The US Army Corps of Engineers, pursuant to FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B), intends to purchase brand name or proprietary components on a sole source basis. The Army has a need to procure NetApp storage systems, which are hardware - and software-based data storage and retrieval systems. The contract action will be a firm-fixed price Delivery Order placed through the Army Computer Hardware Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS) system. In accordance with Army Regulation 25-1 CHESS is the Army's required source for purchases of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software, desktops and laptop computers. This is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes. Interested parties may provide specific information to the Army regarding their product for consideration as to whether their product meets the government's needs. Required Equipment: - NETAPP; Data Migration Consulting,Custom; PS-SOW-SOL-MIGRATE - NETAPP; AFF-A220A Flash Bundle; AFF-A220A-002-SC - NETAPP; AFF A220,HA,24X960GB SSD,Flash Bundle,NVE; AFF-A220A-EXP-103 - NETAPP; Power Cable,In-Cabinet,C13-C14; X800-42U-R6 - NETAPP; Rail Kit,4-Post,Rnd/Sq-Hole,Adj,24-32; X-02659-00 - NETAPP; DATA AT REST ENCRYPTION CAPABLE OPERATING SYS; DATA-AT-REST-ENCRYPTION - NETAPP; Cable,10GBase Copper SFP+ 3m; X-SFP-H10GB-CU3M-R6 - NETAPP; SW,Data at Rest Encryption Enabled,A220,-C; SW-2-A220A-NVE-C - NETAPP; SW,Trusted Platform Module Enabled,A220,-C; SW-2-A220A-TPM-C - NETAPP; SW,Per-0.1TB,Flash,01,-P; SW-FLASH-01-P - NETAPP; PS Deployment,Standard,AFF,Low; PS-DEPLOY-STAND-AFF-L - NETAPP; Base Software Support; CS-BASE-SUPPORT - NETAPP; SupportEdge Premium 4hr Onsite; CS-O2-4HR - NETAPP; Non Returnable Disk Plus,g; CS-NRD2-G - NETAPP; SW-2,Base,CL,Node; SW-2-CL-BASE - NETAPP; DD254 or Equivalent Security Addendum; DD254REQUIRED Features: Compliant with ACE-IT standards and compatible with existing USACE Enterprise backups of the district storage on NetApp equipment located at the Central and Western Processing Centers. Other information may be requested after initial response, either from individual respondents or all respondents. This notice is the only document that will be published notifying interested vendors of the government's intent. Interested vendors are advised that information provided to the Government in regard to the product components proposed will be considered proprietary information (unless clearly marked as available to the general public) and will not be released to the public or other interested vendors. The government may retain this information for its records indefinitely. Any vendor wishing to propose an alternative source must provide a copy of all relevant data demonstrating the alternative source satisfies the above requirements to Adrian Stafford-Browne at: Adrian.J.Stafford-Browne@usace.army.mil , and Matthew Lubiak at: matthew.e.lubiak@usace.army.mil . This is not a request to respond to a solicitation.