SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- NOTICE OF INTENT
- Notice Date
- 6/30/2014
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- AMD-14-02781
- Archive Date
- 7/29/2014
- Point of Contact
- Lynda M Roark, Phone: 3019753725, Don Graham, Phone: 3019758567
- E-Mail Address
-
Lynda.Roark@nist.gov, Donald.Graham@NIST.gov
(Lynda.Roark@nist.gov, Donald.Graham@NIST.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.501(a) with Altair Engineering of Troy, MI for Hyperworks software license renewals for the Engineering Laboratory at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. The Engineering Laboratory promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness in areas of critical national priority by anticipating and meeting the measurement science and standards needs for technology-intensive manufacturing, construction, and cyber-physical systems, including the Smart Grid Program Office in ways that enhance economic prosperity and improve the quality of life. The Engineering Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for Altairs Hyperworks Software License renewal for several projects with the operating unit that are ran with existing Altair Hyperworks Software. Altair is the sole developer and sole provider with the proprietary rights of the software code to renew licenses for their company. The license is required for continuing research projects related to structural performance under multiple hazards. HyperWorks is the only package that offers full compatibility with the following items developed for these projects: (1) a large number (approx 2000) of existing finite element models, (2) a large number (approx 1500) of post-processed finite element model results files, and (3) macros created for automatic model generation. No other developers software is 100 percent compatible with the existing software. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition 511210, with a size standard of 35.5. Million dollars. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, responses received by July 14, 2014 will be considered by the Government.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/AMD-14-02781/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN03410029-W 20140702/140701023451-781977ca67f1810267ef23ee5d81700f (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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