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SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS

Subj: SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

1. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIRED SUPPLIES/SERVICES, ESTIMATED VALUE, AND DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS

Purchase is for license renewal for Model Center Integrate, Model Center Explore and maintenance for Model Center Integrate. Estimated dollar value is $33,750.

Original Equipment Manufacturer:

Phoenix Integration, Inc.

1715 Pratt Dr, Suite 2000, Blacksburg, VA, 24060

2. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FOR SOLE SOURCE BASED ON CONTRACTOR’S UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS OR NATURE OF THE ACQUISITION

Competition is not feasible as existing In-House Navy Multi-hull Design Synthesis Tools have been developed, as part of a multi-year, multi-million dollar Project Arrangement, using ModelCenter Integrate and Explore. These tools are required for use to complete existing in- house OPNAV tasking on a classified system which requires its own license to be purchased. Attempts to implement a different software would cost the government a large sum of time and money to retrain engineers.

Model Center Software is capable of optimizing ship hull forms and other aggregate data for properties such as weights and displacement. This determines detailed feasibility of designs when selecting ship designs for projects. These instruments are vital to the fleet’s mission.

NSWCCD engineers and architects currently use this Model Center software as one of the suite of tools to analyze design options. As stated, and confirmed by the sole source contractor, no similar software is available on the commercial marketplace, and there are no authorized resellers of this software.

3. MARKET SURVEY

Market research conducted verifies that Phoenix Integrate is the sole manufacturer of this software. According to a Sole Source letter sent by the U.S. East Regional Manager, Phoenix Integration Inc., is the sole developer of new annual licenses of the Software to government entities in the United States.