A05 1156657 JOFOC.pdf

United States Department of Agriculture Brand Name Justification

FAR 13.106-l(b)(l)- Simnlifierl Ai"1111i1dtinn!il

Control No. (ifapplicable)

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center, FPAC Acquisition Division, 1400 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20250.

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

Request approval to renew access to Geo Studio licenses for the award of a firm-fixed-price purchase order. Access to the Geo Studio licenses is required by USDA-FPAC and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) engineers. The applications are currently being used by NRCS engineers in NRCS state offices and national centers on complex engineering projects. These applications which include Slope/W, Seep/W, Sigma/W, and Quake/W are used by engineers to complete geotechnical analysis on complex earthen structures designs. They are used to complete analysis such as slope stability, seepage, settlement, seismic, etc. for the design of structures such as earth embankments, embankment slopes, structure foundations. This software is required for design of complex NRCS conservation engineering projects. The following Geo Studio licenses are required to help capture that information:

Quantity of ( 6) Quantity of ( 6) Quantity of (2) Quantity of (1)

SLOPE/W - Subscription Network License 365 days - SEEP/W - Subscription Network License 365 days - SIGMA/W - Subscription Network License 365 days - QUAKE/W - Subscription Network License 365 days -

Total One Calendar year/12 months/365 days: -

Period of Performance: 09/30/2025-09/29/2026

3. The rationale or circumstances for limiting competition.

Acquisition Authority: FAR 13.106-l(b)(l) In accordance with FAR 13 .106-1 (b )(1) consideration is restricted to a brand name peculiar to one manufacturer. GeoStudio is used specifically for complex geotechnical analysis. There would be significant cost of training ifwe had to use another application. GeoStudio is the application used specifically by the NRCS Soils Lab subject matter experts and switching to a different software package would cause significant issues in NRCS's ability to provide support for geotechnical modeling. Geo Studio is a unique software license and shared GeoStudio licenses are being purchased to replace existing NRCS state offices and centers standalone Geo Studio licenses and maintenance agreements.

Currently, Geo Studio is the only brand that can meet the requirement ofUSDA-FPAC and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) engineers.

4. A description of the market research conducted and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

Market research was performed by reviewing mandatory sources via GSA Advantage, NASA SEWP, FPDS, online catalogs, research, and discussions with the marketplace. This is a commercial item which can be procured on the open market. Similar software brands were identified but there were none that could fully meet the requirement.

5. Estimated price, including all options, if applicable.

Total One Calendar year/12 months/365 days: -

6. Recommended source(s).

Currently, there is one source known that offers this product: Bentley Systems, Incorporated. The recommended source is the following:

Bentley Systems, Incorporated 685 Stockton Drive, Exton PA 19341

Certifications

Supporting data that is the responsibility of technical or requirements personnel and which form the basis for this justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.

Contracting Officer's Representative

The information contained in this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief and in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-l(b)(l), I hereby determine the circumstances described above deem only one source, or limited sources, reasonably available and competition is precluded for the reasons indicated in this document.

Contracting Officer