JA FAR Part 6_Redacted.pdf

Control Number: MZB-B-LSJ25-2213

(Source Selection information - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104-4)

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Justification Review Document for Other than Full and Open Competition - FAR Part 6

Program/Equipment: FEMAP Xcelerator Software-as-a-Service (XaaS) Subscription software license

Authority: 10 United States Code 3204(a)(1) as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii)(A), Substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition.

(Source Selection Information - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104-4)

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Justification and Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition – FAR Part 6

1. Contracting Activity: Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command Redstone, CCAM MZB-B, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000.

2. Description of Action: The AvMC Systems Readiness Directorate requests approval to award a small contract purchase order on a firm fixed price basis. The Government projects award for this action in September 2025.

3. Description of Supplies/Services: Request acquisition of the following commercial-off-the-shelf software as a supply item:

Qty 1 – E601 XaaS Subscription

Qty 1 – E521 XaaS Subscription

Qty 1 – E529 XaaS Subscription

Qty 1 – E523 XaaS Subscription

PoP: 12 months from date of Award

Requested Award Date: 30 September 2025

4. Authority Cited: 10. U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1– This item is unique to only one manufacturer via limited reseller sources and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements and name brand descriptions.

5. Reason for Authority Cited: FEMAP is an integrated Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tool that allows SRD engineers to import models, conduct analysis, and export to other FEA and Computer aided Engineering programs and is used to model complex products, systems and processes including Army rotorcraft, fixed wing and unmanned aerial platforms. FEMAP’s unique capacities enable SRD engineers to perform flutter and rotor dynamics analyses in support of the FLRAA, and all Army fleet for airworthiness decision. This valuable tool is a core competency within the Dynamics and Vibration Branch of SRD.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: Pursuant to paragraph (5), request for information (RFI) through CHESS was performed to determine potential vendors able to provide this maintenance. The results can be seen in paragraph (8) below.

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a. Effective competition. Pursuant to FAR 5.202(a)(6), this action is required to be synopsized.

b. Subcontracting competition. Subcontracting competition is not required for this requirement.

7. Actions to Increase Competition: FEMAP is an integrated Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tool that allows SRD engineers to import Army rotorcraft and fixed wing models to perform aeroelastic analysis. FEMAP’s unique capacities enable SRD engineers to perform complex aircraft flutter and rotor dynamics analyses. The Systems Readiness Directorate of DEVCOM AvMC is tasked with the mission of ensuring airworthiness for the United States Army. This mission includes verifying and validating the engineering data and decisions made by various suppliers who design, and manufacture airplanes, helicopters, and unmanned aerial vehicles used by the Army. Aeroelastic analysis involves the interaction of aerodynamic loads from CFD and flexible structures from FEA of aircraft. This analysis is crucial for understanding and preventing phenomena like flutter, divergence and limit cycle oscillation which can lead to structure failure of aircraft. Market research was conducted to determine if any other products were commercially available that allow engineers to perform advance frequency and transient response analysis and fluid-structure interaction simulation, especially for rotorcraft applications. The unique problem is that the rotor blades are rotating, and blade loads will impact on fuselage and tails of aircraft. It requires a data exchange model transferring aerodynamic forces to the FEM model during the simulation. This research was conducted using Google searches, consulting with end user government engineers, conference papers and NASA research scientists. One software package was identified as appearing to have a similar offering: PATRAN. Both pieces of software advertise providing capabilities as FEA solver. However, PATRAN ruled out as viable options due to the following reasons 1. FEMAP (Dynamics module) provides the advanced frequency and transient response capabilities that PATRAN lacks, especially for rotorcraft-specific applications like shaker test correlation, random vibration qualification, and modal analysis. 2. FEMAP has superior capabilities over PATRAN: visualization, power spectral density post-processing, and integrated modal correlation workflows directly reduce analysis time and risk in vibration-sensitive environments like rotorcraft environments, and aircraft avionics. 3. FEMAP partnership with ATA Engineering has developed a data exchange module to handle aerodynamic loads from CFD and flexible structures from FEA enables SRD engineers to perform FSI simulations. 4. FLRAA OEM FEM model delivered to SRD was created with FEMAP, so this could reduce errors while SRD engineers importing OEM model with FEMAP for independent analysis in support of SRD airworthiness mission.

8. Market Research: ELA and ESI were reviewed with no findings. CHESS ITES-SW2 RFI #538680 was initiated on 16 July 2025 with no positive responses received from 21 vendors by the closing date. A CHESS Statement of Nonavailability #216818357

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was received 25 July 2025. GSA Advantage websites were also reviewed for possible sources for this brand with no results.

The DEVCOM AvMC can utilize a Section 233 Waiver to procure its IT requirements outside the Army’s mandatory CHESS Program pursuant to Memoranda issued by the Deputy Assistant of the Army (DASA), Research and Technology (R&T), under Section 233 of the NDAA for 2017, as amended by Section 216 of the NDAA for 2021. AMC Legal Opinion by Attorney David Sabine, dated 22 February 2024, Subject: Section 233 Waiver, is uploaded.” Names of any approved Government resellers for this product: List of Siemens partners at their Partner Finder page.

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