SPECIAL NOTICE
70 -- Abaqus and Isight Software Licenses Sole Source Notice of Intent
- Notice Date
- 5/6/2010
- 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 B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1640
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- NB855120-A-04949
- Archive Date
- 5/29/2010
- Point of Contact
- Keith Bubar, Phone: 3019758329
- E-Mail Address
-
keith.bubar@nist.gov
(keith.bubar@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, on behalf of the NIST Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory, intends to negotiate with Dassault Systemes Simulia Corporation.; Providence, RI, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, to provide Abaqus Analysis tokens, Abaqus/CAE tokens, and Isight products. Abaqus is a finite element analysis program that is used to simulate the behavior of complex mechanical systems such as bridges, vehicles and a wide variety of mechanical tests. Isight works directly with Abaqus to explore how these systems respond to varying conditions. The requested Abaqus + Isight license is a continuation of an existing Abaqus + Isight license that NIST researchers have been using for more than 5 years. Extensive simulations and macro-programs have been written during this period and these can only be run using Abaqus. Switching to a different finite element package would require at least 6 months of full time re-training and another 6 months to convert all of the required simulations to the new program. Since Abaqus simulations are an integral part of several critical projects, the resulting full year delay would seriously affect the work of additional scientists working on these projects. The cost of converting to a different finite element package would greatly exceed the cost of the Abaqus licenses. Based on recent market research, Dassault Systemes Simulia Corporation is the sole source of all Abaqus, Abaqus/CAE, and Isight products. They are the only known company authorized to provide the requested tokens and packages. Below is a description of the items required: CLIN 0001 Quantity: 1; Unit: LO Sixty (60) Abaqus Analysis Tokens (Abaqus Standard and/or Abaqus Explicit), and Four (4) Abaqus/CAE Tokens Period of Performance: June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011 CLIN 0002 Quantity: 1; Unit: LO One (1) Isight Gateway Package, One (1) Isight Plus Pack Design Driver Package, One (1) Isight Data Matching Component Period of Performance: August 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011 The NAICS Code is 511210 with a Size Standard of $25.0 million. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Dassault Systemes Simulia Corporation for this requirement. Interested parties that believe they could satisfy the requirements listed above for NIST and are authorized by Dassault Systemes Simulia Corporation to provide these services may clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. Any information or questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Keith Bubar at keith.bubar@nist.gov.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN02142632-W 20100508/100506235244-7fb1736f4f6f87affe9814e92644c62e (fbodaily.com)
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