SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Notice of Proposed Contract Action - DMEA Keysight Software Maintenance Agreement
- Notice Date
- 4/18/2016
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Defense Microelectronics Activity, Defense Microelectronics Activity, 4234 54th Street, McClellan, California, 95652, United States
- ZIP Code
- 95652
- Solicitation Number
- SOW16-6E0
- Archive Date
- 5/6/2016
- Point of Contact
- Nickie Cruthirds,
- E-Mail Address
-
nickie.cruthirds@dmea.osd.mil
(nickie.cruthirds@dmea.osd.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This synopsis is a Notice of Proposed Contract Action prepared and posted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.201(b)(1) and Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) 205.205-71. This notice is issued to notify the public that the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) intends to solicit, negotiate, and award a firm-fixed-price, sole-source, follow-on contract under the simplified acquisition threshold to Keysight Technologies, Inc. (900 S Taft Ave, Loveland, CO 80537-6378) as authorized by FAR 13.106-1(b)(i). DMEA requires a one (1) year software maintenance agreement to provide updates, maintenance, and support for Keysight Technology's Integrated Circuit Characterization and Analysis Program (IC-CAP) and Advanced Design System (ADS) software tools. Continued software maintenance is required to provide critical enhancements and upgrades to the parameter extraction and modeling tools used for Radio Frequency (RF) systems and architectural designs of microelectronics required to support the DMEA mission. Market research conducted by technical experts revealed that this software is proprietary to Keysight and that Keysight is the only source that sells, licenses, and services this software. Additionally, a Sources Sought Notice posted by the Contracting Officer (CO) on 7 April 2016 did not result in any responses from potential sources. The proposed contract action will be awarded as a purchase order under FAR Part 12 and DFARS Part 212, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13 and DFARS Part 213, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The proposed contract will include a firm-fixed-price contract line item number (CLIN) for the required service agreement. The proposed contract action will have a period of performance period of one (1) year, from 1 June 2016 to 31 May 2017. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code for the requirement is 511210 for Software Publishers. The Product and Service Code for the requirement is 7030 for Information Technology Software. The small business size standard for the requirement, as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration, is $38.5 Million annual revenue. Keysight is a large business for the applicable NAICS. As exempted by FAR 6.001(a), the competition requirements of FAR Part 6 and the requirement to prepare a written sole source justification in accordance with FAR 6.303 do not apply to procurements awarded using the simplified acquisition procedures of FAR Part 13. The CO intends to solicit, negotiate, and award to Keysight Technologies, Inc. by 5 May 2016.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DMEA/DMEA/SOW16-6E0/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 4234 54th Street, McClellan, California, 95652-2100, United States
- Zip Code: 95652-2100
- Zip Code: 95652-2100
- Record
- SN04087072-W 20160420/160418234335-74fa6067b4118c0066948753b58dadce (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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