HC102823R0026 Sonaria SW - Redacted Sole Source Rationale.pdf

Sonaria RFID Management Software

CUI

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Sole Source Rationale

Upon the basis of the following justification, I, as the Contracting Officer, hereby approve this sole source justification for the proposed contract action pursuant to the authority cited above as the particular brand-name product is essential to the Government's requirements, and market research indicates other companies' products or services do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the agency's needs.

1. REQUIRING AGENCY AND CONTRACTING ACTIVITY:

Requiring Agency:

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) Building 170, 6th Floor Kittery, Maine 03904-5000

Contracting Activity:

Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)/Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO)/PL8321 2300 East Drive, Building 3600 Scott Air Force Base, Illinois 62225-5406

2. Procurement Title: Sonaria Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Management Software

Funding Document Number: N3904023MP30062 Tracking: 832366301 Contract Number: To Be Determined Estimated Value:

3. Regulatory Authority: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1). The order may be solicited from one source if the contracting officer determines that only one source is reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name).

4. Description of Action: Brand name, commercial, proprietary Sonaria Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Management software is required for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS). This procurement will be awarded as a firm-fixed-price purchase order to the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), Lowry Solutions, Inc.

The solicitation will be emailed to Lowry Solutions, Inc., and the synopsis/solicitation that notes the sole source intent to the Government will be posted on SAM.gov website. All available discounts will be requested for this brand name sole source requirement, involving technically acceptable price reasonable evaluation

Sonaria RFID Management Software

Page 2 of 3 Pages methodology. This is a new requirement for PNS. Software is to be delivered by Date of Award (DOA), with support DOA through one year. Operations and Maintenance Funds have been provided under Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request number N3904023MP30062. The applicable North American Industry Classification System code is 513210, Software Publishers, with size standard of $47 million. The total estimated price for the proposed acquisition is

PNS requires software to control and monitor the RFID infrastructure. The software must allow full control of RFID readers, to include formatting and updating the operating system. The software also needs to have the ability to zone off areas to allow the RFID readers to locate where the tags have crossed over in each zone.

After an analysis of various network products commercially available, PNS is requesting Sonaria software. Sonaria allows for an infrastructure-wide integration to bring all devices under Sonaria control and to have full control of RFID readers to manage, format, and update as needed. Lowry Solutions, Inc. is the only company who can supply Sonaria certified technical personnel to service the RFID infrastructure (and associated equipment) in conjunction with maintaining and upgrading the Sonaria software to ensure that the RFID infrastructure remains fully operational. The Sonaria software can zone off areas to allow the RFID readers to locate the tags. Other software products cannot provide the RFID equipment capabilities required by PNS.

If the Government were unable to obtain the brand Sonaria, there would not be a system in place to prevent a shutdown, lockout, and control of the RFID system/infrastructure, which would cause a negative impact on the Shipyard’s mission execution

5. Proposed Sole Source Contractor: Lowry Solutions, Inc.

9420 Maltby RD Brighton, Michigan 48116-8801 CAGE Cde: 8Y716

6. Market Research: Market research was conducted from in , and included Personal knowledge in procuring supplies/services of this type; Contact with knowledgeable persons in Government and industry regarding the commercial nature of this requirement and standard industry practices in this area of supply/services; Review of Government and/or commercial databases for relevant information; and Review of existing DISA-wide and DoD multiple award contract vehicles and other Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACS). Market research has revealed that the required software is only available through Lowry Solutions, Inc., the OEM.

Based on current market research, dated , it has been determined that only the aforementioned brand-name product provided by Lowry Solutions, Inc., can fully meet