Redacted FAR 13 - Sole Source - Brand Name -GIPSYx_GNSS - signed.pdf

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Eastern Acquisition Division Norfolk Federal Building 200 Granby Street, Room 815 Norfolk, VA 23510

SINGLE SOURCE DETERMINATION USING

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP)

FOR AN ACTION NOT EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

(AUTHORITY: FAR 13.106-1(b)(1))

NCNJ1000-20-01220

1. Agency and contracting activity. Department of Commerce, NOAA Acquisition and Grants

Office (AGO), Eastern Acquisition Division (EAD) and National Ocean Service (NOS) Office of Coast Survey

2. Description of supplies or services required to meet agency needs (including the estimated value). (Provide a description of the supplies or services required, to include intended use, and the expected delivery date/period of performance. Identify the contract type planned and provide the total estimated value, including all options.)

NOAA’s Coast Survey requires customization of the NASA JPL GIPSYx Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) software for inertially-aided precise point positioning of remote ocean buoys. Period of performance August 17, 2020, through August 16, 2021.

3. Identification of the single source or the brand name to be solicited. (Name, address, POC, phone number.)

Dr. Jason Gross West Virginia University Research Corporation

(EIN: 550665758, DUNS: 191510239)

886 Chestnut Ridge Road, PO Box 6845 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 26506-6845 Telephone: 304-293-3998 Facsimile: 304-293-7435

4. Supporting rationale. Only one source or brand name is reasonably available as detailed below:

□ Other - Only one source is capable (Identify any other reason not identified above as to why only the single source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized. Provide details on mission impact if the requirement is not solicited from the single source.)

Coast Survey maintains domain expertise in new hydrographic surveying technologies, including GNSS software applied to ocean buoy positioning. Coast Survey technical staff regularly review scientific publications on the topic, consult with other government agencies engaged in related research, and collaborate with academia.

The NASA JPL GIPSYx software represents the state of the art in single receiver ambiguity resolution and market research has identified Dr. Jason Gross of West Virginia University Research Corporation as the only responsible source that can prepare and provide the required customization of the NASA JPL GIPSYx software to meet all of the requirements. Dr. Gross is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at WVU, and is a former member of the NASA JPL GIPSYx software development team. Dr. Gross and his team at WVU established and demonstrated Inertial Navigation System (INS)-aided GNSS Precise Point Positioning (PPP) technology in GIPSYx for aircraft positioning. During this work, the potential for opening the GIPSYx software to new applications including ocean buoy positioning was identified.

5. Market Research.

(Provide a brief description of the results of the market research performed. The extent of market research should be commensurate with the total estimated value. If a market research report is available, provide as an attachment.)

Market research was performed across business and academia, and identified Dr. Jason Gross of WVU as the only responsible source that can prepare and provide the required customization of the NASA JPL GIPSY x software to meet all requirements for an ocean buoy processing strategy. Dr. Gross and his team at WVU are unique in their ability to supply all of the required items.

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6. Technical/Requirements Representative Certification

I certify that this requirement constitutes the Government’s minimum needs and the supporting data provided herein is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Teresa Fleisher Date Program Specialist / COR II

7. Determination (Required)

I hereby determine that the circumstances of this action deem only one source is reasonably available. This determination is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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Date: 2020.07.22 12:21:37 -04'00'

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