Common EMS Annual Term Licenses

The contract under solicitation number 89503026PWA000536 is a sole-source, firm-fixed-price award to Open Systems International Inc. for annual term licenses to the monarch™ SCADA and Energy Management System (EMS) software suite, serving four Western Area Power Administration regions: Rocky Mountain, Sierra Nevada, Desert Southwest, and Upper Great Plains. The acquisition is justified under FAR 12.201-1 as a commercial item procurement due to the proprietary nature of the software, which is available exclusively from OSI and has been consistently deployed across WAPA’s infrastructure since prior contracts in 2019, 2021, and 2024. The total estimated value is $996,449.00, covering maintenance, troubleshooting, and software updates over a staggered period: 15 months for Sierra Nevada and Upper Great Plains (July 1, 2026 to September 25, 2027) and 12 months for Rocky Mountain and Desert Southwest (September 26, 2026 to September 25, 2027). The place of performance is Hamel, Minnesota, while the contracting office is located in Loveland, Colorado, with Benjamin Siltman serving as the contracting officer. Price reasonableness is evaluated under FAR 15.404-1(b)(2), but no competitive evaluation process was conducted due to the absence of alternative vendors or resellers, and market research confirmed no viable alternatives exist. The contract includes no options, special clauses, or inspection criteria beyond functional interoperability with WAPA’s Bulk Electric System, and no COTR, COR, or detailed payment instructions are specified. The vendor’s UEI is MKRBJA6JXXS7, and it is classified as other than a small business. All communications and electronic submissions are handled through SAM.gov, with the contract issued on a digital signature basis.