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SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

COMSOL Subscription renewal

PR#1300676694

BACKGROUND:

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT), Code 1041, has a requirement to renew three network licenses of the COMSOL Multiphysics Software Maintenance and add a network license for the COMSOL AC/DC module, which is in support of NUWCDIVNPT Science &Technology (S&T) programs for RDT&E Lab #44 - Advanced Scientific and Engineering Computation Center (ASECC) facility.

The Advanced Scientific and Engineering Computation Center (ASECC) provides High-end computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), and computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools to support the design and the structural and acoustical analysis of existing and prototype weapon systems and undersea vehicles. These tools are provided in a distributed server/client environment making them accessible throughout NUWCDIVNPT to various S&T groups.

COMSOL Multiphysics is a finite element analysis solver and simulation software which provides the platform to build predictive computational models of real-world scenarios. The software allows the NUWCDIVNPT engineers and scientists to build a CAD model with very high levels of accuracy.

This requirement was previously provided under Contract Number N66604-17-P-0163. The anticipated award value is $40,364.00.

The period of performance is 05/01/2018 through 04/30/2019

REQUIREMENT

The Government’s minimum requirement is as follows:

Item Description Software /

DADMS

Required

QTY

COMSOL Multiphysics, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) concurrent user, License No. 1027553, 12 months subscription: 05/01/2018 through 04/30/2019.

61376 3

Acoustics Module, Floating Network License (FNL) for one

(1) concurrent user, License No. 1027553, 12 months subscription: 05/01/2018 through 04/30/2019.

61376 3

LiveLink for MATLAB, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) concurrent user, License No. 1027553, 12 months subscription: 05/01/2018 through 04/30/2019.

61376 2

Nonlinear Structural Materials Module, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) concurrent user, License No.

1027553, 12 months subscription: 05/01/2018 through 04/30/2019

61376 2

5 Structural Mechanics Module, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) concurrent user, License No. 1027553, 12 months subscription: 05/01/2018 through 04/30/2019.

61376 3

AC/DC Module, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) concurrent license. This is an addition to License No. 1027553 and includes 12 month subscription, 05/01/2018 through 04/30/2019.

61376 1

COMSOL Multiphysics, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) concurrent user, an addition to License No. 1027553, 12 months subscription: 05/01/2018 through 04/30/2019.

61376 1

Sole Source Justification:

COMSOL Multiphysics software has been in use at NUWCDIVNPT for over 10 years.

COMSOL, Inc. is the sole owner and developer of this proprietary software and is the only source capable of providing the required maintenance and support. Not renewing this maintenance agreement will result in the loss of updates, security patches, technical support and training. The ability to link to other software will also be lost if the COMSOL licenses are not renewed. Additionally, this software may be removed from NUWCDIVNPT operations for Information Assurance (IA) reasons without the proper security patching made available through the maintenance agreement. This would significantly limit the RDT&E S&T community’s ability to perform their tasking, resulting in missed project deadlines.

If maintenance is dropped, reactivation costs will consist of all outstanding back maintenance costs and a penalty fee for all renewals more than three months past the original renewal date.

The penalty fee ranges from 25% to 50% of the maintenance costs of uncovered months.

Alternatively, the costs of meeting NUWCDIVNPT requirements with any other source are estimated at approximately $200,000, not including the costs for finding and replacing an alternative product to the equation solver that is unique to COMSOL, Inc.

RESELLERS:

COMSOL, Inc. is the sole owner, developer and seller of its proprietary software including maintenance and support; there are no authorized resellers of the required COMSOL products.

Requiring Department:

Based on the above, I recommend this acquisition be conducted on a Sole Source basis. I certify the technical data which form the basis of this justification are complete and accurate.

Donald P. Briggs Date System Admin, Code 1141

APPROVAL:

Branch Head:

Based on the above, I have determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Jessica Shields Code 0221 Date

BRIGGS.DONAL

D.P.1012579450

Digitally signed by

BRIGGS.DONALD.P.1012579450

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SHIELDS.JESSIC

A.L.1386347065

Digitally signed by

SHIELDS.JESSICA.L.1386347065

DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=DoD, ou=PKI, ou=USN, cn=SHIELDS.JESSICA.L.1386347065 Date: 2018.04.10 11:13:11 -04'00'

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