70 -- SMART BUY BUNDLE W/BIO

The U.S. Department of State, Systems Integrity Division intends to award a Sole source Brand Name Requirement to SafeNet, Inc., 4690 Millennium Drive, Belcamp, MD, 21071-1526 for Smart Buy Bundle with Bio. (1) Smart Buy Bundle with BIO - P/N: 933-10000-002, QTY-15,000(EACH); (2) Bundled Product: ProtectPack 2.x - P/N: 933-10000-001, QTY-40,700(EACH); (3) Smart Buy w/BIO Plus Maintenance - P/N: 910-10002-001, QTY-40,700(EACH). NOTE:JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION 1. I recommend that the Department of State use other than full and open competition for the acquisition of Smart Buy Bundle with BIO which includes ProtectPack 2.x at no additional cost and Smart Buy w/BIO plus maintenance. 2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved. SafeNet Maintenance for continued use in support of the Department?s PKI Program. 3. A description of the Supplies or services required to meet the agency?s needs. SafeNet packages the correct, certified drivers as part of the standard software installation for CIP which is used in the BLADE solution. This is a product that the US Department of State currently has installed enterprise wide. 4. An identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition. IRM/OPS/ITI/SI requires SafeNet products to be procured on a brand name only basis. Therefore, 41 USC 253(c)(1), Only one responsible source and no other supplies will satisfy agency requirements, implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1 (c), is cited at the statutory authority. 5. A demonstration that the proposed contractor?s unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited (for sole source acquisitions; also required for unusual and compelling urgency where more than one offer will not be solicited). SafeNet is the developer, owner of the software and sole distributor. 6. A description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable. Attempts were made to gain quotes on the requested items from other vendors. 7. A determination by the Contracting Officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and equitable. A price analysis will be conducted to ensure that the cost is fair and reasonable. 8. A description of the market survey conducted and the results or a statement of the reasons a market survey was not conducted. Safenet is manufacturer and only provider that can upgrade, update, patch and support their software, as well as replace defective hardware with equipment with identical technical specification to those currently installed, Safenet, Inc. is the sole source. 9. Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition. N/A 10. A listing of 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. PKI/BLADE is a COTS solution that provides PKI functionality and biometric authentication to the OpenNet. Even though it is a COTS solution, it is also a proprietary solution. Should a wider variety of digital encryption services and products become known to IRM/SI, these products will be considered as potential sources.