Utah Public Procurement Place U3P #BD26-81

Utah Seeks Sole Source GAMS Software Licenses for NREL ReEDS Model Implementation

The Utah Division of Purchasing, on behalf of the Office of Energy Development, is pursuing a sole source procurement for GAMS software to support the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) ReEDS model implementation. - Government Buyer: - Utah Division of Purchasing, Office of Energy Development - OEM/Vendor: - GAMS Development Corp. (OEM and software provider) - Products/Services Requested: - GAMS/Base Module software license (user-based, networked, up to 26 cores) - GAMS/CPLEX Module software license (user-based, networked, up to 26 cores) - Annual maintenance and support for GAMS software modules - Quantities and Details: - 1 license each for GAMS/Base Module and GAMS/CPLEX Module - Licenses include maintenance, support, and updates through the initial term - Projected annual renewal cost of $7,820 for years beyond the initial term - Unique/Notable Requirements: - GAMS software is required for compatibility with the open-source ReEDS model from NREL - Sole source justification: GAMS is uniquely compatible with the NLR modeling system; no reasonable alternatives identified - Opportunity is open for challenge by vendors who can demonstrate equivalent solutions

Description

This solicitation is a notice of intent to award a contract without engaging in a standard procurement process for software utilized to analyze output, specifically GAMS software required to support ReEDS implementation. The contract term is for one year with the possibility to extend for four additional years. The procurement is justified as sole source due to the software being uniquely designed to work with the NLR modeling system, with no reasonable modification to allow competition. The estimated contract value is $32,000.00.

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