Brand-Name Justification_3DExperience_Redacted.pdf

BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS

From: Code 611

To: Code 02 – Acquisition Branch

Subj: Brand Name Justification

1. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIRED SUPPLIES/SERVICES, ESTIMATED VALUE, AND

DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS

The 3DEXPERIENCE additive manufacturing (AM) simulation software suite developed by Dassault Systemes enables users to accurately simulate laser powder-bed fusion (L-PBF) type AM builds for residual stress and distortion mitigation.

The 3DEXPERIENCE software suite requires annual licensing in order to maintain functionality. The initial purchase in FY19 for a single user at NSWCCD for the license and maintenance of the entire software suite expires on June 26, 2020. Continued maintenance for the software each year was quoted by Dassault Systemes to cost:

Base Year:

Option Year 1: $ Option Year 2: $ Option Year 3: $

MANUFACTURE:

Dassault Systemes 10 rue Marcel Dassault

BP 310, VELIZY VILLACOUBLAY, ILE-DE-FRANCE 78140

Delivery Requirement is NLT: 15 days after contract award

2. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FOR BRAND NAME BASED ON UNIQUE

QUALIFICATIONS OR NATURE OF THE ACQUISITION

The 3DEXPERIENCE software suite is most accurate tool on the commercial market for this type of build optimization based on a round-robin comparison of similar tools conducted at the National Security Campus (NSC) in Kansas City, MO in 2018. They compared five different commercial AM software simulation codes and found this one to be the most accurate at prediction of distortion in AM builds.

The US Navy first trialed this software in 2018 and procured the software in 2019. Continued licensing of the software program is required to support numerous on-going research efforts supporting programs from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) that use this 3DEXPERIENCE software. In FY20, the 3DEXPERIENCE software is required to support ONR programs totaling with expanded use in FY21+ anticipated. It is necessary to have this software available to enable software evaluation of numerous AM build software programs currently being investigated.

In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) the contracting officer has determined that the circumstances of this contract action deem only one source reasonably available.

3. MARKET SURVEY

A December 2019-May 2020 search of the marketplace for ways to procure the 3DEXPERIENCE software identified only two companies which could provide the software, as was also found in the FY19 purchase. Due to the proprietary and specialized nature of the software code, no other companies can provide or support the 3DEXPERIENCE software except the developer, Dassault Systemes, or their GSA provider, Immix Technology, Inc.

4. CUSTOMER SIGNATURE

I certify that the statements and information provided above, are complete and correct to the best of my knowledge. I understand that the processing of this brand name justification precludes the use of full and open competition.

Signature of Requisition Originator Date

Signature of 1st Level Supervisor Date

Signature of Contracting Officer Date

8 July 2020

Date: 2020.07.08 07:32:50 -04'00'

Date: 2020.07.08 09:23:11 -04'00'

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