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This document contains a sole source justification and notice of intent to award a sole source contract. The Western Area Power Administration seeks to award a sole source contract to GE Renewables Grid, LLC to provide annual maintenance and support for its GE Grid e-terraplatform Supervisory and Control and Energy Management System software suite. The software monitors and controls the region's bulk electric system and supports compliance with NERC CIP and FISMA regulations. Maintenance support for this proprietary GE Renewables Grid software can only be obtained from GE. The sole source justification is made on the basis that no other vendor can provide the necessary customer service and yearly software upgrades.

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Sole Source Justification Western Area Power Administration

FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), Simplified Acquisitions

21WA139249

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting office.

Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), Upper Great Plains Region, Billings, Montana

2. Description of supply or service required to meet the agency’s needs.

This is for the annual maintenance fees for support and maintenance of the General Electric (GE) Grid e-terraplatform Supervisory and Control (SCADA) and Energy Management System (EMS) suite of applications. The resultant action will be a sole source, firm-fixed price contract.

3. The rationale or circumstances for limiting competition.

WAPA purchased the SCADA/EMS software known as e-terraplatform to monitor and control the region’s bulk electric system. The support of such software and updates for the software are critical to NERC CIP compliance and FISMA regulatory standards. Further, the software supports over 20% of WAPA’s footprint and the loss of this software would cause significant impact to WAPA’s mission of supporting a reliable Bulk Electric System.

Maintenance support for this GE Renewables Grid proprietary software can only be obtained through GE and no other vendor can provide customer service along with yearly software upgrades.

Sole Source Justification
Western Area Power Administration
2. Description of supply or service required to meet the agency’s needs.
3. The rationale or circumstances for limiting competition.

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