# Veritas Brand Name Justification IAW FAR 16.505(a)(4)(i)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/ja24005

- Solicitation number: JA-24-005
- Notice type: Justification
- Status: No response deadline
- Department: Department of Homeland Security
- Agency: US Coast Guard
- Contracting office: C5I Division 1 Alexandria (70Z079)
- NAICS: 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- Product or service code: 7K20 Hardware, software, and other equipment needed for specialized High Performance Computing (HPC) systems used in solving complex computational problems through massive concurrent use of computing resources and parallel processing techniques.
- Place of performance: Kearneysville, West Virginia
- County: Jefferson County (FIPS 54037). https://abierto.us/counties/jefferson-county-wv-54037
- First posted: April 3, 2024
- Last posted: April 3, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/dd675a1e6a164292ab88de6540616117/view

## Description

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, and Intelligence Service Center (C5ISC), requires Veritas NetBackup software maintenance support which will allow the USCG to continue to utilize the management software that provides comprehensive visibility into environments that are highly utilized on the Kearneysville data floor. This continued maintenance will also provide access to software upgrades, updates, security patches, and technical support.

This brand name exception to fair opportunity for brand name Veritas software maintenance support is pursuant FAR 16.505(a)(4)(i), restricting items peculiar to one manufacturer. See the attached Brand Name Justification. This notice fulfills the posting requirements of FAR 16.505(b)(2)(ii)(D).

## Publications

- April 3, 2024: Justification. Notice dd675a1e6a164292ab88de6540616117. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/dd675a1e6a164292ab88de6540616117/view

## Points of contact

- Lawrence Nesmith, Lawrence.W.Nesmith@uscg.mil, 7034175578
- Michael McFadden, Michael.A.McFadden@uscg.mil, 7034175575

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