Justification for Use of Other than Full and Open_Redacted.pdf

Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition – FAR Part 13 Acquisitions under the SAT

V 1.3 (28 June 2018)

MEMORANDUM TO THE FILE

Subj: JUSTIFICATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

FOR A FAR PART 13 ACQUISITION UNDER THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION

THRESHOLD

I. BACKGROUND:

1. FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) states 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).

2. As required by FAR 13.106-3(b)(i), this memorandum explains the absence of competition for this acquisition, as only one source will be solicited for this requirement (or for a portion of the requirement) and the requirement (or portion of the requirement to be sole-sourced) is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

II. DESCRIPTION OF ITEM OR SERVICE:

LLamsoft products are currently the only software in this market category that are approved to be operated on the MCEN network. Required licenses are: (2) licenses of Supply Chain Guru X, (2) licenses of Data Guru. Products are sold by the company in a bundle. No other software is compatible with the existing models the Marine Corps has developed on the Pacific/West Coast supply chain inventory optimization project. Only LLamasoft products will support the existing models.

This requirement is to continue building supply chain inventory optimization and data blending models from the Marine Corps’ expired licenses from LLamasoft Inc, Supply Chain Guru X and Data Guru. The licenses could not be renewed under the original prime contract they were purchased under. These licenses will re-activate and continue efforts made with the software to optimize inventory levels throughout the Marine Corps. This software is required because it will give HQMC Installations & Logistics (HQMC I&L) the ability to conduct advanced supply chain planning and simulation. This will enable HQMC I&L to use analytics to reveal interconnect insights to recommend changes to current business practices.

The Government require software licenses to continue current efforts to optimize inventory levels, optimize transportation activities, and conduct supply chain network design that are fully compatible with the Marine Corps’ current .scgx file name models. Supply Chain Guru X and Data Guru are products of LLamasoft, Inc. No other firm can provide the capabilities of these products due to the proprietary nature of the software. Use of these products is essential to the Government’s needs, thereby precluding consideration of a product of another company.

The Period of Performance for this requirement is a Base Year and two (2) Option periods.

The total estimated value of this requirement is $ , Base Year and $ .00 for the option periods.

Manufacturer’s Dealer/Representative: Steve Hensley, Strategic Account Manager

III. THE DETERMINATION FOR USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION IS

BASED ON THE FOLLOWING (select all that apply):

A. X ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE (select all that apply):

Manufacturer: LLamasoft, Inc.

Manufacturer POC and Phone Number: Steve Hensley (704) 905-5190; steve.hensley@llamasoft.com Manufacturer Address: McKinley Towne Center, 201 S Division St #200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

1. ___RESTRICTIVE RIGHTS. The source has established proprietary rights, limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights or secret processes in the item or service required.

2. X EXCLUSIVE LICENSING AGREEMENTS. The item or service is only available from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), or there is only one authorized distributor or technical representative for the OEM.

The current models the Marine Corps owns cannot continue until new licenses are procured. The models cannot be operated on a competitor’s software. LLamasoft, Inc.is the only OEM of the software required. LLamasoft provides software to help large organizations design and improve their supply chain network operations. LLamasoft Supply Chain Guru is the leading supply chain design and analysis application available in the market today. It enables companies to model, optimize and simulate their supply chain operations, leading to major improvements in cost, service, sustainability and risk mitigation.

OTHER REASONS.

B. BRAND NAME

Item required must be a brand name, product, or feature of a product, particular to one manufacturer.

C. URGENT AND COMPELLING. The supplies or services are of such unusual and compelling urgency that the Government would be seriously injured unless the agency is permitted to limit the number of sources from which it solicits bids or proposals. Urgent requirements are supplies or services that will result in a work stoppage, or are mission critical and the routine processing time would result in injury to the Government. The determination that the procurement for the above item/service is an urgent and compelling requirement is based on the following:

1. Date on which the requirement was first identified:

2. Required delivery date/period of performance

3. Explanation of why delivery/commencement of services by the date mentioned above is required:

mailto:steve.hensley@llamasoft.com

V. CERTIFICATIONS:

A. Technical / Requirements Certification: I certify that the facts and representation under my cognizance which are included in this justification are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

5/20/20 Signature Name (Printed) / Phone # Date

B. Contracting Officer Certification: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

5/27/20

Signature Name (Printed) / Phone # Date