Sources Sought Brand Name Notice - Media Encryption Software (Formerly known as Disknet Pro/Point Sec Protector)

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. This is a brand name notice. The required item for this posting is renewal of Media Encryption Software (Formerly known as Disknet Pro/Point Sec Protector) that the government intends to purchase as a brand name award under statutory authority 10 USC 2304(c)(1), set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1(c), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, Application for Brand Name Descriptions. No award will be issued from responses to this notice. This notice is solely for seeking information and does not legally bind the government in any manner. United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), 7701 Tampa Point Blvd, Tampa, FL 33621, requires the renewal of Media Encryption Software (Formerly known as Disknet Pro/Point Sec Protector) for USSOCOM Computer Security. Interested parties may e-mail joseph.sherwood@macdill.af.mil or fax 813-828-5111, Joseph Sherwood, not later than Friday 18 July 2008; 10:00 a.m. EST. V. DEMONSTRATION THAT THE CONTRACTORS UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS OR NATURE OF THE ACQUISITION REQUIRES THE USE OF THE AUTHORITY CITED ABOVE (APPLICABILITY OF AUTHORITY) Media Encryption (Point Sec Protector) software provides USSOCOM Headquarters enterprise and local visibility of compliance with established network security policy. The software reveals how security policy is actually applied on the operational network. By highlighting systems and users that do not comply, command attention and resources may then be focused on strengthening the network security posture through better policy enforcement. Media Encryption (Point Sec Protector) will also provide information that will identify issues that are inadequately addressed by existing policy. Finally, due to its ability to monitor removable media at a highly granular level, Media Encryption (Point Sec Protector) allows USSOCOM to: - mitigate the risk necessitated by operational requirements - provide an enterprise-wide solution with a policy driven mechanism of securing information - provide an automated capability to ensure data integrity across the enterprise - provide a central control of access to removable media, as well user access to floppy disk, CD/DVD ROM, Zip/Jazz drives, memory sticks, PDA and flash memory allowing all removable media/IO devices to be authorized before use is granted and for authorization to be centrally managed or authorized with Active Directory group management - provide a profile based file management capability to prevent users from creating defined file types on local workstation and or network drives - provide device management through administrative control of user access to all PC ports (USB, IrDa, Com, Firewire.LPT) - provide detailed auditing capability - provide tracking of user behavior and system security - automatically detects and integrate with compatible anti-virus scanners - ensure data can only be accessed by authorized personnel, on authorized systems - provide enterprise and local visibility of compliance with established network security policy - provide the automated capability to identify issues not captured by existing policy - provide capability to mitigate the risk necessitated by operational requirements - provide an automated application verification and audit analysis capability - provide visibility into enterprise operations and potential security threats - provide a capability to build security analysis into existing policy and automate event response - provide capability to identify and prioritize potential network vulnerabilities - provide a common policy definition for network operation among enterprise stakeholders USSOCOM believes award for another product would result in substantial duplication of cost to the government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. The approximate cost of the duplication effort would be $166,217.00 and includes resources for testing and operational readiness (certification and accreditation, operational compatibility and continuity) with the current network architecture and the risk associated to downtime and lack of coverage during a replacement phase of new technology. These costs are based on expenditures under the current contract that have been incurred to gain a level of operational acceptance by the government for contractors and government employees and would not be recovered through open competition.