SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Mathematica Network License Renewal
- Notice Date
- 2/17/2016
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- 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
- NB184000-16-01832
- Archive Date
- 3/12/2016
- Point of Contact
- Amber Gray, Phone: 301-975-3696, Divya Soni, Phone: 301-975-6394
- E-Mail Address
-
amber.gray@nist.gov, divya.soni@nist.gov
(amber.gray@nist.gov, divya.soni@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106(b)(1), with Wolfram Research, Inc. for the renewal of Mathematica Software Licenses to be used by the NIST Office of Information Systems Management (OISM). ***** The NIST research community has relied on Mathematica software for the last eight years. In Mathematica, symbolic and numerical computation enables unique hybrid methods for many problems and ensuring consistent results whenever quantities of any precision are combined. Use of any other software would result in additional costs to the government for installation and configuration as well as halt research until the new software can be installed and further delay research while users learn the new system. Since Mathematica software is so critical to OISM and NIST's overall mission, the government cannot afford delays of this magnitude. While several companies can sell new Mathematica Software Licenses, Wolfram Research, Inc. is the only company authorized to renew Mathematica Software. *****The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 511210 - Software Publishers. ****** A determination by the Government whether 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 quotations. Interested parties that believe they can satisfy the requirements listed above must identify their capability in writing before the response date of this notice. Only responses received by February 26, 2016, 12:00 p.m., EST will be considered by the government. Responses shall be submitted via email to amber.gray@nist.gov.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/NB184000-16-01832/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Bldg. 301, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN04022631-W 20160219/160217235442-c08445161ba30b882121da593b726779 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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