JA_Brand Name_CS21 Security Onion_KO SIGNED 4-28-21.pdf

Brand Name Justification and Approval

Purchase Requisition # W81A9P 1035-0104

Organization/Line Office: Utah Army National Guard, JFHQ G6

Description of Action being approved: New contract, firm fixed price

Description of Product, Supplies or Services required to meet the Agency’s needs: Security Onion 2.0 Fundamentals Training Course

An identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition:

This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(c).

Identification of the Justification Rationale:

1. The National Guard Bureau (NGB) uses Security Onion as part of NGB’s cybersecurity mission requirements.

2. Security Onion is proprietary software and Security Onion is the only authorized trainer for this software.

3. Security Onion Solutions is the actual program developer and only certified training provider for this software, guaranteeing that participants in these courses receive instruction and guidance from the most capable of Subject Matter Experts.

4. National Guard Defensive Cyber Operations Elements (DCOEs) have trained using Security Onion proprietary software at Cyber Shield 2015-2021. Continuous training through Security Onion will ensure that knowledge base is maintained at the highest levels of proficiency and capability.

Fair and Reasonable Price Determination:

Award issued under this individual limited sources justification represents a fair and reasonable price as the agreed to pricing will be based upon competitive quotes received from authorized retailers of the brand in a competitive environment. Price analysis will be performed on all quotes received. Therefore the price paid will represent the best value and result in the lowest overall cost to meet the needs of the Utah National Guard.

Actions to Increase Competition:

This requirement is limited only to authorized and approved vendors who can provide Brand Name Security Onion cyber training.

Market Research conducted:

Reviewed publicly available information in the marketplace, such as FPDS.gov. Additionally, reviewed prior year contracts awarded for this specific Brand Name training from our agency and other government agencies.

Technical Cognizance:

As the technical or requirement personnel, 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.

Technical/Requirements Personnel

Contracting Officer