Sole Source Justification KO signed_Redacted.pdf

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS

From : , Code 862

To : Simplified Acquisition Section

Subj : Sole Source Justification for Tecplot Software Maintenance and Support

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

REQUIREMENTS

NSWCCD Code 86 requests the purchase of the annual software maintenance and support service for

Tecplot software. The annual software maintenance service must be purchased to meet the project schedules and renewed by with a new period of performance .

The estimated price for this procurement is

Tecplot, Inc.

P.O. Box 52708

Bellevue, WA 98015

2. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FOR SOLE SOURCE BASED ON CONTRACTOR’S UNIQUE

QUALIFICATIONS OR NATURE OF THE ACQUISITION

Tecplot is a software tool used for data visualization and post processing of various engineering simulations, models and analyses and contains a scripting language that can be tailored to specific problems. It is a quick and straightforward visualization tool that has had many scripts written to work directly with other codes written in other programming languages. The support and maintenance of

Tecplot licenses is necessary to insure the current simulation and modeling tools are available to satisfy mission analysis requirements. There is no other commercial software compatible with Tecplot. There are other data visualization and analysis software on the market; however, the use of any other software would require re-design and re-development of all existing data analysis scripts developed with Tecplot.

NSWCCD Code 86 already has perpetual licenses for Tecplot; therefore acquiring support and maintenance services from another vendor would not meet the requirement. Tecplot does not have resellers and does not allow other commercial contractor to provide support and maintenance of their proprietary software; therefore there are no other options available on the commercial marketplace able to meet the

Governments minimum need. No other company can provide the maintenance renewals due to proprietary rights. In accordance with FAR 6.302-1(b)(1)(i); when there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the agency’s minimum needs can only be satisfied by unique supplies or services available from only one source or only one supplier with unique capabilities; therefore, since Tecplot is the only company that provided support and maintenance on their software this requirement will be processed as a sole source.

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3. MARKET SURVEY

A search for other data visualization and post processing software packages with the necessary features was done in technical literature, by web search, and in consultation with scientists and engineers in Code

86. While there are other data visualization and post processing software packages they would not be able to provide support and maintenance for the already purchased Tecplot software.

4. CUSTOMER SIGNATURE

I certify that the statements and information provided above, are complete and correct to the best of my knowledge. I understand that the processing of this sole source justification precludes the use of full and open competition.

Signature of Requisition Originator Date

Digitally signed by

WITZ.BARBARAANN.K.

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Signature of Contracting Officer Date