JUSTIFICATION.pdf

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SAP2000 AND CSI MAINTENANCE Federal contract opportunity
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693C7324Q000007
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Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration

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This sole source justification and related federal contract opportunity document the Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division's intent to procure SAP2000 structural design software, maintenance, and support services from Computers & Structures, Inc. on a sole source basis. The software is used to design and analyze structures following AASHTO specifications and federal standards. Only CSI can provide the required technical assistance, upgrades, and maintenance as the software manufacturer. The period of performance is from award through January 31, 2025. All responsible sources may submit a quote within 15 days of posting. Quotes must be from authorized CSI resellers and include documentation. The estimated cost for the sole source procurement is $26,255.

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SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

For purchases made under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures (Under

$250,000)

Name and Location of the organization making the purchase:

Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division Federal Highway Administration Quantum Park 22001 Loudoun County Parkway Building E‐2, Suite 200 Ashburn, VA 20147

Describe supplies and/or services being procured:

SAP2000 is finite element program that performs static or dynamic, linear or nonlinear analysis of structural systems. The software also designs structures following AASHTO specifications, ACI and AISC building codes.

The product can easily define complex bridge geometries, boundary conditions and load cases. The bridge models are defined parametrically, using terms that are familiar to bridge engineers such as layout lines, spans, bearings, abutments, bents, hinges and post‐ tensioning. The software creates spine, shell or solid object models that update automatically as the bridge definition parameters are changed.

The estimated cost of this procurement is $26,255.00.

Name and Contact Information of Required Source:

Computers and Structures Inc.

1646 N. California Blvd., Suite 600, Walnut Creek, CA Maria Stevens sales@csiamerica.com www.csiamerica.com

Rationale supporting the sole source acquisition (Authority under FAR 13.106‐1(b))

“(b) Soliciting from a single source:

(1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency*, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name or industrial mobilization). “ cSi Inc. is an authorized distributor of the SAP2000 and CSiBridge software and is the only company that can provide technical assistance and software upgrades and maintenance.

The SAP2000 and CSiBridge software is the only software that can satisfy the Office of Federal Lands need for software that can performs finite element calculations in accordance with the load factor design method and is compatible with ongoing projects at the three Federal Lands divisions.

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