ADAP Template 206-303 Justifications and Approval SonarWiz_Signed.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES

1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON

WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1155

WHS-2024-1202-JA

BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION UNDER SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES

FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS

UNDER FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) 13.5

1. AGENCY AND CONTRACTING ACTIVITY: The Department of Defense, Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate, Enterprise Office of the Secretary of Defense Division (EOSD), Defense Prisoner of War (POW)/Missing in Action (MIA) Accounting Agency (DPAA).

2. DESCRIPTION OF ACTION: WHS/AD proposes to issue a contract based on a Brand

Name requirement to a small business through 100% small business set-aside, competitive posting for the purchase of one SonarWiz Office Software suite for the DPAA Scientific Analysis (SA) Laboratory. The estimated value of this action is $15,095.00 which is including all training and maintenance plans and will be funded by Operations and Maintenance (O&M) appropriation in FY24–FY26.

The requirement will support DPAA SA Laboratory underwater (UW) investigation and recovery efforts. The SonarWiz Office Software Suite will enhance the DPAA UW Archaeology team-ability to conduct remote sensing surveys to locate, identify, and record sites associated with U.S. service member loss incidents. Currently, the DPAA SA Laboratory has three SonarWiz licenses with lesser capabilities than the SonarWiz Office suite. The purchase of the SonarWiz Office software suite will enhance the overall capabilities of the DPAA SA UW team to post-processes multiple types of data sets (side-scan, sub-bottom, multi-beam, magnetometry, and single-beam) and allow for each of the four UW Scientific Recovery Experts (SREs) to have an operational license for concurrent missions. This is a brand name only requirement.

3. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES: SonarWiz Office sidescan, sub-bottom, multibeam bathy, magnetometry and single beam post-processing software for mosaic production, target capture, feature identification and reporting. Training on the software.

Performance Periods

Performance Period Dates Amount

Base Period 25 SEP 2024- 24 SEP 2025 $ 12,995.00 Option Period I 25 SEP 2025- 24 SEP 2026 $ 1,050.00

Performance Periods

Performance Period Dates Amount

Option Period II 25 SEP 2026- 24 SEP 2027 $ 1,050.00

4. AUTHORITY CITED: This action is under the procedures of Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR) 13.5 under the authority of:

☒41 U.S.C. 1901, Simplified Acquisition Procedures

☐41 U.S.C. 1903, Special Emergency Procurement Authority

REASON FOR AUTHORITY CITED: The requirement will support DPAA SA Laboratory underwater (UW) investigation and recovery efforts. The SonarWiz Office Software Suite will enhance the DPAA UW Archaeology team-ability to conduct remote sensing surveys to locate, identify, and record sites associated with U.S. service member loss incidents. Currently, the DPAA SA Laboratory has three SonarWiz licenses with lesser capabilities than the SonarWiz 2 Office suite. The purchase of the SonarWiz Office software suite will enhance the overall capabilities of the DPAA SA UW team to post-processes multiple types of data sets (side-scan, sub-bottom, multi-beam, magnetometry, and single-beam) and allow for each of the four UW Scientific Recovery Experts (SREs) to have an operational license for concurrent missions. Only this software is capable of providing the required level of quality necessary as the supplies are unique and highly specialized.

5. EFFORTS TO OBTAIN COMPETITION: This requirement shall be posted in accordance with FAR13.106-1 to SAM.gov with a 100% total small-business set-aside in accordance with FAR19.502-2(a) for no less than 10 days with the COR provided Limited Sources Justification as required in FAR13.501(a)(1)(iv)

6. FAIR AND REASONABLE COST DETERMINATION: The Contracting Officer hereby determines this action represents the best value to the Government in that a determination of a fair and reasonable price will be made prior to award. Actions anticipated to ensure reasonableness of the price will be accomplished with the procedures and criteria contained under FAR 13.106. The Contracting Officer will evaluate the proposal in conjunction with the requiring activity to ensure that the overall price for the order represents the best value.

7. MARKET RESEARCH: On May 09, 2024, a Request for Information was conducted through the Army CHESS website. 20 of 28 companies under the ITES SW-2 program responded in the negative that they were unable to provide the required scope of work necessary to meet the government’s needs. On May 22, 2024 AD posted a Notice of Sources Sought for Sonarwiz Office Software suite items to the SAM.Gov website to indicate small businesses than can fulfill this requirement. The KO requested interested parties to identify their interest and submit a capability statement indicating they could meet the same/similar curriculum identified in the notice by 12:00 PM, EDT on May 29, 2024. 4 total vendors responded in the affirmative they can provide the required items. 3 of the companies were identified as small business.

Vendor Name and Contact

Information

CAGE NAICS Size Standard

SB SDB 8(a) WOSB SD

VOSB

HUB

Zone

BHPE LLC 9SWS7 513210 47.0M X X

Enterprise Technology Solutions

62PR1 513210 47.0M X X

R3 UNIQ

Inc. DBA as Quadyster

74WH3 513210 47.0M X X

8. ANY OTHER FACTS SUPPORTING THE USE OF SOLE SOURCE: N/A ]

9. INTERESTED SOURCES:

Vendor Name

Location Point of Contact Capability Assessment

BHPE LLC

(small)

Blanchard, OK

Jonathan E. Howard, 405.473.0422, ss@bh.pe

Able to provide pre-made software as required.

Enterprise Technology Solutions (small)

College Park, MD

Zack Ali, 925-400-6532, zack@etsig.com

Able to provide pre-made software as required.

New Tech Solutions (Large)

Fremont, CA

Anita Vasantrai, (510)- 353-4070 x 327, anita@ntsca.com

Able to provide pre-made software as required.

Classified as a Large business under the 513210 NAICS.

R3 UNIQ

Inc. DBA as Quadyster

Bettendorf, IA

Mahita Varre; 563-639- 5240, mvarre@quadyster.com

Able to provide pre-made software as required.

10. ACTIONS TO INCREASE COMPETITION: No barriers currently exist. The Government will conduct a competitive acquisition and the period of performance for the new award will begin September 2024. This acquisition is for a one time purchase of the SonarWiz Office Software Suit and is not a follow-on to an original Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) purchase.

☐Yes. A copy of the previous justification is attached. The actions to remove any barriers to competition cited on the previous justification ☐ were ☐ were not completed.

☐No. The original acquisition was conducted on a competitive basis.

☒Not Applicable. This is a new requirement.

CERTIFICATION

I, hereby, certify that the supporting data under my cognizance included in this justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Sebastian Staten Contracting Officer’s Representative/Program Office

Date

Susie M. Lee Contracting Officer

Date