Redacted Brand Name Justification_STAR-CCM.pdf

This document is a Memorandum for File for a Sole Source/Brand Name Justification under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) for Siemens Industry Software Inc. The procurement involves a new one-year subscription for one license each of five Siemens STAR software products: STAR 1002 – Simcenter, STAR-CCM+ Power Session XaaS, STAR 1004 – Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Add 1 XaaS, and STAR 1005 – Simcenter STAR-CCM+ CAD Exchange XaaS.

The justification is based on the software being proprietary to Siemens, with market research indicating that other computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software for marine use have inadequate capabilities to analyze advanced multi-physics problems. The document notes that the government can only satisfy its unique capabilities requirement by obtaining these specific software licenses from Siemens as the sole source. The procurement is intended for the Naval Surface Warfare Center and falls under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, with the estimated total price being redacted in the document.