JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT
I. Complete and submit this form with the requisition when the total estimated cost is over $50,000 and it appears to be a sole source.
II. A. Fill in data for the procurement: 1. 2. 3. Requisition Number: Processing Unit ID Account Number: 4. 5. 6. Program and Project: Person in charge: Estimated Cost/Price:
B. Check reason(s) for sole source: [x] 1. Unique capability, expertise, facilities, or equipment that no other source can provide to satisfy the University’s requirements. See Below. [ ] 3. Follow-on work for continued development or enhancement of goods or services and it is likely that award to a source other than the incumbent contractor would result in substantial duplication of costs that would not be recovered or would cause unacceptable delays in fulfilling program needs. Explain and List below the Purchase Order Numbers that have already been awarded to this company for the current project. Other: (Please explain.)
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Standardization of parts and/or compatibility with existing equipment. (If this box is checked, list below in Section B the UC Property Number for the existing similar equipment.)
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III. Equipment and/or Software; or services A. B. List the equipment, software, or services (or attach a list). NetScreen-5200 If equipment or software, describe the functional purpose for which it is being acquired.*
The NetScreen-5200 is a statefull firewall security appliance that will be installed between the DEPARTMENT Y edge and core networks. It will be used to block ports both to and from the DEPARTMENT Y network’s trusted zone and untrusted zones. Additionally, this appliance blocks or limits certain types of network attacks.
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List the minimum requirement or features for the equipment, software, or contractor’s capabilities to perform the work, the potential systems, and their suppliers in the matrix below. Indicate whether the system met the requirements that are listed in the first column. (If no alternatives were evaluated, go to Section D 1 below.)
COMPANY NAMES
Juniper Networks (formerly NetScreen) Model/System Evaluated:
EdgeForce (formerly Servgate) Model/System Evaluated: Edgeforce M700 Passed
Sonicwall
Model/System Evaluated: Sonicwall Pro 5060 Passed
MINIMUM NECESSARY FEATURES/CAPABILITIES A. Firewall must support HA mode in and Active/Passive Configuration and transparent bridging. B. Firewall must have the ability to support gigabit link aggregation. C. Firewall must support a minimum of 4 GBit/sec throughput. D Firewall must have the ability to accept 10Gbit modules as necessary.
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NetScreen-5200 Passed
Passed
Failed, does not support link aggregation. Failed, supports only a single 1Gbit throughput. Failed, does not support 10Gbit modules
Passed
Passed
Failed, supports only 2.8 GBit throughput. Failed, does not support 10Gbit modules.
Passed, accepts 2 port 10Gbit modules.
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D Analysis: Answer each question. (Attach separate sheets where necessary in order to fully and adequately answer questions.) (1) Sourcing Analysis: If no alternatives are listed in the grid above, describe the process that you used to determine that there are no other potential suppliers. How were these other sources evaluated and why were they rejected? See above.
(2) Justification: State why the recommended system or contractor is uniquely qualified. Why is this source the only one that can meet the University’s minimum programmatic requirements?
DEPARTMENT Y has made a substantial investment in the NetScreen/Juniper line of firewalls in terms of staff training and institutional experience with the ScreenOS software. Additionally, DEPARTMENT Y has written custom scripts that integrate directly from an DEPARTMENT Y user web form into the NetScreen/Juniper firewall platform that allow our user community to make updates to firewall policies on demand. It would not be possible to adapt this requirement to other vendor firewall platforms without significant internal customized development consuming a lot of DEPARTMENT Y IT staff time. It may not even be possible to adapt this functionality to other platforms at all. This function is absolutely critical to the security and user functionality of the DEPARTMENT Y network. The cost of this DEPARTMENT Y internal development is estimated to be approximately 120 hours of labor and $12,000. Additionally, Corsa has reached a special, one time, agreement with DEPARTMENT Y to be able to provide significant portions of the order through a generous donation. There is potential for significant follow-on work with Juniper in terms of additional firewalls that will be required for DEPARTMENT Y projects. DEPARTMENT Y will realize a significant economy of scale by using a single and the same firewall vendor from Juniper.
(3) Follow-on Work: What is the potential for follow-on work or purchase of additional equipment from the same supplier for this project?
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*If equipment and/or software is custom built or customized to meet University specifications and will be performance tested before final acceptance, attach the tests that will be run to determine whether the products meets the requirements. These performance requirements will be built into the purchase order contract.
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