JA Redacted.pdf

This document is a Justification and Approval (J&A) for a sole source award of the PointWise Software to Cadence Design System Incorporated by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

The J&A states that the government intends to negotiate a sole source award for the PointWise Software renewal. Cadence Design System Incorporated is the incumbent provider of this proprietary software that is critical to the government's operations. No other sources can provide the required software capabilities. The award will be made without full and open competition.