A02_-_JandA_-_Puppet_Enterprise_Standard_Redacted.pdf

Version – February 2017 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Control No: JA-E-19-XXX Contractor:

Program/Equipment: GUARDRAIL Common Systems / Puppet Enterprise Annual Software subscriptions

The cost to re-engineer the baseline systems would be approximately dollars, and would take between 24-48 months:

Reengineering Cost Calculator

Engineering Configuration Management Engineering Verification & Validation

Independent Verification & Validation Information Assurance Vulnerability Assessment (IAVA)

Dept. of the Army Military Intelligence- Government Estimate (DAMI-GE) Certification

Fielding and Support

TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF

REENGINNERING EFFORT

Reengineering Cost is a parametric estimating tool based on multiple factors related to substituting an alternate COTS software product for an existing software product. The reengineering factors include but are not limited to how the software is used; how the software is distributed throughout the program, where the software is in the configuration of the integrated systems program; how many times the replacement upgrade needs to uploaded; where the upgrades need to be installed; how many units of the software are already fielded and finally how much effort needs to be spent to validate the software is a true substitution that meets to confirmation management requirements and the security features required to maintain the Authority-to-Operate (ATO) by Army standards. The Reengineering cost is determined by the engineer's knowledge of the program confirmation management, the relationship of the software to the core of the operating system and the ATO certification requirements.

(b.) Alternate products are not compatible with the Puppet scripting language, which the

GRCS program utilized to distribute software and automate the installation of the software. For more information, reference Section 3, Description of Supplies/Services.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: The Contracting Officer shall publish the notices required by FAR 5.201 and any bids or proposals received shall be considered.

a. Effective Competition: Effective competition will be achieved for this effort as the Software Publisher sells to the Army through any reseller. The requirement was synopsized on the FedBizOpps website and this information as sent to a list of PE suggested resellers.

b. Subcontracting Competition: Subcontracting competition will not be achieved for the requirement as PE made a business decision to maintain protect the copy right of the software.

7. Actions to Increase Competition: Commercial software publishers are encouraged to increase the number of authorized resellers. Additionally, upon receipt of the requirement an authorized list of authorized distributors for this software is immediately requested from the original manufacturer. The manufacturer is also encouraged to pursue distribution of their products/services through Small businesses, HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, and Woman Owned Small businesses. Since these products are now not available on a Department of Defense Enterprise Software Initiative Blanket Purchase Agreement (DoD ESI BPA)and will be procured via GSA, SEWP or Open Market price quotes. Currently at this stage in the projects baselines there are no products that would be able to replace the Puppet products in the project associated with this procurement.

8. Market Research: Market research was performed by the technical experts from the SEC during the months of December 2018 and April 2019 on a quantity of 700 licenses.

That market research was utilized for this purchase of 305 licenses. Searches were performed on the Army Computer Hardware Enterprise Software Solutions (CHESS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement (SEWP), and General Services Administration (GSA) websites. A SoNA number 216742437, dated 24 January 2019 was approved for the requirement.

Below is a listing of vendors who showed interest in fulfilling the software requirement.

Contractor Name Cage Code Business Category

GovSmart 5WFZ8 HUBZONE, 8a NewTech Solutions 1QN24 Small Business

Carahsoft 5WFZ8 Other than Small Business

9. Interested Sources: The Government Point of Entry (GPE) notice required by FAR

5.201 was published on the Federal Business Opportunities on 23 April 2019. Any proposals that are received shall be considered.

10. Other Facts:

a. Procurement History

Contract Number Vendor Award Date Extent Competed / Authority

W56JSR-18-P-0002 Red River Computing 1/26/2018 FAR 13.5 Simplified Acquisition

NNG15SD74B Dynamic Computer Corporation 8/21/2018 FAR 13.5 Simplified

Acquisition

NNG15SC44B PCMG, Inc. 8/17/2018 FAR 13.5 Simplified Acquisition

NNG15SC82B NTS 1/01/2018 FAR 13.5 Simplified Acquisition

NNG15SC85B Red River Computing 8/17/2017 FAR 13.5 Simplified Acquisition

11. Technical Certification: 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.

12. Requirements Certification: 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.

13. Fair and Reasonable Price Determination: I hereby determine that the anticipated price to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable based on price competition.

As a part of this basis, certified cost or pricing data:

Commercial item is being acquired.

Will not be required and the following exception applies (FAR 15.403):

Prices that will be agreed upon are based on adequate price competition.

Prices that will be agreed upon are based on prices set by law or regulation.

Procurement Contracting Officer

14. Contracting Officer Certification: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Procurement Contracting Officer

*Contracting Officer’s Signature at paragraph 14 (Contracting Officer Certification) constitutes approval. The Approval page not required.