Restricting Competition for Commercial Products and Services Under the SAT -BRAND NAME HI EW Media Destroyer Redacted

These systems enable ESOC West to destroy sensitive and classified hard drives in house in full compliance with NSA guidance. The estimated value for the entire period of performance is

SECTION 4: IDENTIFICATION OF THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY PERMITTING

OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.102(a), the Contracting Officer has deemed only one source reasonably available based on the following: ☒ Brand-name

SECTION 5: DEMONSTRATION THAT THE PROPOSED CONTRACTOR’S

UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS OR THE NATURE OF THE ACQUISITION REQUIRES

USE OF THE AUTHORITY CITED

Only the manufacturer’s brand specific components satisfy the Government’s minimum needs. Market research confirms that no other manufacturer’s products are compatible with ESOC West’s existing infrastructure, and alternative equipment cannot be modified to achieve compatibility without unacceptable cost, delay, or increased security risk. NSA/CSS compliance requires use of NSA‑Evaluated Products List (EPL) destruction equipment, and the required configuration is available only through MDS. To meet NSA/CSS sanitization standards for both classified SSDs and magnetic HDDs, the destruction system must combine an NSA‑evaluated SSD disintegrator and an NSA‑evaluated HDD degausser in a single integrated package. Only the MDS solution provides the Kobra SSD disintegrator and the TS‑1XT degausser in a fully compliant, interoperable configuration. Audit and verification requirements necessitate the IRONCLAD system. The IRONCLAD dual‑stream verification platform, proprietary to MDS, provides complete, automated destruction tracking and documentation for SSD and HDD workflows. No equivalent verification system exists that meets NSA auditability requirements or integrates with NSA‑approved destruction devices.
Switching manufacturers would jeopardize security and operational continuity. Introducing mixed‑vendor or non‑integrated components would create verification gaps, increase risk of non‑compliance with NSA standards, and disrupt established classified‑media destruction

workflows. Only the MDS suite delivers the required interoperability, security controls, and continuous NSA‑aligned destruction assurance.

SECTION 6. DETERMINATION BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER THAT THE

ANTICIPATED COST TO THE GOVERNMENT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE

The Contracting Officer determines that the anticipated price(s) will be fair and reasonable based on market research, comparisons to previous purchase prices found reasonable, and