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SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

MATLAB Training

BACKGROUND:

, requires MATLAB Training. HRO is responsible for executing and implementing Federal law for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) personnel. MATLAB is the language of technical computing, is a programming environment for algorithm development, data analysis, visualization, and numeric computation. Simulink is a graphical environment for simulation and Model-Based

Design of multi-domain dynamic and embedded systems. The original award (all six courses) shall be conducted sequentially over a 11-day period, 20 attendees each class and before 15

March, 2019. Option Period 1: (All Three courses); shall be conducted sequentially over a seven

(7) -day period, 20 attendees each class and before 28 June 2019.

Anticipated total value is $121,250.00.

Historical purchases can be seen below:

REQUIREMENT:

Sole Source Justification:

MathWorks is the sole manufacturer of MATLAB, Simulink, and other products and the sole provider of any updates or technical support in North America. Only MathWorks employees are trained on the latest versions, and are the sole provider of this training. MathWorks is the leading developer of mathematical computing software. Engineers and scientists worldwide rely on its products to accelerate the pace of discovery, innovation, and development.

Minimum Specifications/ Salient Features

Contains Simulink to design and develop new products

Modeling and simulation

Classes for the Based Period shall be delivered by from date of award through15 March

2019, and Option Period #1 classes shall be deliver from 16 March 2019 by 28 June 2019.

Classes to hold up to 20 participants.

Classes to be held at a hotel within 10 miles of NUWCDIVNPT.

Company to supply all course materials for all classes.

Market research conducted among vendors who provide computational mathematical software concludes that MATLAB is the only vendor that can offer the exact tools that NUWCDIVNPT

HRO specialists require. MATLAB is the only vendor that offer simulink which is used to design and develop new products and modeling and simulation applications. Please see the below chart for a comparison of Salient Features.

Minimum Specifications/Salient

Features

MATLAB DataMelt Analytica

Contains Simulink to design and develop new products

YES NO YES

Modeling and simulation YES NO NO

Classes for the Based Period shall be delivered by from date of award through15 March 2019, and Option Period #1 classes shall be deliver from 16 March

2019 by 28 June 2019

YES NO NO

Classes to hold up to 20 participants

YES NO NO

Classes to be held at a hotel within 10 miles of

NUWCDIVNPT

YES NO NO

Company to supply all course materials for all classes

YES NO NO

Meets Requirements? YES NO NO

Conclusion:

Based on the aforementioned, this requirement must be procured on a sole source basis to Math

Works, Inc. as they are the only company who can provide the required MATLAB training.

Requiring Department:

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

James B. Telford

Code 1016

APPROVAL:

Branch Head:

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

Mary Ann Gardner

Acting Branch Head, Code 0221