Red Hat Software Brand Name Justification IAW FAR 16.505(a)(4)(i)
ID: BNJA23003Type: Justification
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HOMELAND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OFUS COAST GUARDC5I DIVISION 1 ALEXANDRIAALEXANDRIA, VA, 22310, USA

PSC

IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE (DA10)

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https://sam.gov/opp/c8e336b5e6ab4d578ec80742b2716ae1/view
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    The Department of Homeland Security, specifically the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), is seeking to procure brand-name maintenance support for Red Hat (RH) software to ensure continued operational effectiveness of its managed systems at the C5ISC facility in Kearneysville, West Virginia. This procurement is essential for obtaining technical support, security patch updates, and software release updates for existing RH software, which is critical for maintaining security compliance across the USCG's network and cloud computing environments. The estimated cost for this annual software maintenance is $371, and the USCG plans to award a Firm-Fixed Price delivery order through authorized RH resellers on the NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) V contract vehicle. Interested parties can contact Leslie D. Lee at leslie.d.lee2@uscg.mil or Michael McFadden at Michael.A.McFadden@uscg.mil for further information.

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    52800PR23QISD0005 - Brand Name Justification_Redacted.pdf
    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, and Intelligence Service Center (C5ISC) has prepared a justification for an exception to fair opportunity for brand-name Red Hat (RH) software maintenance support. The USCG requires continued RH software maintenance for technical support, security patches, and software release updates for existing RH software on C5ISC Kearneysville managed systems. This brand name requirement, estimated to cost $371 for the annual software, is necessary to ensure all C5ISC managed operating systems meet security requirements. The justification for this exception is based on FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B), stating that only RH can provide the required proprietary support for the currently installed systems. The USCG plans to award a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) delivery order through authorized RH resellers on the NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) V contract vehicle, ensuring fair and reasonable costs through competition among multiple resellers. The agency will continue to monitor the marketplace for future acquisitions.
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