140R8123Q0008_Brand_Name_Justification_Redacted.pdf

Solicitation Number: 140R8123Q0008 Page 1 of 4

WBR 1406.303-1 Template 1 (04/2021)

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION

In accordance with FAR 6.302 or FAR 13.501(a), the proposed contractual action is pursuant to the statutory authority identified in paragraph 4. This template is required for actions over the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (unless the procurement is acquired as a limited source IAW FAR 8.405-6 or is an Exception to Fair Opportunity IAW FAR 16.505(b)(2)).

1. Agency and Contracting Activity (FAR 6.303-2(b)(1)). U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Acquisition Operations Branch (AOB), Denver, Colorado.

2. Nature/Description of Action (FAR 6.303-2(b)(2)). The contract will be firm-fixed-price and use no-year funding. Although General Electric (GE) Digital has confirmed proprietary ownership of the Historian software and that Gray Matter Systems, LLC is the only authorized re-seller in Colorado, Reclamation is pursuing a brand-name combined synopsis/solicitation acquisition to expedite contract award for this action.

3. Description of Supplies/Services (FAR 6.303-2(b)(3)). Reclamation seeks to purchase an expansion of data streams for a perpetual GE Historian software license that Reclamation uses to store Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) operational data at Hoover Dam. Reclamation also wishes to purchase multiple years of annual maintenance licenses to support the GE Historian software. The requested line items are as follows.

Line Item

Description Qty Unit of Measure

Delivery Date

Estimated Value

10 Historian v2022.0 Standard 5000 Points 2500 Additional CALs

1 Each (EA) 30 Days After Award

20 Base Period: Acceleration Plan Bundle – Premier Level for Historian Perpetual License

1 EA 1/30/2024

30 Option Year 1: Acceleration Plan Bundle – Premier Level for Historian Perpetual License

1 EA 1/30/2025

40 Option Year 2: Acceleration Plan Bundle – Premier Level for Historian Perpetual License

1 EA 1/30/2026

50 Option Year 3: Acceleration Plan Bundle – Premier Level for Historian Perpetual License

1 EA 1/30/2027

Total

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WBR 1406.303-1 Template 1 (04/2021)

4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other than Full and Open Competition (FAR 6.303- 2(b)(4)). (Check one)

Authority FAR Coverage Application 41 U.S.C. 1901 FAR 13.501 Only one responsible source using Simplified

Acquisition Procedures (above SAT but below $7M) 41 U.S.C. 1903 FAR 13.501 Special emergency procurement authority

41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements

41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) FAR 6.302-1(c) Application for brand-name descriptions

41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(2) FAR 6.302-2 Unusual and compelling urgency

41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(3) FAR 6.302-3 Industrial mobilization; engineering, developmental or research capability; or expert services

41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(4) FAR 6.302-4 International Agreement 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(5) FAR 6.302-5 Authorized or required by statute 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(6) FAR 6.302-6 National Security 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(7) FAR 6.302-7 Public Interest

5. Demonstration of Contractor’s Unique Qualifications (FAR 6.303-2(b)(5)).

Via contract 140R8120P0018, Reclamation procured a perpetual license for 2,500 data streams of GE Historian software to store SCADA operational data at Hoover Dam.

Hoover Dam’s use of SCADA has expanded and now requires an additional 2,500 data streams.

In addition, Reclamation requires annual GE Historian maintenance licenses to support the perpetual GE Historian software.

Reclamation must procure additional GE Historian products to support its existing perpetual license. If Reclamation switched to another SCADA software, Reclamation would lose the value of its current GE Historian perpetual license and would incur larger costs to re-integrate a different SCADA software into its existing enterprise network and SCADA projects.

Historian software is a proprietary product of GE Digital. GE Digital has informed Reclamation that the only authorized re-seller of GE Historian in Colorado is Gray Matter Systems, LLC.

6. Description of efforts made to maximize competition (FAR 6.303-2(b)(6)).

If Reclamation had not already purchased GE Historian software for SCADA data at

Hoover Dam, Reclamation would have considered multiple SCADA software products.