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In accordance with OPNAVINST 9210.3, appendix D, paragraph 2E states, “Any foreign government, agency of a foreign government, or representative of a foreign government; any form of business enterprise or entity organized under the laws of any country other than the United States or its possessions; and any foreign national. Firms organized under U.S. laws, regardless of potential foreign ownership, can receive contracts requiring access to U-NNPI if the firm formally agrees to protect the information”. Therefore, any foreign interest within the company is strictly prohibited and will not be approved per instruction. However, Huntsman Family Investments in Salt Lake City, Utah own GTA, which satisfies the foreign interest clause.

Foreign investors own the other ISP providers on Guam.

The aforementioned OEM of this requirement is the only company capable of maintaining its source code. Use of non-compliant/non-authorized OEM products will void current support contract for this product. Market research was conducted to identify availability via Department of the Navy Enterprise License Agreement (DON-ESL) Program Government-wide acquisition contracts, Department of Defense Enterprise Software Initiative (DOD-ESI) Government-wide acquisition contracts, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Solutions for Enterprise- Wide Procurement (NASA-SEWP) Government-wide acquisition contracts, General Services Administration (GSA) Government-wide acquisition contracts, the Open Market , Department of Defense Approved Products List (DODIN-APL), Army Computer Hardware Enterprise Software and Solutions - Information Technology (ARMY-CHESS-IT) Government-wide acquisition contracts, and other potential sources.

Market research was conducted to identify availability via Department of the Navy Enterprise License Agreement (DON-ESL) Program Government-wide acquisition contracts, Department of Defense Enterprise Software Initiative (DOD-ESI) Government-wide acquisition contracts, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (NASA-SEWP) Government-wide acquisition contracts, General Services Administration (GSA) Government-wide acquisition contracts, the Open Market , Department of Defense Approved Products List (DODIN-APL), Army Computer Hardware Enterprise Software and Solutions - Information Technology (ARMY-CHESS-IT) Government-wide acquisition contracts, and other potential sources.

Based on current market research dated November 2022, it has been determined only the aforementioned brand name Metro Ethernet can fully support the Government’s needs. No competitor functional replacement products exist in the market at this time to meet the Government's needs. The Government will continue to conduct market research to determine if there are changes in the market place that would enable future competitive actions; e.g., there are similar products and/or product support in the marketplace that provide the same functionality, GTA Telecom releases ownership rights of product, or it is economically feasible to procure a new system.