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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF OCTOBER 02, 2015 FBO #5061
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D -- Brand Name Virtual Computer Environment (VCE) VBlock Hardware and Software Maintenance Support - Attachment

Notice Date

9/30/2015
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541519 — Other Computer Related Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Technology Acquisition Center;23 Christopher Way;Eatontown NJ 07724
 

ZIP Code

07724
 

Solicitation Number

VA118A15Q0168
 

Archive Date

10/26/2015
 

Point of Contact

Lisa Martikes
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Award Number

NNG15SC85B VA118-15-F-0676
 

Award Date

9/26/2015
 

Awardee

RED RIVER COMPUTER CO., INC.;21 WATER ST STE 500;CLAREMONT;NH;03743
 

Award Amount

133,520.08
 

Description

JUSTIFICATION FOR AN EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY 1.Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Acquisition Operations Technology Acquisition Center 23 Christopher Way Eatontown, New Jersey 07724 2.Description of Action: The proposed action is for a brand name firm-fixed-price task order issued under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) V Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). 3.Description of Supplies or Services: The proposed action is to provide hardware and software maintenance coverage for the two Virtual Computer Environment (VCE) VBlock server platforms. The Office of Resolution Management (ORM) manages, operates, and maintains servers located at two secure facilities, the Capital Data Regional Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and the VA Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The servers provide shared file, print, and application services to all VA ORM employees nationwide and are comprised of VCE VBlock technology. ORM requires 24-hour, 7 days per week, telephone technical support for the VBlock hardware and software items, and onsite repair services, including parts replacement, online software and firmware upgrades via downloads, and software license renewals. In addition, ORM requires continued maintenance and software coverage from the original equipment manufacturer, VCE Company LLC. The period of performance is 12 months from date of award, with two 12-month option periods. The total estimated value of the proposed action is 4.Statutory Authority: The statutory authority permitting this exception to fair opportunity is Section 41 U.S.C. 4106(c)(2) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B) entitled, "Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized." 5.Rationale Supporting Use of Authority Cited: This is a brand name justification in accordance with FAR 11.105, Items Peculiar to One Manufacturer. ORM competitively procured the server solution hardware, along with the needed software and support services, on the NASA SEWP GWAC. The VCE VBlock solution was provided by CDW-G, a reseller. CDW-G delivered a cloud-ready, integrated, engineered, and self-contained system referred to as VCE VBlock; only an authorized reseller of VCE VBlock technology can perform the required maintenance support. VA requires continued hardware and software maintenance for VCE VBlock technology. 6.Efforts to Obtain Competition: Market research was conducted, details of which are in section 8 of this justification. This effort did not yield any additional sources that can meet the Government's requirements. It was determined that limited competition is viable among authorized resellers for this brand name effort. In accordance with FAR 5.301 and 16.505(b)(2)(ii)(D), this action will be synopsized and the justification will be made publicly available within 14 days of award on the Federal Business Opportunities Page. In accordance with FAR 16.505(a)(4)(iii)(A), the justification will be posted with the request for quotation on the NASA SEWP V GWAC. 7.Actions to Increase Competition: The Government will continue to conduct market research to ascertain if there are changes in the marketplace that would enable future actions to be competed. 8.Market Research: In May 2015, the Government's technical experts conducted Internet searches on the General Services Administration (GSA) eLibrary portal to determine if there were any resellers and if any other sources could provide the required hardware and software maintenance support. Searches were based on the part numbers and the general description of the hardware and software maintenance. No resellers were found on GSA. Although other vendors possess similar capabilities to provide the required maintenance only VCE VBlock or an authorized reseller has access to the proprietary database structure and source code, protocols, and software application programming interfaces specific to the maintenance for this particular hardware and software. In addition, on May 19, 2015, VA issued a market research request on NASA SEWP V GWAC which closed on May 22, 2015. VA sent the request to all contract holders to determine if there are any maintenance providers of the VCE VBlock server technology from VCE Company LLC. One Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Regan Technologies and two large businesses, CDW-G and Insight indicated that they could provide the products, with maintenance and support provided by VCE. CDW-G previously provided the products, maintenance and licenses on the NASA SEWP IV contract. Additional market research was conducted by the Government in September 2015 by utilizing the NASA SEWP V GWAC Provider Look-Up Tool that identified 10 resellers of VCE products. In addition, the NASA SEWP V GWAC is a dynamic GWAC in which products can be added to vendor catalogs based on customer requests on a daily basis, as long as the required Information Technology item is within scope of the NASA SEWP V GWAC. In addition, the requirements discussed herein have been found to be within scope of the NASA SEWP V GWAC in a separate determination. As a result, there is reasonable expectation that limited competition exists on the NASA SEWP V GWAC for the VCE VBlock maintenance support. 9. Other Facts: None.
 

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Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: NNG15SC85B VA118-15-F-0676 NNG15SC85B VA118-15-F-0676_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2345576&FileName=NNG15SC85B-002.docx)

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Record

SN03910722-W 20151002/151001000612-b34f912be7d31e1af2090cfb88768653 (fbodaily.com)
 

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