A.02 Justification and Approval for Single Source 13.501__iFix_CB Pacific -PDF_Redacted.pdf

CUI//SP-SSEL

(Source Selection Information - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104-4)

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because it met these requirements the best. After selection of the COTS SCADA product, USACE wrote the custom portion of the GDACS system software. Our GDACS Development Team of 10 software engineers and system integrators developed GDACS into the system as it is installed today at the NWD USACE Projects over 6 years from 1998 to 2004. This is roughly sixty man-years worth of software development effort.

The custom portion of GDACS is the USACE developed software, written in the C++ programming language, that handles calculations of the real-time data for plant megawatt (MW) and mega volt amps reactive (MVAR) control of the facility, communications to the Bonneville Power Administration and Southeastern Power Administration, calculations of MW and MVAR limits to keep generators within capability limits, among other functions. This custom portion of the GDACS system software is designed to work with the iFIX HMI/SCADA COTS product.

This means that the custom GDACS software code has been integrated to make monitoring and control between NWD and SAD hydropower facilities, as well as other federal power plants that may be linked, have one system that is consistent between facilities. The requested software comprises critical components of this

Digital holds the proprietary rights to.

c) Impact: Selecting a product other than GE iFIX and Historian would mean the SCADA product would not be compatible with the existing infrastructure; this would require an entire re-design of the USACE developed custom portion of the GDACS software code, which as stated previously, equated to 60 man-years of development labor the system as well as the collection of Plant historical data. The powerhouses controlled by GDACS represent the largest single source of electricity for the Pacific Northwest, and any disruption of GDACS software would cripple the Pacific Northwest power supply network, managed by the BOR, BPA, and COE through the common Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS).

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: Based on paragraph 5 above, competition for this action is not feasible. The GE SCADA and Historian software are products developed by GE Digital and they hold the proprietary rights to license and support their software.

There are no third-party resellers of their products known, only authorized distributors of their product. In this case, CB Pacific, Inc. is the authorized distributor of GE products in the Pacific Northwest. All previous purchases of the GE /SCADA and Historian product, and Global Care support was from GE, through CB Pacific, Inc.

7. Actions to Increase Competition: No action to increase competition can be taken at this time. It is considered in the best interest of the Government to renew a contract to ensure continuity of services.

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IAW AFARS Part 5139.101-90 (a)(1), it is mandatory to search for potential vendors of IT Equipment through CHESS. IX is only available through authorized distributors of GE products. CB Pacific, Inc. is the authorized distributor of GE products in the Pacific Northwest. A Statement of Non-Availability was obtained through CHESS.

8. Market Research: A search of the GSA Advantage system found no other provider of the GE iFIX Acceleration Plan Support for the iFIX HMI/SCADA and Historian. A Request for Information was posted to CHESS and no authorized vendors were identified. An Intent to Sole Source notice was posted on SAM.gov for this requirement, inviting interested parties to submit a capability statement; no responses were received.

9. Interested Sources: The GE SCADA and Historian software are products developed by GE Digital and they hold the proprietary rights to license and support their software.

There are no third-party resellers of their products known, only authorized distributors of their product. In this case, CB Pacific, Inc. is the authorized distributor of GE products in the Pacific Northwest. No other sources have expressed interest.

10. Other Facts: Discuss any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition, such as the following:

a. Procurement history.

(1) Previous Awards

W9127N-10-P-0162 08 Mar 2010 $106,146.83 W9127N-10-P-0270 20 May 2010 $ 28,740.47 (Grand Coulee) W9127N-11-P-0135 25 Feb 2011 $134,534.60 W9127N-12-P-0096 15 Feb 2012 $134,534.60 W9127N-13-P-0079 27 Mar 2013 $154,362.74 W9127N-14-C-0019 30 Mar 2014 $161,399.86 W9127N-15-P-0144 04 Sep 2015 $116,946.58 W9127N-18-P-0011 21 Dec 2017 $ 31,679.60 (Grand Coulee) W9127N-18-P-0129 01-Apr-2018 $182,561.85 W9127N-19-P-0094 29-Aug-2019 $187,353.28 W9127N-20-P-0051 01 Apr 2020 $200,643.57 W9127N-21-P-0036 12-Apr 2021 $213,671.23 W9127N-22-P-0043 08-Apr 2022 $223,514.44 W9127N-23-P-0078 03-Aug2023 $262,076.93 W9127N-24-P-0106 16-Aug-2024 $274,428.92

(2) Authority previously used for the sole source justification was 10 U.S.C.

2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 13.106(b)(2) Soliciting from a Single Source not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (brand name) and 41 U.S.C. 1901 as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.501(a)(1)(ii), sole source (including brand name) under the authority of the simplified procedures for certain commercial items.

(3) Prior Determinations were prepared to support the procurement of previous contracts listed above, a summary of the contents of paragraph 7 of the justification can be found in paragraph 5. The justifications were approved.