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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 18, 2010 FBO #3008
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70 -- License and Maintenance for Advanced Recovery Software TBD - Justification and Approval (J&A)

Notice Date

2/16/2010
 

Notice Type

Justification and Approval (J&A)
 

NAICS

541511 — Custom Computer Programming Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Vetrans Affairs;1701 Directors Blvd;Suite 810;Austin TX 78744
 

ZIP Code

78744
 

Solicitation Number

VA798A-10-RQ-0117
 

Archive Date

3/16/2010
 

Point of Contact

Lino VeraContract Specialist
 

E-Mail Address

Contract Specialist
(Lino.Vera@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Award Number

n/a
 

Award Date

3/10/2010
 

Description

Application for Brand Name Justification Each justification shall contain sufficient facts and rationale to justify the use of the specific authority cited. As required of FAR 6.302-1( c ), each justification shall include the following information: 1.Requesting Agency:Department of Veterans Affairs Austin Information Technology Center (AITC) 1615 Woodward Street Austin, TX 78772 Contracting Activity:Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Acquisition Innovation - Austin 1615 Woodward Street Austin, TX 78772 2.Nature and/or description of the action: The Department of Veterans Affairs, Austin Information Technology Center (AITC), is in need of License and Warranty renewal purchase for SyncSort BackupExpress software and service for Web Operations based at CRDC in Falling Waters, WV. 3.A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency's needs (including the estimated value): This acquisition will provide warranty licensing and support on existing software to allow Web Operations to continue uninterrupted operations. The warranty support will be for one 12 month period and two 12 month option periods. 4.An identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition. FAR Part 6.302-1(c) Application for brand name descriptions This is a brand name warranty renewal using the authority of FAR Part 6.302-1(c) The contracting officer has determined that the circumstances of this contract action deem that only one source, in this case brand name, will fill this requirement. Resellers that reflect savings to the Government are permitted. 5.A demonstration that the proposed contractor's unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited. The Web Operations mission to provide access to information is essential to our veterans. The use of the NetApp brand is essential to the Government's requirements; a large portion of the existing Web Operations backup strategy is based on SyncSort's BackupExpress solution. The continued use and cost of maintaining the existing solution for updates and technical support is less than the cost of replacing and re-training personnel on a new software solution. 6.A description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable, including whether a notice was or will be publicized as required by Subpart 5.2 and, if not, which exception under 5.202 applies. All SEWP IV orders are placed under existing IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity) contracts, and thus are not required to be synopsized pursuant to FAR 16.505 (a)(1). The SEWP IV GWAC is composed of five (5) groups of contracts. At a minimum, to provide Fair Opportunity as required by FAR Part 16, all contract holders within any one individual group must be provided the opportunity to quote. The contract specialist shall utilize the SEWP IV RFQ and search tools, which automatically provide the Fair Opportunity groupings when selecting contract holders. 7.A determination by the contracting officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable. SEWP and GSA have already competed the products on their schedules. The previous price competition ensures that the pricing of the latter orders are considered fair and reasonable. 8.A description of the market research conducted (see Part 10) and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted. These items are widely available on SEWP and GSA schedule. By searching on the part number in the established catalog or price lists available at the websites of http://www.sewp.nasa.gov and http://www.gsaadvantage.gov it can be shown that many vendors are able to compete for this requirement. 9.Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition, such as: (i)Explanation of why technical data packages, specifications, engineering descriptions, statements of work, or purchase descriptions suitable for full and open competition have not been developed or are not available. (ii)When 6.302-1 is cited for follow-on acquisitions as described in 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii), an estimate of the cost to the Government that would be duplicated and how the estimate was derived. (iii)When 6.302-2 is cited, data, estimated cost, or other rationale as to the extent and nature of the harm to the Government. Purchase descriptions suitable for full and open competition have not been developed because the brand name is necessary to meet the Government's needs as stated in numbers 4 and 5 of this document. 10.A listing of the sources, if any, that expressed, in writing, an interest in the acquisition. N/A 11.A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services required. Solicitations for future requirements will utilize "brand name or equal" language, if it is in the Government's best interest to do so. The current requirement must be solicited using a brand name description because the Government needs to create an exact copy of a system that is currently in use.
 

Web Link

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(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/3cc443255f29751f29143bbea5fd7d6d)
 

Document(s)

Justification and Approval (J&A)
 

File Name: VA798A-10-RQ-0117 APPLICATION FOR BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION0.DOC (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=102110&FileName=VA798A-10-RQ-0117-000.DOC)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=102110&FileName=VA798A-10-RQ-0117-000.DOC

 

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Record

SN02065984-W 20100218/100216234537-3cc443255f29751f29143bbea5fd7d6d (fbodaily.com)
 

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