BLUEMVMT - BUSINESS JUSTIFICATION.pdf

This is a sole source business justification document from the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Purchasing Department, specifically the Roger F. Wicker Center for Ocean Enterprise in Gulfport, Mississippi. The document justifies a monthly maintenance contract with Bluemvmt, Inc. for ongoing support of the Trusted Autonomy Portal (TAP) product. The justification indicates that Bluemvmt has previously worked with the USM team to develop and train a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)-based artificial intelligence system using large USM-specific datasets, with unique integration to the HoloOcean platform. The contract would provide continuous maintenance and support for the TAP product going forward.

The sole source justification is based on the proprietary nature of the work and the unique capabilities required. Bluemvmt is identified as the only company providing browser-based streaming applications directly to HoloOcean, and notably the only vendor performing this specific task using USM models and datasets. The document emphasizes that ongoing maintenance requires access to both Bluemvmt's proprietary source code and USM's proprietary intellectual property, a combination that only Bluemvmt possesses. The justification was submitted on July 23, 2026, by Vishwa Sunkara, Senior Data Scientist, through Landry Bernard, Marine Science Researcher, to support the authorization of this sole source contract.