Veritas Brand Name Justification JA-24-005 (Redacted).pdf

This document is a Brand Name Justification for the U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG) requirement for Veritas NetBackup software maintenance support. The USCG's Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, and Intelligence Service Center (C5ISC) requires this maintenance support to continue utilizing the Veritas management software that provides comprehensive visibility into their highly utilized data environment. This brand name exception to fair opportunity is being justified under FAR 16.505(a)(4)(i), as the Veritas software is peculiar to a single manufacturer. The justification was posted to fulfill the FAR requirement for posting brand name exceptions. The contract for this Veritas software maintenance support was awarded on 2024-03-29 under contract number HSHQDC-13-D-00026, though the vendor and contract value are unknown based on the information provided.