SOURCES SOUGHT
70 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Multiphysics Software License
- Notice Date
- 8/30/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- U.S. DOE/NETL Pittsburgh Campus 626 Cochrans Mill Road PO Box 10940 Pittsburgh PA 15236-0940 US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- DE-SOL-0011718
- Response Due
- 9/14/2017
- Archive Date
- 9/29/2017
- Point of Contact
- Nedzesky, Kathleen
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, the Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to award a purchase order, on a sole source basis, to Comsol, Inc. to purchase annual maintenance agreement for the Multiphysics software licenses. This is considered a sole source to Comsol, Inc. because, to the best of the NETL ™s knowledge and based on market research conducted, Comsol, Inc. is the sole issuer of the renewal licenses for Multiphysics and any add-on products in the United States of America. In addition, replacing this software with another brand would have broad sweeping consequences with significant costs: underlying data structures and infrastructure changes that may be needed; migration of data to a new tool/structure that would need to be planned and could result in a loss of service and further exploitation; users may need additional training on the new product; the addition of technical resources to support the new tool may be required; additional hardware may be needed; and the decommissioning of the current product which could be costly; all of which would require the approval of NETL ™s Executive Management Investment Review Board (IRB). No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy NETL's requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for quote/proposal. Any interested party that believes it is capable of meeting the NETL requirement described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement being requested by 9:00 AM ET on September 14, 2017. Responses must be submitted in writing to kathleen.nedzesky@netl.doe.gov no later than the time and date noted above. Telephone responses and requests will not be received. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on 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.
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