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This document is a Sole Source Justification for the acquisition of a Dell Progress ECS Connection Manager H1 1 Year Renewal License for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center.
The justification indicates that the Dell ECS Connection Managers are vital infrastructure for NASA's Cyber Security Enterprise Cyber Logging system, which requires 24/7/365 support and maintenance to remain operable. Pursuing an alternate service would be operationally cost and time prohibitive. The estimated cost of this sole source acquisition is the dollar amount provided, with a one-year period of performance. This procurement is necessary to maintain NASA's past investment in this critical cybersecurity system.
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Page 1 V2.0 3-15-2017
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
RECOMMENDATION AND DETERMINATION TO SOLICIT FROM ONE SOURCE
OR BRAND NAME
PICK ONE
Sole Source:
☐I recommend that NASA, NASA Shared Services Center negotiate with Vendor only for Product being purchased . The total estimated cost of this effort is Enter Dollar amount and the estimated period of performance or lead-time for delivery is Date.
OR
Brand Name Justification:
☒I recommend that NASA, NASA Shared Services Center negotiate only with vendors who can provide the subject brand name from Dell Technologies Inc. for Dell Progress ECS Connection Manager H1 1 Year Renewal License. The estimated period of performance or lead-time for delivery is one year from date of award.
This recommendation is for the acquisition of supplies or services determined to be reasonably available from only one source/only one manufacture. Competition is impractical for the following reasons (please answer the questions below):
1. What are the reasons for soliciting only the suggested source/suggested brand name? Please provide the unique characteristics of the items or services along with the supporting rationale and the market research performed to substantiate your reason for the suggested source/brand name.
Cyber Security Infrastructure (CSI) Enterprise Cyber Logging (ECL) team operates Dell ECS Connection Managers (aka Kemp Load Master Load Balancers). The ECS Connection Managers are the data brokers for all Splunk data that is stored in our primary S3 object storage solution (Dell ECS).
NASA needs these devices/systems and the support to be maintained 24/7/365.
2. What is the impact to the government if another vendor/brand is used? Include any dollar, schedule, or compatibility impacts if possible.
This procurement for maintenance ensures that the NASA equipment stays operable and calibrated within specification to perform daily work. This procurement is vital to NASA’s past investment. To pursue the evaluation or procurement of an alternate service would be both operationally cost and time prohibitive.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
8/29/2024 Technical User Name Date
IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST
Title
NASA KSC
Office
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