SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- CFD SOFTWARE UPGRADE AND RENEWALS
- Notice Date
- 8/1/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall SpaceFlight Center, AL 35812
- ZIP Code
- 35812
- Solicitation Number
- NNM08262304Q
- Response Due
- 8/6/2008
- Archive Date
- 8/1/2009
- Point of Contact
- Betty C. Kilpatrick, Contract Specialist, Phone 256-544-0310, Fax 256-544-6062, - Marianne R. Campbell, Contract Specialist, Phone 256-544-6496, Fax 256-544-0236
- E-Mail Address
-
betty.c.kilpatrick@nasa.gov, Marianne.R.Campbell@nasa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- ********PLEASE CONTACT MARY BRINKLEY ONLY FOR TECHNICAL OR QUOTE ISSUES.MARYBRINKLEY'S CONTACT INFORMATION IS IN THE BODY OF THIS SOLICITATION********NASA/MSFC has a requirement for the renewal and updgrade of existing CFD Software. Thiswill include the following specifications:1) Software Upgrade or Renewal of CFD-AceDescription: Renewals for a fluid flow solver for computational fluid dynamic analysis. It will be used to support tank and MPS component development for ARES I UpperstageMPS,RCS and the Orion module.2) Software Upgrade or renewal license of CFD-Geom & CFD-ViewDescription: Renewal of additional license for geometry and viewer modules for CFD-Ace.NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the items from CFD Research Corporation.Competition isimpractical for the following reasons: 1.Market research shows that CFD-ACE was developed by ESI Corporation and is onlydistributed through CFD Research Corporation. 2.CFD Research Corporation is in Huntsville and this guarantees us local supportand expertise through engineers at CFDRC since this is a new tool for ER42.3.This code is already being used to support tank and MPS component development forARES I Upper Stage MPS, RCS as well as Orion crew and service modules. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform theeffort in writing to Mary.M.Brinkley@nasa.gov, or fax to 256 544-4401 no later than 4:30p.m. local time on August 6, 2008. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluatedsolely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on acompetitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed efforton a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solelywithin the discretion of the government.Oral communications are acceptable in response to this notice.All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B".Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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