lsj.pdf

Single Source Justification

Western Area Power Administration

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

(For use with actions between $3,000-$150,000.

19WA129108

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting office.

Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), Upper Great Planes Region, Billings, Montana.

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

WAPA is seeking to sole source the Peak Reliability Coordinator’s (Peak RC) Real Time Contingency

Analysis study tool. The requirement for the Real Time Contingency Analysis tool will evaluate current and potential system conditions and provide situation awareness to the real time operator of conditions threatening the reliability of WAPA transmission footprint and prevent System Operating

Limit (SOL) exceedances. The tool will allow the operator (real time or in advance of real time) to perform studies in a study environment using the WECC Network Model. This is requirement is mandated by NERC TOP-001-3 and is currently in effect. In order for WAPA to be compliant with the requirement imposed by NERC for TOP-001-3, WAPA must run a real time study of current transmission system conditions for our transmission footprint. WAPA must acquire a tool that can perform this task. The tool must be able to run real time study at a minimum of every 30 minutes to be compliant. WAPA will not be compliant and will incur a NERC violations of Standard TOP-001-3 if it does not obtain a tool to perform real time study functions.

3. The rationale or circumstances for limiting competition.

Based on the RFI that was posted and our subject matter expert agrees, only one firm (Peak RC) that can provide a product that can meet all of the requirements. This requirement is for maintenance renewal to continue utilizing Peak RC software and services that WAPA is currently using.