lsj.pdf

Single Source Justification

Western Area Power Administration

FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), Simplified Acquisitions

17WA120878

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting office.

Western Area Power Administration, Upper Great Plains Region, Billings, Montana.

2. Description of supply or service required to meet the agency’s needs.

Software product license and maintenance support for the following Itron software products:

MV-90xi TCP-IP Network, MV-90xi Network Meter, MV-90xi Base Network, MV-90xi Network Script

Dialer, MV90 ODBC, MVWEB Base, Metrix IDR Clients, MetrixND, and MetrixIDR Server. This notice will result in a sole-source, firm fixed priced purchase order.

3. The rationale or circumstances for limiting competition.

Itron owns all the proprietary software source code rights for the Itron meter data management systems.

Itron is the only vendor worldwide that can provide Western Area Power Administration with software version updates, upgrades, support services, and other support for the Itron MV-90xi, MVWEB and Metrix

IDR software tools currently installed at the level that is acceptable to Western. Itron maintenance customers receive prompt customer service on their covered products including preventive maintenance and product updates that enhance product reliability.