SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION.pdf

This is a Justification for Restricted Competition Below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) Sole Source document submitted by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), located in Ashburn, Virginia. The procurement concerns LARSA4D software maintenance and support services estimated at $24,000 over a one-year performance period.

The FHWA Bridge Design Branch requires LARSA4D software to perform analysis and design of concrete segmental bridges and to maintain current technical support and standards compliance. LARSA, Inc., located in Melville, New York (contact: accounts@larsa4d.com; phone: 212-736-4326), is identified as the sole required source. The justification asserts that LARSA 4D Bridge Plus is the only software capable of performing time-dependent analysis and design of concrete segmental bridges, and that LARSA is the only company providing the necessary maintenance and support services. The software is needed by bridge design offices in the Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFL, CFL, and WFL divisions) to support ongoing and scheduled bridge projects. Authority for this restricted competition procurement is derived from 41 U.S.C. 1901 under FAR 12.201-1, Simplified Procedures.