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NUWC Keyport 4200_09 (10-2019)

JUSTIFICATION FOR SOLE SOURCE (Simplified Acquisitions $2,500 TO $250K)

JUSTIFICATION FOR LIMITED SOURCE/BRAND NAME ($2,500 TO $250K)

The service or material listed on Procurement Requisition (PR) number 1300882187 is sole/limited source and competition/fair opportunity is precluded for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available for this material/service.

Restricted to the following source. Provide original manufacturer's name. (If a sole source manufacturer distributes via dealers, ALSO provide dealer information.)

Manufacturer: Real-Time Innovations, Inc Manufacturer POC & Phone #:

Mfr. Address: 232 E Java Drive, Sunnyvale CA 94089

Description of the item or service required, the estimated cost, and required delivery date.

Six (6) Software Licenses and one (1) software support subscription for RTI Data Distribution Service (DDS) software. RDD must be on or before 30 NOV 2020.

Specific characteristics of the material or service that limit the availability to a sole/limited source (unique features, function of the item, etc.). Describe in detail why only this suggested source can furnish the requirements to the exclusion of other sources.

is a message exchange data model used by multiple members of the and relies on RTI’s DDS implementation. In order for successful communications to occur between the elements aboard the carrier, all systems using PLA must use

RTI DDS.

The various member of the have invested millions of engineering dollars creating Because no alternative communication library, protocol, or tool is available to imlementers of elements that must communicate using this product is the sole software library and vendor that can be used to accomplish the Navy’s mission.

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The requested material or service represents the minimum requirements of the government.

The material/service must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit and function) with existing systems presently installed.

Describe the equipment you have now and how the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system

Currently fielded version of use an older version of the RTI DDS software. In order to maintain data exchange compatiblily with future releases of combat system elements such as SSDS and others, it is now necessary for all systems including to upgrade to a newer version of RTI DDS.

A patent, copyright, or proprietary data limits competition/fair opportunity. The proprietary data is:

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These are “direct replacements” parts/components for existing equipment.

Identify and briefly describe the existing equipment below:

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NUWC Keyport 4200_09 (10-2019)

Other information to support a sole/limited-source buy:

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I CERTIFY THAT STATEMENTS CHECKED, AND INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE, ARE COMPLETE

AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROCESSING OF THIS

SOLE/LIMITED-SOURCE JUSTIFICATION PRECLUDES THE USE OF FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION/FAIR OPPORTUNITY.

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