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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 20, 2017 FBO #5749
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D -- TAC-17-45743_ESE Lab Network Equipment Refresh – Riverbed - Attachment

Notice Date

8/18/2017
 

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

VA11817Q2309
 

Archive Date

11/8/2017
 

Point of Contact

Tinamarie Giraud
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Award Number

NNG15SD31B VA118-17-F-2224
 

Award Date

8/10/2017
 

Awardee

I3 FEDERAL, LLC;11400 QUAILWOOD MANOR DR;FAIRFAX STATION;VA;22039
 

Award Amount

$347,227.08
 

Description

TAC-17-45743 JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION 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 Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) delivery order to be issued under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) V Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) for brand name Riverbed WAN Accelerators with warranty support. 3. Description of Supplies or Services: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information & Technology (OI&T), Solution Delivery, has a requirement to procure six brand name Riverbed SteelHead WAN Accelerators and associated components to be implemented and tested at the Enterprise Systems Engineering (ESE) LAB at the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center,  H.J. Heinz Campus, Bldg 32, 1010 Delafield Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215. The ESE LAB provides software testing for network devices installed throughout the VA s Enterprise Network, and this effort is to procure Riverbed WAN Accelerators to undergo testing in support of a refresh/upgrade of the existing Riverbed network platform deployed in the field to optimize WAN traffic throughout the enterprise network. The components shall be delivered 30 days after receipt of order and shall include a 12 month standard manufacturer warranty. 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) Section 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 extensive market research, as described in paragraph 8 of this document, it was determined that limited competition is viable among authorized resellers for the required brand name Riverbed products and associated warranty coverage. The ESE LAB is a complete testing infrastructure used by the Software Strategy and Risk Management division to perform software vulnerability management, testing of software upgrades, and architecture design testing to maintain and update VA s existing network baselines. VA s existing network infrastructure utilizes Riverbed WAN Accelerators to optimize WAN traffic throughout the enterprise network, and requires a refresh/upgrade to expand the existing platform and replace end of life components. Only Riverbed WAN components can be integrated within the existing infrastructure due to interoperability and compatibility constraints. No other brand components can integrate with Riverbed s acceleration platform, and therefore, introducing any other brand name WAN components into the existing platform would result in severe interoperability and compatibility issues that would leave the platform in an inoperable state. In support of this refresh/upgrade, VA s Change Management Process and Risk Management Framework requires all new Riverbed software components undergo a complete, accurate software testing within a LAB environment prior to production release to unveil any security vulnerabilities and optimize performance. Therefore, only Riverbed WAN Accelerators can meet VA requirements for emulating VA s existing network infrastructure within the ESE LAB environment to meet VA s testing protocols prior to deployment to the field. 6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: Market research was conducted, details of which are in section 8 of this justification. It was determined that limited competition is viable among authorized resellers for this brand name effort. In accordance with FAR 16.505(a)(4)(iii)(A), the justification will be submitted to all applicable NASA SEWP V GWAC holders along with the Request for Quotation in order to fully notify all interested parties. Notice of award of the resulting order will be synopsized and this justification will be made publicly available within 14 days after award on the Federal Business Opportunity website. 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: The Government s technical experts conducted market research to ascertain the ability of any other brand WAN Accelerators that could satisfy VA requirements. Although other WAN Accelerators exist in the marketplace, no other brand components are interoperable or compatible with the existing Riverbed WAN acceleration platform, and therefore only Riverbed WAN components can be integrated into the existing platform under a refresh/upgrade effort. In order to ensure proper testing of these upgraded components within the ESE LAB, the components must emulate the components being deployed within the enterprise network. Testing any other brand WAN components does not satisfy VA s testing protocols. Additionally, in June 2017 the TAC conducted market research by using the Provider Look Up Tool on the NASA SEWP V GWAC website which revealed multiple resellers of Riverbed products including multiple Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDBOSBs). Therefore, based on the results of the market research, there is reasonable expectation that sufficient competition exists among verified SDVOSBs NASA SEWP contract holders. 9. Other Facts: None
 

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File Name: NNG15SD31B VA118-17-F-2224 NNG15SD31B VA118-17-F-2224.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3743814&FileName=NNG15SD31B-051.docx)

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