B2_SolarWinds_Brand_Name_Justification_RFQ.pdf

RFQ #Q18CW03 SolarWinds Software Maintenance, USDA/OCIO/CEC Page 1 of 3 Brand Name Justification

Limited-Sources Justification United States Department of Agriculture

FAR 8.405 Federal Supply Schedules Multiple Award Schedule Program or FAR 16.505 GWACs

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity.

United States Department of Agriculture, Departmental Administration, Office of Contracting and Procurement, Procurement Operations Division, Fort Collins, CO.

2. Description of supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs.

The USDA, OCIO, CEC has a requirement for renewal of software maintenance and technical support of existing commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) SolarWinds software. A subscription renewal with genuine support from the publisher is required (brand name).

Period of performance: 9/24/2018 – 9/23/2019:

SKU # Description Quantity 18182 SolarWinds Engineer’s Toolset Per Seat License - Annual Maintenance Renewal. 1 18182 SolarWinds Engineer’s Toolset Per Seat License - Annual Maintenance Renewal. 1 18182 SolarWinds Engineer’s Toolset Per Seat License - Annual Maintenance Renewal. 1 18203 SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager DLX (unlimited nodes) o- Annual

Maintenance Renewal.

18223 SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor ALX (unlimited monitors-Standard Polling Throughput)- Annual Maintenance Renewal.

18209 SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor SLX (unlimited elements-Standard Polling Throughput)- Annual Maintenance Renewal.

18182 SolarWinds Engineer’s Toolset Per Seat License - Annual Maintenance Renewal. 1 18182 SolarWinds Engineer’s Toolset Per Seat License - Annual Maintenance Renewal. 1 18190 SolarWinds VoIP and Network Quality Manager IP SLA X, IP Phone X (unlimited IP SLA source devices, unlimited IP phones) - Annual Maintenance Renewal.

18227 SolarWinds Additional Polling Engine for SolarWinds Unlimited Licenses (Standard Polling Throughput) - Annual Maintenance Renewal.

Period of performance: 9/24/2018 – 6/24/2019:

SKU # Description Quantity 18195 SolarWinds IP Address Manager IPX (unlimited IPs) - Annual Maintenance Renewal. 1 18182 SolarWinds Engineer’s Toolset Per Seat License - Annual Maintenance Renewal. 1 18209 SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor SLX (unlimited elements-Standard Polling

Throughput)- Annual Maintenance Renewal.

18214 SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer Module for SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor SLX - Annual Maintenance Renewal.

18267 SolarWinds User Device Tracker UT50000 (up to 50000 ports) - Annual Maintenance Renewal. 1

18201 SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager DL1000 (up to 1000 nodes) - Annual Maintenance Renewal.

Estimated Cost: Between $25,000 and $100,000.

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3. The circumstances and rationale for limiting competition.

This requirement is to be solicited using procedures of FAR 8.405- 6(b), or FAR 16.505, Brand Name, an item peculiar to one manufacturer is required.

SolarWinds updates and support are only available from the developer (SolarWinds), and only SolarWinds possesses the proprietary software code and the ability to provide new versions/releases of the software, software revisions, and software updates and corrections to the proprietary code, directly and via authorized resellers.

Within the list of IT Monitoring and Management products there are solutions from other providers that could provide similar functionality as the SolarWinds suite currently employed by the USDA. Offerings from CA Technologies, BMC Software, and ManageEngine offer similar functionality; however, these alternate products do not work “as-is” in the USDA end user environment. To make such a change would require customer application redesign, data migrations from one technology to another, potential hardware changes, significant testing, and training all of which are impacting to the USDA's customers. Additional license and maintenance costs of the new solution, in parallel to the costly migration activities that would be required of such a change. A moderate sized application would have the potential of costing hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars to shift technologies and needing multiple years to accomplish, taking valuable resources away from the agencies core mission. A substantial duplication of cost to the Government would be required to replace these products and the cost of the effort would not be expected to be recovered through competition with non-Verint products.

4. A description of the market research conducted among schedule holders and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

Multiple FSS and GWAC vendors are authorized resellers of SolarWinds products, so competitive quotes will be requested via GSA e-Buy or NASA SEWP. FSS and GWAC contract vehicles have already been determined price fair and reasonable.

5. Recommended source(s)/known provider(s).

DLT Solutions, LLC 2411 Dulles Corner Park, Suite 800 Herndon, VA 20171 POC: Jessica Willard (703)708-9128

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Supporting data which form the basis for and included in this justification are certified accurate and complete.

Jeffrey Bisko

9/13/2018

Jeffrey Bisko IT Specialist – OCIO/CEC/IOD/IOSB

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The information contained in this Limited Sources Justification is certified accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Christine D. Wallace

9/13/2018

Christine D. Wallace Contracting Officer

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