Redacted Brand Name Justification McAfee Software.pdf

BNJPT1053

McAfee Annual Renewal and Maintenance

ERC2600NBDG

HW MNT

MFE Event Receiver 2600 1Yr BZ

+NBD ** TRUSTED PRODUCT

Serial Number: A070426020;

A070426019; A070426018;

A070426001; A070424052;

A070424051; A070424008;

A070422023; A070422022;

A070422021; A070422018;

ETM5600NBDG

MFE Ent Sec Mgr 5600 1Yr

BZ+NBD **

TRUSTED PRODUCT **

Serial Number: A070423034;

A070423032;

ETMX6NBDG

MFE Ent Sec Mgr X6 1Yr

BZ+NBD **

TRUSTED PRODUCT **

Serial Number: A070423004;

A070423003;

GTEETMX6GIEAD-AG

SUB MFE GTI for ESM-X6

1:1BZ

**TRUSTED PRODUCT **

ENHSUCCESS-ATG

MFE Enhanced Success Plan Prepaid

**TRUSTED PRODUCT ** 1

WBG5500DSDG

MFE Web Gateway 5500 Appl-D 1Yr SD 10

WBG5500CNBDG

HW MNT MFE Web Gateway 5500 Appl-C 1Yr BZ+NBD **

TRUSTED PRODUCT **

Serial Number: J1A0420084;

J1A0524032; J0A0614022;

J0A0614024; J0A0614029;

J0A0614021; J0A0614019;

J0A0614017; J0A0614026;

WSGYCM-AA-KG

MNT MFE Web Security 1Yr

BZ**

TRUSTED PRODUCT **

50,000

PSAYDM-ATG MNT Assigned Product Specialist 1 Yr ** TRUSTED PRODUCT ** 3

TOTAL ESTIMATED COST

BNJPT1053

McAfee Annual Renewal and Maintenance

4. Identify the exception to fair opportunity and supporting rationale.

The statutory authority permitting exception to fair opportunity is FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B). “Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized.” This requirement will be procuring items peculiar to one manufacturer on a brand name basis in accordance with FAR 16.505(a)(4)(i).

The McAfee software is proprietary and is currently utilized on various USCG systems. The software maintenance is necessary to ensure all C5ISC-Kearneysville managed operating systems can continue to meet and sustain security requirements on the network and cloud computing for CG network.The McAfee requirement must be purchased for unique software updates, patches and technical support. Due to the proprietary nature of the software only brand name McAfee software maintenance is able to provide continued support of the existing investments. The support described in this action must be provided by an authorized reseller and maintenance service provider.

Additionaly, the support described in this action must be registered with the manufacturer.

Failure to upgrade or patch existing Coast Guard owned software will expose systems to cyber security threats. Software upgrades provide critical fixes to bugs that impact system performance, prevents attacks against Coast Guard data systems and networks being exposed to potential intrusions, which in turn impacts the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of information. Failure to upgrade software will degrade system performance, which will result in complete system failure within the USCG network.

The continued software licensed maintenance support for C5ISC is necessary to ensure the USCG network is safe from security threats. Due to the McAfee proprietary requirements, the contracting strategy which will provide the Government best value is competing the brand-name McAfee renewal requirement using the FS II contracting vehicle.

5. Determination by the Contracting Officer that the anticipated cost to the government will be fair and reasonable.

The Contracting Officer determines that the anticipated cost will be fair and reasonable based on adequate price competition between two or more responsible offerors as there are multiple authorized McAfee resellers on FS II, which will ensure competition. The Contracting Officer will also perform a price analysis technique to determine that the price at the time of award represents the overall best value for the Government and is fair and reasonable.

6. Statement of actions, if any, The Agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acuistion for supplies for service required.

Currently, McAfee is proprietary and is on the USCG network. The availability of multiple vendors that can provide brand name McAfee software maintenance ensures competition among value added resellers of this software maintenance. Additionally, the USCG consistently monitors the marketplace and evaluates the USCG’s needs to discover viable alternatives to this brand-name requirement. Should viable alternatives be discovered and resources made available, the requirement for a new USCG SIEM solution would be competed openly.