Attachment 2 - BRAND NAME J_AND_A - simulink (redacted).pdf

LIMITED SOURCE JUSTIFICATION BRAND NAME ACQUISITION

This limited source justification was created in accordance with FAR 6.303-2, the brand name, product, or feature described herein is essential to the Government’s requirements, and market research indicates other companies’ similar products, or products lacking the feature, do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the agency’s needs. The acquisition referenced herein is conducted in accordance with FAR subparts 12.6, 13.5 and 41 U.S.C.1901

1. REQUIRING AGENCY AND CONTRACTING OFFICE: The requesting Agency is the Space

Development Agency. The contracting office is the Space Development Agency Contracting Cell.

2. NATURE/DESCRIPTION OF ACTION(S) BEING APPROVED: A new firm-fixed price purchase order is requested that will be funded with FY 2023 O&M dollars. The contract will target a September 2023 delivery timeframe to support the PWSA Futures Program.

3. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEET THE AGENCY’S NEEDS:

Simulink® is a block diagram environment for multidomain simulation and Model-Based Design. It supports system-level design, simulation, automatic code generation, and continuous test and verification of embedded systems. Simulink provides a graphical editor, customizable block libraries, and solvers for modeling and simulating dynamic systems. It is integrated with MATLAB®, enabling you to incorporate MATLAB algorithms into models and export simulation results to MATLAB for further analysis.

Simulink is required for SDA PFP to model and simulate a variety of sensors, algorithms, and mission scenarios for future Tranche development.

4. IDENTIFICATION OF LIMITED SOURCE AUTHORITY AND SUPPORTING RATIONALE:

The Simulink package and associated toolkits required by SDA are only available from Mathworks.

5. BEST VALUE DETERMINATION:

The prices received under the proposed contracting method will represent the best value, as the agreed to prices will be based upon competitive quotes received from authorized retailers of the brand in a competitive environment. Therefore, the price paid will represent the best value and result in the lowest overall cost alternative to meet the needs of SDA.

6. MARKET RESEARCH:

No packaged SW options are currently available which do not require a larger investment (STE) in specialized SW programmer and developer personnel. Simulink is the best choice since it is approved on DARPA’s classified network that it will be installed on.

7. ANY OTHER SUPPORTING FACTS:

N/A

8. ACTIONS THE AGENCY MAY TAKE TO REMOVE BARRIERS THAT LED TO THE

RESTRICTED CONSIDERATION:

Following the discussion in (6) above, SDA will monitor the alternative tools available in the market. In addition, as the use of specific tools becomes widespread and standardized at the agency, SDA will evaluate the return on investment of custom tool development.

REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in the J&A are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

TITLE/ORGANIZATION: Chief, Enterprise Operations Space Development Agency

CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

TITLE/ORGANIZATION: Contracting Officer

Space Development Agency