TAB 5 - LSJ FY21 Supply Chain Guru SW Subscription Renewal Redacted.pdf

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

CONTRACTING SERVICES OFFICE

5404 J AVENUE, BLDG 404

NEW CUMBERLAND, PA 17070-5059

Date

Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition IAW FAR 13.106-1(b)

1. Nature and/or description of the action being approved:

2. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value):

3. An identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition:

4. A demonstration that the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited:

5. A description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable, including whether a notice was or will be publicized as required by Subpart 5.2 and, if not, which exception under 5.202 applies:

6. A description of the market research conducted (see Part 10) and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted:

7. Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition, such as:

• Explanation of why technical data packages, specifications, engineering descriptions, statements of work, or purchase descriptions suitable for full and open competition have not been developed or are not available.

• When 6.302-1 is cited for follow-on acquisitions as described in 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii), an estimate of the cost to the

Government that would be duplicated and how the estimate was derived.

• Include a copy of the previous justification.

• The approval authority shall determine whether the planned actions were completed. If the actions were not completed, the justification for the follow-on acquisition shall be approved by the approval authority one-level above the approval authority for the previous justification (see FAR 6.304). If the previous justification was approved by the Senior Procurement Executive (SPE), the approval remains at the SPE level. DFARS PGI

206.304 (a)(s-70)(ii)

• When 6.302-2 is cited, data, estimated cost, or other rationale as to the extent and nature of the harm to the Government.

8. A listing of the sources, if any, that expressed, in writing, an interest in the acquisition (Include the results of the request for information or the sources sought notification in accordance with DFARS PGI 206.302-1 or include the waiver from the HCA or designee):

9. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services required:

I certify that any supporting data that is the responsibility of technical or requirements personnel and which form a basis for the justification are complete and accurate.

Technical Personnel

Approval:

The justification, as presented above, is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. Additionally, I have determined that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

Contracting Officer

Competition Advocate (Above $700K but not exceeding $13.5 million)

Head of the Procuring Activity (Above $13.

5 million but not exceeding $93 million)

Senior Procurement Executive (Above $93 m illion and as required by DFARS PGI 206.304(a)(S-70)(ii))

This is a subscription renewal for the period of performance of 31 December 2020 to 30 December 2021.

The software package must be able to be customized for specific DLA requirements and must be able to run multiple model optimizations and simulations using one common database. Supply Chain Guru Software capabilities include a network design application that enables users to model their supply chains, evaluate alternatives, optimize the structure, and simulate scenarios in order to predict the operational performance. The application includes detailed modeling and analysis functionality to support site selection and decisions, transportation strategy decisions, inventory policies decisions and strategic sourcing decisions. Supply Chain Guru also includes detailed discrete event simulation to visualize the operational performance of any scenario, to compare multiple scenarios, and to verify the service rates, inventories, and site capacities over the time horizon defined by DLA DSS.

Brand name Llamasoft Supply Chain Guru is essential to the Government’s requirements and market research indicates other companies’ products do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the Agency’s needs. Only Llamasoft Supply Chain Guru is able to provide efficient network optimization modeling and simulation capability.

Brand name Llamasoft Supply Chain Guru is essential to the Government’s requirements and market research indicates other companies’ products do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the Agency’s needs. Only Llamasoft Supply Chain Guru is able to provide efficient network optimization modeling and simulation capability.

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There are no other authorized resellers of Supply Chain Guru subscription software.

Text10: DLA has and continues to exercise competition as often as possible and is required to conduct ongoing reviews to keep abreast of new technology, both in industry and in the Government as a continuing effort within DLA. DLA uses a variety of vendors, manufacturers and contracts to fulfill its requirements and will continue its practice of surveying the market to ensure full and open competition. No other source has demonstrated the capacity necessary to provide the required software support at this time.