Limited Competition Justification 299 NOSS Squirrel Compliance_Redacted.pdf

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JUSTIFICATION REVIEW DOCUMENT

NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU

111 South George Mason Drive Arlington, VA 22204-1373

I. OVERVIEW

a. Program/Equipment Name

Squirrel Compliance Software License

c. Authority 10 USC 3204(a)(1) or 41 USC 3304(a)(1) as implemented in FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

d. Technical Representative

e. (Populates from the KO signature field.)

Name Title Email Phone Date Contracting Officer

Requirements Representative (If different from Technical Representative.)

Prepared by (If different from Contracting Officer.)

II. REVIEWS

I have reviewed this justification and find it adequate to support other than full and open competition.

Program Manager (If applicable.)

Program Executive Officer (When item is Program Executive Officer managed.)

Controlled by:

Controlled by:

CUI Category: SOURCE SELECTION Limited Dissemination Control: FEDCON

POC:

(Populates from the KO signature field.)

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c. Market Research

Market research was conducted utilizing extensive knowledge-base research, including the evaluation of publicly available product documentation, technical specifications, and user reviews for five different commercial network security software platforms. This independent research evaluated current commercial industry capabilities against the Government's predetermined performance requirements. The research determined that while various commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software options exist for network management, the majority function exclusively as passive, read-only vulnerability scanners or require extensive custom scripting to enforce compliance. Evaluated alternative platforms consistently failed to meet the predetermined salient characteristics for automated write-back remediation and native .CKL artifact generation. Based on this market analysis, Squirrel Defender is the only identified COTS software solution that inherently meets the Government's full technical intent without requiring additional custom development or manual processing

d. Interested Sources

Annsible; Flexera, Rubrik, Forward Networks and squirrel compliancy solutions

e. Other Facts

N/A

9. REQUIRING ACTIVITY CERTIFICATION

Technical and Requirements I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance, which are included in the justification, are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

11. APPROVAL

Contracting Officer (KO)

1. I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the government for this contract action will be Fair and Reasonable.

2. I certify that this Justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

(This certification shall be made by the contracting Officer who will sign the contract resulting from this Justification and Approval.)

12. REDACTION INSTRUCTIONS

After completion and signatures, print to PDF. In Adobe, Redact items such as, but not limited to:

1. Dollar amounts.

2. Names.

3. Signatures.

4. Proprietary information.

FAR 5.401, FAR 24.1, and FAR 24.2