Sole Source Justification Redacted.pdf

JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE (Simplified Acquisitions <$250K)

The service or material listed on N0016122RC16445 is sole source and competition is precluded for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available for this material or service.

Restricted to the following source.

Manufacturer:

InfoBlox

Mark Chrisp mchrisp@infobloxfederal.com

408-986-4000

2390 Mission College Blvd suite 501 Sanra Clara CA 95054

Dealer / Rep:

Jack Hatfield

1835 Forest Dr suite A

Annapolis MD 21401

301-751-2258

Description of the item or service required, the estimated cost, and required delivery date.

This requirement is for maintenance contracts for USNA’s Infoblox hardware appliances that are responsible for Domain Name system (DNS) and Dynamic Host

Configuration Protocol (DHCP) services for the NetMRI licenses. PoP 08/28/2022 – 8/27/2023 The total cost is: .

Specific characteristics of the material or service that limit the availability to a brand name

(unique features, function of the item, etc.). Describe in detail why only this suggested source can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources.

The software updates included in the maintenance contracts are proprietary and cannot be manufactured by anyone except for Infoblox. Use of another vendor’s software code would violate the copyright agreement of Inflblox, and also affect the mission of USNA by damaging data on these appliances.

This procurement action supports the provision of maintenance and support for the Infoblox hardware appliance services that are currently performed under Contract number:

N0018921p0519 which was awarded on a sole source basis to Blackwood Associates a small business; the existing contract expires on August 27, 2022.

The requested material or service represents the minimum requirements of the government

CHECK & FILL IN ALL APPLICABLE BLANKS BELOW

x The material/service must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit and function) with existing systems presently installed/performing. Describe the equipment/function you have now and how the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system.

__ A patent, copyright or proprietary data limits competition.

__These are “direct replacements” parts/components for existing equipment.

Other information to support a sole source buy:

I CERTIFY THAT STATEMENTS CHECKED, AND INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE, ARE

COMPLETE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE

PROCESSING OF THIS SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION PRECLUDES THE USE OF FULL AND

OPEN COMPETITION.

Signature: Raquel Gladieux Title________________________________

Activity Date 4/25/2022

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