clearterra_final_justification_signed_Applied_Redaction.pdf

LIMITED SOURCES JUSTIFICATION

BRAND NAME

ClearTerra's LocateXT ArcGIS Plugin and Annual Maintenance HTC71l-l5-Q-D046

1. CONTRACTING ACTIVITY

United States Transportation Command, DPO Support Division, USTRANSCOM!fCAQ-DPO, 508 Scott Drive, Building 1900W, Scott AFB, IL 62225.

2. NATURE AND/OR DESCRIPTION OF ACTION BEING APPROVED

United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM)/TCAQ received a requirement from the Army Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC)'s Information Management Program Office (IMP) that requires ClearTerra's LocateXT ArcGIS Plugin licenses and annual maintenance renewal. USTRANSCOM requires full and open competition for the acquisition of maintenance, support and training for brand-name software.

3. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEET AGENCY'S NEEDS

The action being approved is for purchase of eight (8) concurrent use licenses of ClearTerra' s LocateXT ArcGIS Plugin and eight (8) concurrent use Annual Maintenance or one (I) per license. The ClearTerra LocateXT technology searches unstructured textual data within documents, rapidly discovering and transforming geocoordinates, user-defined place names, temporal, and other customizable information into structured standard map data layers. LocateXT technology is available for multiple geospatial/visualization platforms encompassing the desktop, server, and cloud-based environments.

LocateXT saves critical analysis time, provides instant geospatial awareness for time-sensitive decisions, and allows for the detection of patterns through visualization that may otherwise be missed.

Total estimated value of this acquisition, including four option years, is based on and updated Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) Dated 17 March 2015.

4. THE AUTHORITY AND SUPPORTING RATIONALE

FAR 13.106-1 (b )(I )(i) Soliciting Competition

LocateXT is a plug-in that would run within our existing ArcGIS and ESRI programs. It would enable rapid searching of data both textual and Geographic Information System (GIS) data. It focuses on the user interface and user experience of the ESRI technologies. Clear Terra has propriety rights to the LocateXT software products associated with this requirement and as such is the only known vendor that can provide the needed services. No authorized resellers were found that can provide the software and support.

Based on the propriety rights and the inability to locate any authorized resellers, ClearTerra is the only source that can fulfill this requirement without substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. Significant costs would be expended on technical reviews, business cases, functional replacements of installed inventory, training, and implementation of