PR18-00363_CST_Studio_MC_LSJ.pdf

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Attached to: Maintenance and Upgrade
Solicitation number: N00015-18-PR-11525
Issued by: Department of the Navy Office of Naval Intelligence

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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE

4251 Suitland Road Washington, DC 20395

1. IDENTIFICATION OF REQUESTING AGENCY AND CONTRACTING OFFICE:

a. Agency Name:

b. Contracting Activity:

4. IDENTIFICATION OF JUSTIFICATION RATIONALE (SEE 8.405-6(a) & (b) OR 16.505 (b)(2)(i)(A) TO (E)) AND, IF APPLICABLE, A DEMONSTRATION OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACTOR'S UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED SUPPLY OR SERVICE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH:

(Check the appropriate FAR citation/title permitting other than full and open competition:)

(1) A statute expressly authorizes or requires that the purchase be made from a specified source; or

(2) One of the circumstances described at FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(A) through (E) applies tothe order. Follow the procedures at PGI 216.505-70 if FAR 16.505(b) (2)(i)(B) or (C) is deemed to apply.

(1) A statute expressly authorizes or requires that the purchase be made from a specified source; or;

(2) One of the circumstances described at FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(A) through (E) applies to the order. Follow the procedures at PGI 216.505-70 if FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B) or (C) is deemed to apply.

10. REFERENCE TO APPROVED ACQUISITION PLAN/STRATEGY:

TECHNICAL AND REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY FAR 8.405-6(d) and/or FAR 16.505(b)(2) I certify that the facts and representations under my cognizance which are included in this justification and which form a basis for this justification are complete and accurate.

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Select the appropriate document title from the drop-down list.: LIMITED SOURCE JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL (LSJ)

You may overwrite this information if the default value is different.: Office of Naval Intelligence

4251 Suitland Road Washington DC 20395-5720 You may overwrite this information if the default value is different.: Office of Naval Intelligence 4251 Suitland Road Washington DC 20395-5720

You may add as much text as necessary. The box will expand to show all text.: This Limited Source Justification authorizes the issuance of a firm fixed price contract for the purchase of software maintenance on a brand name basis.

You may add as much text as necessary. The box will expand to show all text.: The requirement is for the annual software maintenance of CST Studio Suite, License ID: 15218-1 and Antenna Magus Professional license key: 7584-9408-1694065. Estimated value is $67.2K which includes a base year and three one-year options for annual maintenance.

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You may add as much text as necessary. The box will expand to show all text.: The government requires agencies to maintain maintenance for all purchased software licenses. This requirement is to renew software maintenance of CST Studio Suite and Antenna Magus Pro Software that provides for high-end RF modeling and simulation. The manufacturer is privy to proprietary knowledge including how the programming code was written in the software making them the most cognizant of its functionality. Computer Simulation Technology (CST) has proprietary knowledge regarding its software and provides the best value.

You may add as much text as necessary. The box will expand to show all text.: Based on purchase history the software is proprietary to the manufacturer and no other source can provide maintenance. The Contract Specialist will perform price analysis to ensure the price paid is fair and reasonable. The resultant order will represent the best value (as defined in FAR 2.101) and results in lowest overall cast alternative (considering price, special features, administrative cost, etc) and represents the best value to meet the Government's need.

You may add as much text as necessary. The box will expand to show all text.: Market research was not conducted. As stated in paragraph 5 above, only the manufacture has the proprietary data necessary to provide the required maintenance.

You may add as much text as necessary. The box will expand to show all text.: None.

You may add as much text as necessary. The box will expand to show all text.: When this software no longer meets mission and functional requirements and must be replaced, then action can be taken to compete replacement software fully and openly.

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Title1: Electronics Engineer

Phone1: (301)699-3692

Org1: ONI / Farragut Technical Analysis Center

Code1: TAC-34

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Title2: Contracting Officer

Phone2: 301-669-2795

Org2: Office of Naval Intelligence

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