SPECIAL NOTICE
70 -- ACCELRYS SOFTWARE MAINTENACE RENEWAL
- Notice Date
- 7/11/2011
- 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
- NB685080-11-04172
- Archive Date
- 8/9/2011
- Point of Contact
- Prateema E. Carvajal, Phone: 301-975-4390, Todd D Hill, Phone: 301-975-8802
- E-Mail Address
-
prateema.carvajal@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov
(prateema.carvajal@nist.gov, todd.hill@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 13.106-1(b) (1), with Accelrys, Inc., for Software Maintenance Support, to be used by the Optical Technology Division at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Sole Source determination is based on the need for continuous software maintenance for the DMOL3 and the Material Studio Visualizer interface. The DMOL3 is NIST's primary computational instrument, capable in comparing the numerical results from new calculations with the old DMOL3 results. The software will allow NIST to perform quantum mechanical calculations using density functional theory on molecules, surfaces, and solids. The key features for performance and functions are the numerical atom-centered basis sets, which allow the same level of theory to be used for small organic molecules as for solids and surfaces. DMOL3 is also an all electron code, and does not require the use of less accurate pseudopotentials or muffin tins to describe core electrons. Accelrys Inc., is the only known vendor capable in providing the required software license and maintenance renewal. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 511210, and the size standard is $18M. 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 25, 2011 will be considered by the Government.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/NB685080-11-04172/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN02495279-W 20110713/110711235025-986ee30aae4a2dc6b808c3b3b7171fde (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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