SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- ABAQUS Software Subscription Licenses plus Right to Use Maintenance Enhancement Support
- Notice Date
- 11/10/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- US Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC New Jersey Contracting Center, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-12-X-D005
- Response Due
- 11/25/2011
- Archive Date
- 12/25/2011
- Point of Contact
- Pamela Penaherrera, Contract Specialist, 973-724-8673
- E-Mail Address
-
Pamela Penaherrera
(pam.penaherrera@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army, Army Contracting Command (ACC), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, on behalf of the Munitions Engineering Technology Center at the US Army Armaments, Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) is conducting a market survey to identify potential sources that are capable of providing software updates and licenses for the use of currently available ABAQUS software suites located at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ.The Analysis & Evaluation Technology Division is a functional element within the Fuze and Precision Munitions Technology Directorate in the Munitions Engineering and Technology Center. The mission of the AETD is to perform engineering analysis on all armaments in all stages of development and production. This analysis includes static structural analysis, dynamic structural analysis, computation fluid dynamics, electrical component analysis, electrical system analysis, sensor performance analysis, reliability analysis, manufacturing tolerance analyses, and process capability analyses. The division employs a specialized group of scientific, engineering and technical personnel specifically focused on the design and analysis of electrical systems and mechanical structures developed for high g applications specializing in gun launch survivability. The AETD mission is to support design developments and improve our scientific, engineering and technical expertise in order to minimize time that is required to transform ideas to a precision weapon system in the soldiers hands. The AETD currently utilizes the ABAQUS software suite in order to support this mission. Currently, the ABAQUS software suite is fully installed and utilized as the key Finite Element Analysis (FEA) code that AETD employs to accomplish their high quality engineering analysis tasks. Interested respondents should include information that provides evidence of experience in the following areas in a white paper format: 1.Ability to provide Maintenance, Enhancement and Support Periods for each ABAQUS Program.2.Ability to provide improvements and updates to the ABAQUS software suite as are generally made available to other licensees of ABAQUS Programs. 3.Ability to provide Customers assistance as necessary to cause each ABAQUS Program to perform in accordance with the specifications set forth in the ABAQUS Program manuals. Firms/companies are invited to indicate their capabilities by providing specifications, brochures, manuals, reports, demonstration video and provide information of previous experience related to this type of work. The information provided will not be return. All data should be sent at no cost to the US Government NO LATER THAN November 25, 2011 to the US Army ARDEC. ATTN: Pamela Penaherrera ACC-NJ-JA Bldg 45C Picatinny, NJ 07806-5000, email: pam.penaherrera@us.army.mil. In addition, please provide the firms name and address, point of contact with telephone number and email address, and size of business (small/large). TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The Government will accept written questions by email. This is a market survey to be used for informational planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP), nor is the Government obligated to issue an RFP. The US Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey or otherwise pay for information solicited. The government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey.
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