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USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION LESS THAN SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD MEMO

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SUBJECT: Sole Source/Brand Name Justification / Limited Source Justification for Use of Other than Full & Open Competition for an Acquisition under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT)

I. BACKGROUND

1. FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) states for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, Contracting Officers may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.

2. As required by FAR 13.106-3(b)(3)(i), this memorandum explains the absence of competition for this acquisition, as only one source will be solicited for this requirement (or for a portion of the requirement) and the requirement is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

3. This memorandum is derived from Enclosure 3, Department of Navy Simplified Acquisition Procedures Guide (April 2018) and is only applicable to acquisitions under the SAT.

II. DESCRIPTION OF ITEM OR SERVICE (include manufacture/sole source name and address) This request is for the purchase of:

(2) 2U Custom Storage Arrays. *Configuration may differ depending on Vendor provided solution* These Components are needed to support upcoming and future acoustic trials.

The estimated cost for this contract is $ .

STX-2U12- BOD-12x20TB HDD 3.5" 7.2K-

240TB

STX-2U12- iSCSI-12x20TB HDD 3.5" 7.2K-

240TB

MANUFACTURER: BlueAlly ADDRESS: 9979 Muirlands Blvd, Irvine, CA 92618 PHONE: 949 870-3500 POC: Steven Sales

III. BASIS FOR DETERMINATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL & OPEN COMPETITION

Market research was conducted and it was determined that commercial vendors are available for the purchase of the Custom Array hardware.

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☒ A. BRAND NAME:

Item required must be a brand name product, or feature of a product, particular to one manufacturer.

Existing internal networks and systems used for projects, trials and data collection and processing use Various Name Brand Components specified by vendors. This purchase is to install and configure systems designed and based on existing Storage Arrays so other name brands would not achieve the required function and desired results.

· 1. Restrictive Rights: The source has established proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights, or secret processes in the item or service required.

☒ 2. Exclusive Licensing Agreements: The item or service is only available from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).

☒ 3. Other Reasons: These storage arrays were configured to work with existing storage racks and design of the physical location and allocated space within the facility that will house them. If different arrays or variants in configuration size are used, they will not fit in the designated racks and space.

· B. SOLE SOURCE (select all that apply)

· 1. Restrictive Rights: The source has established proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights, or secret processes in the item or service required.

· 2. Exclusive Licensing Agreements: The item or service is only available from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), or there is only one authorized distributor or technical representative for the OEM.

· 3. Other Reasons:

IV. CERTIFICATIONS & APPROVALS

A. Technical/Requirements Certification: I certify that the facts and representation under my cognizance, which are included in this justification, are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.