FlashFX Limited Source Justification Final_Redacted.pdf

Department of the Army Sole Source Justification for Purchases under the SAT

(Using FAR Part 13)

Purchase Request NO.:

1. Contracting Activity: The US Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC- DTA) is the procuring activity for this action.

2. Description of the Supply or Service Purchased: This action is to support Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) for procurement of software licenses from Tuxera (formerly DataLight) identified as follows:

Reliance One Time Source Code SDK Enterprise License – Includes 1 Year Support

FlashFX Pro One Time Source Code SDK Enterprise – Includes 1 Year Support Consult/Support Fee after year 1 (Not part of this purchase)

These software licenses are part of the 3G Protocol suite application software that supports the operating system (VxWorks). The purchase is required for the Joint Lightweight Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) System Integration Lab (SIL) which houses the entire 3G Software Suite. Without this software license purchase, the 3G protocol suite will not function as designed for proper vehicle operation. The Technical Support will be required for the first time integration into the operating system since inception at Oshkosh Defense (OSK) in 2010. This software (and most other 3G application purchased software) was modified to satisfactorily operate the JLTV 3G suite.

Proposed contractor:

Tuxera US Inc. (Formerly DataLight) 22118 20th Ave. SE #135 Bothell, WA 98021-4417

3. Dollar Amount: The estimated total purchase price is .

4. Authority Cited: 13.106-1(b)(1), “Soliciting from a Single Source.”

5. Reason for Authority Cited: Flash FX Pro One Time Source Code SDK and Reliance One Time Source Code SDK Enterprise License are the sole support software licenses that will operate with the VxWorks Operating System as originally designed in the 3G Phoenix Protocol Suite. There are no other software licenses compatible with the 3G Suite with the exception of a complete reverse engineering project which would require a new acquisition contract adding extreme cost and schedule to reproduce a

9. Contracting Officer Certification: I certify this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Name: Kimberly A. Nelson Title: Contracting Officer Signature: //kan// Date: 11/13/2020