B03 SoleSourceJustification - Aero FY23 1_Redacted.pdf

NSWCCD Sole Source/Brand Name Justification SAT rev 1 Effective September 2021

USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION LESS THAN

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD MEMO

FROM: Kuangcheng Wu

CODE: 7240

SUBJECT: Sole Source Justification for Use of Other than Full & Open Competition for an Acquisition under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT)

I. BACKGROUND

1. FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) states for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, Contracting Officers may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.

2. As required by FAR 13.106-3(b)(3)(i), this memorandum explains the absence of competition for this acquisition, as only one source will be solicited for this requirement (or for a portion of the requirement) and the requirement is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

3. This memorandum is derived from Enclosure 3, Department of Navy Simplified Acquisition Procedures Guide (April 2018) and is only applicable to acquisitions under the SAT.

II. DESCRIPTION OF ITEM OR SERVICE

Code 7240 requires the purchase of maintenance, scripts and a scalability study for AERO-S software to demonstrate the effectiveness of this software to support future submarine designs. The estimated cost of this procurement is

MANUFACTURER: CM SOFT Inc.

ADDRESS: 566 Glenbrook Drive Palo Alto, CA 94306

PHONE: 650-898-9585

POC: Frankie Farhat EMAIL: ffarhat@cmsoftinc.com

III. BASIS FOR DETERMINATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL & OPEN COMPETITION

A. BRAND NAME:

Item required must be a brand name product, or feature of a product, particular to one manufacturer.

1. Restrictive Rights: The source has established proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights, or secret processes in the item or service required.

2. Exclusive Licensing Agreements: The item or service is only available from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).

3. Other Reasons:

B. SOLE SOURCE (select all that apply)

1. Restrictive Rights: The source has established proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights, or secret processes in the item or service required.

NSWCCD Sole Source/Brand Name Justification SAT rev 1 Effective September 2021

2. Exclusive Licensing Agreements: The item or service is only available from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), or there is only one authorized distributor or technical representative for the OEM.

Under the HPCMP Productivity Enhancement, Technology Transfer, and Training (PETTT), CMSoft has developed numerous extensions of AERO-S’ post-processing and output capabilities, particularly in the areas of acoustic scattering analysis, structural acoustic analysis, and fluid-structure analysis in the frequency domain.

Also under PETTT, CMSoft is currently equipping AERO-S with a portable, multi-level, FETI-DP/FETI-DPH library for the scalable solution of acoustic scattering and structural acoustic problems on the future generation of exascale computers.

3. Other Reasons: While there are relatable commercial codes, such as Abaqus, that can be used to perform similar acoustic signature prediction, none of the other codes have the unique capability in AEROS (such as Krylov Galerkin Projection, Finite Element Tearing and Interconnecting, etc.) to accurately and efficiently predict acoustic signature of large FEA models. Though Code 72 did not previously purchase AEROS, it is currently in usage at Carderock in support of ONR Integrated Structural Acoustics Tools and SSN (X) projects. Concept studies in support of PMS4XX will be delayed by approximately one year if this efficient finite element program is not available.

C. LIMITED SOURCE (FAR 8.405-6):

Item required must be a brand name product, or feature of a product, particular to one manufacturer.

1. Restrictive Rights: The source has established proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights, or secret processes in the item or service required.

2. Exclusive Licensing Agreements: The item or service is only available from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).

3. Other Reasons:

IV. CERTIFICATIONS & APPROVALS

A. Technical/Requirements Certification: I certify that the facts and representation under my cognizance, which are included in this justification, are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

B. Certification/Approval per FAR 13.501: Upon the basis of the above justification, I hereby approve the solicitation of the proposed procurement(s) described herein using other than full and open competition, pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c).

Contracting Officer Signature Name / Title / Phone Date

DUHAIME.KRIST

EN.M.1381611589

Digitally signed by

DUHAIME.KRISTEN.M.13816115

Date: 2023.09.28 08:10:10 -04'00'