Limiting-Competition-under-SAT_ACC_Redacted.pdf

Version – February 2017

Memorandum for Record – Limiting Competition at or below the Simplified

Acquisition Threshold

1. Contracting Activity: Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal – Corpus Christi Army Depot, Contracting Office (CCAM-ALC) 9035 Ocean Dr. Bldg. 10, Mail Stop 18 Corpus Christi, TX 78419-5260.

2. Description of Action:

Nature: New Requirement Follow-on Requirement

Contract Vehicle: Purchase Order Number TBD

Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Number _______________

Order/BPA# _______ against FSS Contract #_____ _________

Order #___________ against Multiple Award IDIQ Contract Name or #______________

Order #_______ against a single award IDC Contract

Modification # _______ to existing PO/TO/DO/Call Order

Pricing/Contract Type: Fixed Price Time & Materials/Labor Hours

Cost Reimbursable Hybrid

Funds: Operations & Maintenance, Army (OMA) Other Funds: Army Working Capital Funds FY: 2018

Brand Name Buy: Yes No

3. Description of Services or Supplies:

Name Unit of Issue

QTY Unit Cost Total Price

STEEL CLOUD CONFIGOS SOFTWARE

- WINDOWS

EA 2

STEEL CLOUD FOR WINDOWS

WORKSTATION ANNUAL

EA 2,000

STEEL CLOUD FOR WINDOWS

SERVER ANNUAL

EA 100

STEEL CLOUD FOR LINUX ANNUAL 1

SYSTEM

EA 12

Total Price

Delivery: Thirty (30) days After Date of Contract

4. Authority:

FAR 13.106-1(b)(1): For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), only one source reasonably available, urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization.

5. Reasons for Authority Cited:

The Steel Cloud ConfigOS for Windows software is being purchased for the CCAD in order to automate Security Technical Implementation Guide (STG) compliance across various different technologies. Steel Cloud converts STIG polices into XML formatted settings, which are then checked against target systems. Once checked, ConfigOS also allows administrators to configure the STIG XML settings to fit organizational needs. Steel Cloud ConfigOS currently supports over 5,000 STIG controls in the following technologies: Windows Server 2007, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012; Microsoft Windows Firewall and Miocrosft.NET Framework; Microsoft Office 2010 and Microsoft Office 2013; Red Hat Linux 5, Red hat Linux 6, and Red Hat Linux 7; SUSE; Ubuntu; Windows Internet Information Services (IIS) Site and Server;

Internet Explorer 10 and Internet Explorer 12; Google Chrome. Steel Cloud ConfigOS provides the ability to automate STIG compliance across multiple technologies, which no other product has this capability.

The Steel Cloud ConfigOS for Windows software is currently the only product on the market that meets the Government’s requirement for STIG compliance. Failure to provide this specific product would render these systems inoperable.

6. Publicizing Contract Actions: For FAR Part 13 actions, the public display and synopsis requirements of FAR 5.101 and FAR 5.203 apply and will be followed.

Research:

Market research, in accordance with FAR Part 10, was conducted through the following methods:

Personal knowledge in procuring supplies/services of this type.

Contact with knowledgeable persons in Government and/or industry regarding the commercial nature of this requirement and/or standard industry practices in this area of supply/services.

Queried Government, scientific, and/or business search engines:

AMCOM Competition Advocates Shopping List (CASL)

Computer Hardware Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS)

General Services Administration (GSA) Advantage

Department of Defense (DoD) Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI)

Internet research was conducted using the below websites:

8. Technical/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.

9. Contracting Officer Certification/Approval:

I hereby determine that the anticipated cost or price to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable based upon price analysis, market research and price history.

I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that completing this purchase as a sole source is in the best interest of the Government. Additionally, I approve this justification to limit competition subject to the availability of funds and provided that the services or supplies herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.