Cross Domain Solutions: Process and Requirements, Section 2.6, (U) Site-Based Security Assessment (SBSA), it states that The SBSA is performed at the customer site and conducted by the customer in coordination with the Cross Domain Support Element (CDSE) and CDS developer, who in this case is Forcepoint. It further states that, the customer site is usually the location where the CDS will be operated, which is Fort Gordon, GA.

Furthermore, in NCDSMO-R-00015-001, CDSE 101: Guidance and Requirements, Section 3, Terminology, it defines SBSA as testing, which is performed by an independent team at the CDS installation site, verifies the correct implementation and configuration of the CDS, examines the site’s security posture as well as the site policies and procedures that address /management and operational security controls, and assesses any countermeasures required to mitigate lab-based security assessment (LBSA) findings. Also, in NCDSMO-R-00002-003, Versioning and Patching Requirements for Cross Domain Solutions, it shows that this is a major versioning change, requiring a SBSA, which as shown in the policies above, require an independent team, preferably the CDS developer to perform.

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and belief.

6. Publicizing Contract Actions: The redacted justification will be posted with the solicitation on the SAM.GOV.

7. Market Research: A CHESS ITES-S3 RFI (#458352) was created on 12 July 2023 to verify which of the 119 potential vendors could meet the criteria. As of 18 July 2023, a total of ZERO vendors that indicated they could provide a quote, NONE of which were small businesses.

8. Other Facts: N/A

9. Technical/Requirements Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in the justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.

10. Contracting Officer Certification/Approval: I hereby determine that the anticipated cost or price to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable based upon price analysis.

I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief and that completing this purchase as a limited/sole source is in the best interest of the Government. Additionally, I approve this justification to limit competition subject to the availability of funds and provided that the services or supplies herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.