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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF OCTOBER 02, 2015 FBO #5061
DOCUMENT

D -- Microsoft Exchange Next Lab (Hines) - 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

VA11815Q0808
 

Archive Date

1/6/2016
 

Point of Contact

Amy Schmalzigan
 

E-Mail Address

hmalzigan@va.gov<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Award Number

NNG15SD26B VA118-15-F-0759
 

Award Date

9/29/2015
 

Awardee

THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY, LLC;1775 WIEHLE AVE STE 104;RESTON;VA;20190
 

Award Amount

$359,026.00
 

Description

On September 29, 2015, the Technology Acquisition Center awarded Delivery Order VA118-15-F-0759 under the terms and conditions of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) V contract NNG15SD26B with ThunderCat Technology, 1775 Wiehle Avenue, Suite 104, Reston, Virginia 20190. ThunderCat will be providing SuperMicro enterprise equipment, specifically servers, just a bunch disks disk enclosures, and fibre channel switches for a Microsoft Exchange lab environment. The period of performance shall be a 5-year warranty for all hardware and software items from the date of Government's acceptance of equipment, which shall be delivered within 30 days after contract award, the total order value of $359,026.00. ? 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, NJ 07724 2. Description of Action: This proposed action is for a brand name firm-fixed-price Delivery Order to be 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: VA, Office of Information and Technology, Service Delivery and Engineering, Enterprise Systems Engineering, Enterprise Messaging and Collaboration Services requires brand name SuperMirco enterprise equipment; specifically servers, disk enclosures, and fibre channel switches for a Microsoft Exchange project lab test environment. This will allow VA to test updates, patches, and upgrades on exactly the same hardware being implemented under VA's Microsoft Exchange Next project before rolling out any of this equipment nationally. VA requires a 5-year warranty for all hardware and associated software from the date of Government acceptance. Equipment shall be delivered within 30 days after date of award. 4. Statutory Authority: The statutory authority permitting this exception to fair opportunity is 41 U.S.C. 4106(c)(2) as implemented by the 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 Above: Based on market research, as described in section 8 of this justification, it was determined that limited competition is anticipated through authorized resellers for the aforementioned brand name SuperMirco equipment, software, and components. VA National Exchange Next Project systems are preparing to install SuperMirco brand servers, disk enclosures, and storage area network switches. SuperMirco basic input-output system settings, driver versions, and system configurations can only be tested on the same equipment being implemented for the VA National Microsoft Exchange Next Project. Also, Exchange application functionality upgrades and configuration changes will need to be tested on the same physical and logical configuration planned for the production environment. An alternate brand of test lab equipment would inhibit VA's ability to test in a controlled environment prior to deploying any changes or updates into VA's production environment. This would require VA to make changes in the production Exchange environment without knowing the impact of those changes, which could result in system down time and severe degradation of performance. 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 the required brand name. In accordance with FAR 5.301 and 16.505(b)(2)(ii)(D), notice of award of this action will be synopsized and this 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), this justification will be posted with the request for quotation on the NASA SEWP V GWAC website to notify all interested parties. 7. Actions to Increase Competition: In order to remove or overcome barriers to competition in future acquisitions for this requirement, the agency will work with the program office to perform additional market research so that other solutions can be considered. 8. Market Research: During July 2015, the Government's technical experts reviewed other products through internet searches which identified Hewlett Packard, EMC, International Business Machines, Dell, NetApp, and Nimble Storage as storage and server manufacturers. The Government's technical experts contacted these manufacturers to determine if any devices could be integrated and interoperate with the VA Microsoft Exchange project equipment. Each manufacturer, including SuperMirco, confirmed that all equipment, software, and components within an enterprise lab testing environment must be of the same manufacturer in order to ensure compatibility. Additional market research was conducted in August 2015 by utilizing the Provider Lookup tool to determine whether the brand name SuperMicro is available from NASA SEWP V GWAC holders. It was determined that there are several resellers of the brand name SuperMicro that hold current GWACs. Other Facts: None.
 

Web Link

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Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: NNG15SD26B VA118-15-F-0759 NNG15SD26B VA118-15-F-0759_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2345270&FileName=NNG15SD26B-016.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2345270&FileName=NNG15SD26B-016.docx

 

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Record

SN03911046-W 20151002/151001000857-5903f0dc7232eb9550a4511b6d9015f2 (fbodaily.com)
 

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