59 -- IXIA Module and Software

The Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection intends to award a sole source acquisition for specific IXIA hardware and software products under the authority of 41 USC 253(c)(1). The contract covers the procurement of an IXIA LM1000STXS4-256 4-Port Dual-PHY Ethernet Load Module with 256MB of memory, an IXIA 400T 4-Slot Chassis including PC, IxExplorer software, and Tcl Script-RFC, as well as optional software components in IxLoad designed to emulate thousands of email clients and streaming media clients and servers. The IXLOAD Layer 7 Performance Test Application, which supports various protocols including SSL, FTP, TCP, and HTTP, is also part of the requirement. This action is a simplified acquisition intended to be awarded to only one responsible source, as no other products meet the agency’s requirements. The solicitation is not open for competitive proposals, and award will not be based on proposals received in response to this notice. The contract falls under NAICS code 334119 and is managed by the Procurement Directorate Contracting Division of DHS, located in Washington, DC. The notice emphasizes the sole source nature of the procurement based on federal acquisition regulations governing sole source awards.